Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 We have a water purifier/softner that cleans all the water coming to the house. Then inthe kitchen we have a reverse osmosis combination charcoal filtering system under then sink...and then... I have a Sears water distiller on top of the counter. Paranoid??? maybe a little, but i'd prefer to think i am cautious. Distilling water is not illegal in the US or anywhere that i have ever heard of. Distilling " spirits " well that is another story! Sylvia herbal remedies , " Lisa de Haas " <lisa@l...> wrote: > Hi, > > I have an EcoWater Distiller with which I distil my own water every day. It distils about 3 liters of water in about 4 hours, and that usually lasts me about a day - depending on how much I'm cooking and sprouting :-) Cost me £200 (about $300), but it's been well worth it. Buying water would have cost me a lot more over this 1 1/2 years I've been using the distiller. > > love > Lisa > - > natural game > herbal remedies > Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:43 PM > Re: Herbal Remedies - Re: The top ten reasons why the U.S. needs more pharmaceutical companies > > > Lisa, > > How exactly do you distill your water.?? do u have a special machine that does it, or do u mean that u just buy and use exclusively distilled water from a supermarket, etc../?? > just curious > > Peace > Natural Game > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Yes, it was the distillation of spirits I was confused with! But, are they the same devices?? JL herbal remedies , " Sylvia " <h10feet> wrote: > > We have a water purifier/softner that cleans all the water coming to > the house. Then inthe kitchen we have a reverse osmosis combination > charcoal filtering system under then sink...and then... > > I have a Sears water distiller on top of the counter. Paranoid??? > maybe a little, but i'd prefer to think i am cautious. > > Distilling water is not illegal in the US or anywhere that i have > ever heard of. Distilling " spirits " well that is another story! > > Sylvia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Similar process except you have to cook the spirit ingredients first. You mix corn (corn meal), sugar, water, yeast, and malt into a large container. After mixing it, you move the " mash " into a still and leave it to ferment. This is where the " craft " of moonshine making comes into play because fermentation depends on the temperature of the mash, environmental temp. etc. When the mash is ready you move it to the still and heat it to the point of vaporization. The mash will produce a clear liquid, often the color of dark beer. When it's ready, you trap the vapor using a tube or a coil. The vapor will then condense into a jar or jug and is ready to drink. Unlike " fine spirits " which are dependent on quality ingredients and aged in old oak barrels for 20+ years. Like a yeast bread starter, the moonshiner keeps the " slop " , adds fresh ingredients and starts the process over again. Fresh moonshine is just short of rubbing alcohol, IMO. LOL herbal remedies , " Jamie Lynn " <jalynned> wrote: > > > Yes, it was the distillation of spirits I was confused with! But, > are they the same devices?? > > JL <snip> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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