Joy of Home Distilling, The: The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Own Vodka, Whiskey, Rum, Brandy, Moonshine, and More by Rick Morris

The complete guide for beginner and intermediate distillers. Make your own brew at home!

Readers will learn about every facet of distilling, from yeast styles and nutritional requirements to the different methods of distillation and equipment, and post-distillation processes. Author Rick Morris, who has been selling distillation equipment for years, even includes his own recipes for different types of spirits and drink recipes. By learning not just how to distil, but also what is happening at each step and why it is needed, readers will be armed with the information they need to experiment with their own spirits and concoct their own recipes. Easy to understand even for a first-time distiller, The Joy of Home Distilling is sure to become your number one distilling resource.

Author Rick Morris, who has been selling distillation equipment for over 25 years, even includes his own recipes for different types of spirits and drink recipes. By learning not just how to distill, but also what is happening at each step and why it is needed, readers will be armed with the information they need to experiment with their own spirits and concoct their own recipes. Easy to understand even for a first-time distiller, The Joy of Home Distilling is sure to become your number one distilling resource.

The Joy of Home Distilling covers nearly every facet of distilling:

• Step-by-step instructions for the different processes, from bucket to bottle
• The difference between spirit types and how to produce each
• What yeast is, what it does, and how to ensure that you get a strong, complete fermentation
• What distillation is and common misconceptions about the process
• Legalities surrounding distilling alcohol at home
• Carbon filtering-when it's necessary, when to filter, and why you filter
• Flavouring and ageing your spirits
• Keeping safety first when working with flammable materials, such as ethanol
• Yeast styles and nutritional requirements
• Different methods of distillation and equipment
• Post-distillation process
• And of course, fun drink recipes! (Try the Mudslide or the Cherry Bomb!)

ISBN:

9781629145860

Category:

Alcoholic Beverages

Format:

Paperback

Publication Date:

1st October 2014

Publisher:

Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Pages:

224

Dimensions:

22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7cm

Weight:

0.5kg

About the Author

Rick Morris is the owner of Brewhaus (America), Inc., now celebrating over 25 years, and the founder of the Hobby Distiller's Association. He has been distributing his own distilling products and brewing his own spirits for decades. He resides in Keller, Texas.