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The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible [Paperback]

Leon W. Kania
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)

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Book Description

June 27, 2000
Book Description How to make beer, wine, liqueurs, cider and moonshine whiskey. The author dusts off over 30 years of experience to tell you how it's done. He not only tells how to make darned near any kind of beer, wine, liqueur and whiskey you can imagine, he also tells you how to make the equipment to do it with. Ever wondered how a still is made? There are 8 types illustrated in this book and though it's illegal to build or possess a still, the illustrations are so complete, you could easily do it! This book includes plans and operating instructions from underground moonshiner manuals used in Mid East oil fields. Some are built with components found in most home kitchens. From moonshine, homebrew, wine and liqueur recipes, to stills, make your own cappers, kegs, scales and even a malt factory from an old freezer, it's all here!

Easy to read and humorous, this book entertains you with Alaskan tales and bootlegger's lore while you learn to make everything from beer and blossom wines, to horse turd whiskey and bathtub gin. If you could buy only one "make your own" book for the rest of your life, this is it. It's like getting a whole shelf of books for the price of one!


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About the Author

Never nominated for sainthood, the author has spent his life in the most "gawdawful" places with some of the most interesting people imaginable. "Making your own" often meant using local ingredients and improvising your equipment. This thirst induced ingenuity produced some amazing and sometimes hilarious results. The characters, recipes, plans and instructions in this book are real, only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. The war stories are all true and growing daily.

An ex-Green Beret, Leon came to Alaska in 1973. Assigned to the U.S. Army Northern Warfare Training Center at Ft. Greely where he met his wife Scottie. The crew now includes a son, Leon Jr. studying for a degree in Computer Science and an incorrigible little green bird named Jessie who "punctuated" almost every page of the draft book.

The aim of this book is to explain how to make all types of alcoholic beverages in an easy to understand and entertaining manner. It stresses the arts, not the science, steers you toward using wholesome natural ingredients, rather than chemicals and shows you how to make, rather than buy most of your equipment. It has an Alaskan Bush flavor by virtue of many of its tales and recipes, but the "how-to" information is universal and applies anywhere in the world.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 198 pages
  • Publisher: Happy Mountain Publications (June 27, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0967452406
  • ISBN-13: 978-0967452401
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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What a great book - easy to read but very informative. Philadelphia Brewer  |  34 reviewers made a similar statement
Every other book I have read made me feel that I can't possibly make good beer or wine right away. Leah Latini  |  23 reviewers made a similar statement
Just finished Leon Kania's book on home brewing, wine making and distilling. Robert J. Emmert  |  13 reviewers made a similar statement
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Foundation - Super Value April 10, 2003
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I found this book to be extremely valuable, both in it's content and well - it's value! The author presents the art of making Wine and Beer in a simple yet entertaining package. This is the book to begin your quest for fine spirits. This book is a teriffic "How To" on a budget. Following the Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible I was able to create my first batch of Wine for under $20.00! I have since read numerous other "acclaimed" books on the subject and find myself returning to this book. Bottom it's money well spent for a lifetime of hobbies
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for bootstrap beginner's April 20, 2005
Format:Paperback
This is the first reference I purchased about a year ago when I began thinking about making my own booze and it's been invaluable. I can see down the road wanting something more technical and detailed, but this really captures the heart of making booze out of whatever you can. The processes are explained in a very folksy way that should make sense to anyone, but offers enough instruction to use as a how-to guide when making batches of whatever. This book is for people that just want to make booze, not for people looking for a glorified manual to their high-end brewing or winemaking kit.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Alaskan Bootleggers Bible Is GA-A-REAT!! October 4, 2000
Format:Paperback
If you have ever thought about homebrewing, or do it now, this is the book for you! Mr. Kania shows his true mastery of the subject. He gives simple, precise instructions on setting up your own home-brewery or winery with lots of simple and rudimentry homemade equipment for the beginner on a budget. This guy is the dang McGuyver of homebrewing and winemaking and he shows you how to be one too!! The book also doesn't just bore you with good information, instructions and drawings. It's full of intresting and comical facts about alcohol through the ages like, 'Horse Tird Whiskey' and a jury that was indicted for drinking the evedence in a moonshine trial. The book even has an intresting section on home distillation (illegal in the U.S. but not all countries).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great start
I will definately be ready to start making my own booze when it becomes legal. Lets all hold our breath for that day
Published 2 days ago by carl david hovey
4.0 out of 5 stars Home brew
Interesting reading and good info for making your own brew. Lots of recipes for different kinds of drinks.
Could have used more pics.
Published 5 days ago by Marcy Hjort
5.0 out of 5 stars great info good read
Book is just what I expected. Lots of good information manny recipies beer and wine too.great for preppers and making garage hooch.
Published 8 days ago by deadly
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This book is a great addition to anyones collection of wine and beer making books. This book is loaded with easy to understand instructions.
Published 8 days ago by Heykevin
5.0 out of 5 stars great
This book was great. Full of information and fun to read. Illustrations were great. I would fully recomend this book to anybody interested in boot legging past and present
Published 1 month ago by snowrulz44
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!
LOVE this book! It is packed full of great tips and recipes for making many things! They particularly have excellent wine recipes!! Would recommend over and over again to others!!
Published 1 month ago by huber1132
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and informative
Great Book was very interesting and informative . Will read more into it at later date very busy at this time
Published 1 month ago by Maxie J Canfield
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Great info
I looked at this book several times before I bought it. After owning it and reading it several times I find it to be very useful and it contains lots of good well thought out and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chuck
3.0 out of 5 stars good for genaric information and backyard recipies
good to read if you new to the subject. If you have moonshined before, this book is not for you. A lot of infomation, mostly for entertainment, only a little of t is realy... Read more
Published 1 month ago by littlecars
4.0 out of 5 stars I like it
I bought it for a gift, did not read it personally, liked the information it would impart to one who was into that kind of project.
Published 1 month ago by Janice M. Jones
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