Making Pure Corn Whiskey: A Professional Guide For Amateur And Micro Distillers [Paperback]

Ian Smiley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2003

Gives a thorough treatment of the history and the methods of making whiskey, and explains how to make a high-separation fractionating still to distill it with. This process is also used to make real rum, brandy, and schnapps in countries where it is legal

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Ian Smiley; 2 edition (December 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968629210
• ISBN-13: 978-0968629215
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best book on the subject, February 2, 2008

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Gregory Bloom (Bozeman, MT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Pure Corn Whiskey: A Professional Guide For Amateur And Micro Distillers (Paperback)

Home distilling is a rewarding hobby that combines skills as diverse as cooking, zymurgy, plumbing, chemistry and thermodynamics. Although it takes no great skill to whip up a batch of 'shine, this is a hobby that can be taken to great depths. The author has made a comprehensive guide to producing top-notch corn whiskey using hardware-store materials. The purity of the product produced using the methods he describes far outstrips any that Grampaw could have made with his old thumper. The author's approach is very informative, without going overboard on technical detail. It is quite readable and should be considered a must-have for anyone looking into the hobby. Bear in mind, though, this is an instructional manual, so it isn't sprinkled with amusing anecdotes or breezy prose. It is simply a perfect 'how-to' manual.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as the title says, March 31, 2008

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jackifus "bg_jack" (Whitethorn, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Pure Corn Whiskey: A Professional Guide For Amateur And Micro Distillers (Paperback)

The book is clearly written and has descriptions of how to build a still, and how to control ingredients, mash, fermentation, and distillation. It includes just enough on the history of moonshining ... with a real focus on the how-to.

This book really suited my level. Not overly basic - but not overly complex. Written a bit as though you were talking to a neighbor - being shown what to do.

Couldn't be happier.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, July 31, 2005

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K. wells (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This book does exactly what it claims; it gives the reader the ability to firmly grasp distilling on a personal level. The only downside is the history chapter is a little bit choppy and some facts are questionable (which the author makes perfectly clear). I highly suggest this book for anyone interested in the hobby and pleasure of procuring fine corn whiskey.