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FAQ: rec.crafts.distilling

This is a FAQ for rec.crafts.distilling. Currently this FAQ is in it's early stages, but will be improved over time.

This FAQ can be found at

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Here is a link so you may read messages in this newsgroup:

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  1. What is the charter for rec.crafts.distilling?

Rec.crafts.distilling is a news group dedicated to the discussion of the legalities, process, recipes, tips, techniques and general exchange of lore on the process, methods and history of distilling alchohol. The above list is not considered exhaustive, and if a discussion is of interest to distillers it may be deemed as appropriate. Discussion on distilling water, botanicals, or anything else that is applicable to the distillation process, is also appropriate. Commercial postings are permitted, but no more than one posting in two months. No binaries except PGP signatures and similar small binaries.

  1. My news server doesn't seem to have the newsgroup rec.crafts.distilling, how do I access it?

It seems it takes time for new newsgroups to propagate, so this newsgroup may not be found on all news servers. Use the above link to Google to read this newsgroup, if it is not available on your news server. If you want to post messages to this newsgroup, you may wish to sign up for an account at

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where they will give you free access to their news server and allow you to post messages on this newsgroup.

  1. Isn't distilling illegal?

In many countries, home distilling is illegal. However, in some countries like New Zealand, it is not. The usenet is a world-wide forum and it is generally not illegal to discuss distilling processes.

  1. Where can I find more information about distilling?

The website

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is one of the best resources, and it links to other sites as well.

  1. Where can I buy turbo yeasts, flavorings, etc?

USA:

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Canada:
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Europe:
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  1. How do I use a home water distiller to produce alcohol? See
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    See sections on Distilling the Wash: Stripping, Double Distilling, and Using a Water Distiller as a Pot Still.

  1. What process can I use to extract alcohol out of a wine/mead by freezing? See
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  2. How can I inexpensively make Port wines? See answer #7, above. This technique can also be used to produce Port style wines, as an alternative to fortification. You could also steam distill your own brandy or sugar water and fortify that way.

  1. I want to make some home made Liqueurs. Where can I find some recipies?

Have a look at Gunther Anderson's Liqueur Making Liqueur Making.

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Please post your favorite recipies on the newsgroup as well!

Reply to
LG
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Now surely this is more off topic than posting about an ebay auction. Am I the first to jump on it? Or is FAQ posting from other newsgroups considered 'on topic' ? What if I have a FAQ that I'm auctioning on ebay? Is that cool to link to? :-D

Just thought I'd try and stir up some trouble, you guys can relax now, heh heh.

Ricky

rec.crafts.distilling,

Reply to
Ricky Nickolson

The subject of distillation comes up for conversation in the winemaking, meadmaking, and brewing newsgroups, due to the nature of discussion in those newsgroups (producing alcohol for consumption). Many people think it is appropriate to ask questions or discuss distillation in these newsgroups -- if you don't believe me, search for "distillation" in the above newsgroups. :-) Because these people don't know where else to go, and since this r.c.d is relatively new, many people don't know that this newsgroup exists. Therefore, the main purpopse of this infrequent FAQ posting is so that people are aware of r.c.d, and that if they have questions about distillation (for example asking questions about distilling wine in the winemaking newsgroup), it may be more appropriate to post in r.c.d instead.

According to the protocol and code of conduct of the usenet, this sort of FAQ posting is considered entirely acceptable and appopriate, and generally serves the interests of all the members of the crossposted newsgroups.

LG

Reply to
LG

No, it isn't, and it doesn't. If people frequently ask in rcb (or rcm, or rcw) about distilling, the rcb (and rcm, and rcw) general newsgroup FAQ should address the issue by pointing people to appropriate group(s0 in which to discuss distilling. Putting a FAQ for one newsgroup in other newsgroups is, at the very best, questionable. In this case, based on my 3000 centuries (slight overstatement) of USENET reading, posting, and activism, it is quite simply inappropriate.

Reply to
Joel

Mead beer and wine all get cross posted questions ... but they don't post there FAQ's on the other newsgroups. What your doing is ADVERTISING YOUR PET PROJECT. I am in the RCM I don't go trying to increase our posting in this newsgroup by Spamming RCB or RCW

I agree with Joel, you have a distilling newsgroup, you've been advertising it here for months, I'd prefer you to stop now. The subject of distilling RARELY comes up and for good reasons... most notably illegality for the vast majority of participants in this N.G. sure, if your in New Zealand or somewhere you might be leagal... go to the appropriate newsgroup. Sure occasionally someone asks... and they get told Illeagle in US, not appropriate for this newsgroup, RCD exists if they want to research further.

Now if you want to put together a comprehensive meadmaking FAQ then you can include a link to your moonshine newsgroup as the answer to the question about distilling mead... just be sure to include the fact that in the US and many other countries home distillation of alchoholic spirits is against the law.

Reply to
Thirsty Viking

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