tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post6377474641626953331..comments2023-06-05T07:42:09.013-04:00Comments on Unusual Kentucky: MoonshineJSHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374181573983302824noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-14241937590740053132009-02-03T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:35:00.000-05:00Actually, mho1970 is right - the more you distill ...Actually, mho1970 is right - the more you distill it, the purer it is, and it's desirable to go past just the first distillation. The first drops that come out are called "Foreshots" and contain methanol, acetone, and other undesirable substances. Second distillation is not only safer, it's much more palatable.<BR/><BR/>I don't make the stuff myself, of course. The recipe given here on the blog was one I found on the web two summers ago while researching <A HREF="http://www.target.com/Weird-Kentucky-Kentuckys-Legends-Secrets/dp/1402754388" REL="nofollow">the book</A>. I've long since forgotten from whence it came.<BR/><BR/>I had deliberately glossed over the finer details here because, as I said, I don't encourage anyone actually doing it, and certainly not based on information obtained from this blog.JSHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374181573983302824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-7442332476779701852009-02-03T13:30:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:30:00.000-05:00Why would the first distillation be poisonous? It'...Why would the first distillation be poisonous? It's just corn.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758759335465394989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-6114108947733314682009-02-02T13:08:00.000-05:002009-02-02T13:08:00.000-05:00If my memory has not failed me, the first distilla...If my memory has not failed me, the first distillation needs to be distilled again. The first is poisonous. I believe this was called singlins and doublins in the Foxfire book series, #5 I think.mho1970https://www.blogger.com/profile/15749438481848398678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-72680574603425837892009-01-31T13:33:00.000-05:002009-01-31T13:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nicosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132801697578242283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-88596237139598272922009-01-31T13:32:00.000-05:002009-01-31T13:32:00.000-05:00You must have been reading my mind because right b...You must have been reading my mind because right before checking out your blog today, I was looking up how to make moonshine!Nicosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132801697578242283noreply@blogger.com