A moonshiner for home: what it is and to whom it is suitable

If you have a moonshine machine at home, you can become a real winemaker and create both classic and author's alcoholic beverages. Cognac, brandy, gin, chacha, tinctures on berries and herbs - you can make any popular drink yourself. What is a moonshine machine? Who is suitable for such equipment?

What is a still

It is equipment for rectification - distillation of liquids. Inside the cube of the still, - a sealed container for heating the brew, there are tubes. There is also a device for condensate accumulation and a dry evaporator of the still. The vessel is connected to the cooler by a collet, which ensures a tight connection of hoses or pipes.

Alcoholic beverages are created in a moonshiner in the process of distillation. The substances from the liquid are separated: some of them are condensed and flow into the dry evaporator, and the rest is evaporated, condensed in the refrigerator and falls into a special receiver. There are also moonshiners that do not distill, but only boil moonshine. This is how the alcohols and other components are separated from the broth.

Types of distillers:

• A distiller evaporates alcohol from the brew, condenses it, and collects it.
• A distillation column separates the distillate into spirits, water, soursop oils, and other components. This results in moonshine with a high degree of purity.
• The distillation column for the distillation is a simpler design than the classical distillation column. The peculiarity is that the product is obtained high strength - 93 degrees. Aroma and taste of raw materials are preserved.
• The alambic is a distiller made of copper. The upper part of the cube is dome-shaped. Since copper is resistant to the action of acids, such equipment uses such acidic ingredients as berries and fruits, finished wine. The drink is obtained soft to the taste, without a pungent smell of sulfur. Such equipment is created by hand by masters.

The simplest moonshine machine consists of a cube with a lid and a tube through which the condensate from the vapors flows into the refrigerator. To make the moonshine pure, the liquid is distilled two times. Rectification column, in which there is purification from harmful impurities, gives elite moonshine.

Why to make moonshine yourself

Samogon can be purchased in ready-made form. However, not all manufacturers use expensive equipment with a high degree of purification and high-quality raw materials. Therefore, the product may be unsafe for health due to impurities.

If you make moonshine yourself, you can choose a machine with a purification system, and the liquid will be obtained clean. Also there is an opportunity to experiment with ingredients and create delicious and useful compositions of drinks with fruits, berries, medicinal herbs and spices.

Who the moonshine device is suitable for

For the work of the moonshiner, it is required to heat the vessel. It is better if it is done on an induction stove - it gives the most accurate setting of the temperature, which allows to avoid sticking of the brew. You can brew moonshine on a gas or electric stove. The hood should be located higher, so that the distiller or distillation column will fit.

Another condition is the availability of running water. If the moonshiner is to be used where there is no water supply, non-flow equipment is used.

A moonshining apparatus is suitable for everyone who has a desire to try himself in the preparation of alcoholic beverages, suitable conditions and the opportunity to buy the necessary raw materials. Technology is not complicated, it is possible to choose a method suitable for oneself.