MOONSHINE & ALCOHOL STILLS INFORMATION A moonshine still or alcohol still is an apparatus designed to create a homemade alcohol called "moonshine." A moonshine stills gets its name from the necessity to run distilling operations under cover of darkness, ideally when the moon is full. The cool night air also helps with the moonshine distillation process, as vapor is converted back into liquid form. There are many different design variations on the basic moonshine still, but essentially it is a large pot with a tight lid and a narrow conical vent at the top. This vent leads the vapers through a coiled length of copper moonshine tubing and ultimately into a container for storage. It is legal to own a moonshine still or alcohol still, but illegal to produce and sell alcohol and moonshine without a proper license. Many home brewing enthusiasts use a high-tech version of a moonshine still to produce other distilled alcohol beverages for their own personal consumption. Before investing in a home moonshine or alcohol still system, however, it pays to know the local laws concerning the production of alcoholic beverages. Because the production of alcohol without a license is illegal, a moonshine still would commonly be hidden deep within a mountainous region. Ideally, the moonshine still would be set up near a flowing creek, which would serve as a primitive cooler for the copper tubing. The moonshiner would first mix together a slurry of corn meal, sugar, water and yeast in a large container, then transfer the mixture to the moonshine still itself. After a few days of fermentation, this "corn mash" would acquire a distinctive odor, which is another reason why a moonshine still is generally set up in isolated locations. Once the corn mash has had time to ferment, heat is added to the bottom of the moonshine still. This could be a gas burner or even firewood, but it must be controllable. The corn mash is carefully heated to the point of vaporization, around 173 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 78 degrees Celsius). The mash is never supposed to reach the boiling point at any time. The vapors from the mash are drawn into the narrow cone at the top of the moonshine still and eventually through the coiled copper tubing. The tubing could be contained in a second pot or placed under the flowing water of a nearby stream. The distilled liquid which eventually drips from the end of the copper coiling is pure alcohol, or moonshine. It is usually stored in clay jugs or Mason canning jars after production, then sold illegally by bootleggers. A moonshiner may own the moonshine still and create the product, but he often leaves it up to others to sell the alcohol it or store it. A quality moonshine still can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars to make, so moonshiners often go to great lengths to hide their operations from government officials and other moonshiners.
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Mile Hi Distilling has been in business since 2001 manufacturing high quality alcohol stills and moonshine stills. Prior to making stills owner Mike Warn spent twenty plus years welding and working with stainless tubing to perfect his craft. As an novice distiller Mike saw a lack of quality high performance alcohol and moonshine stills at a cost relative to the products he produces.
"We believe in producing quality stills and serving our customers needs without overcharging. We ship on-time and can customize to our customers needs." - Mike Warn
Our Story
Ill never forget the first time I saw an alcohol still. I was thirteen years old, sitting on the living room floor watching, B.J. Hunnicut and Hawkeye Pierce making a martini in a wartime barracks on an episode of M*A*S*H. Maybe the main appeal of the still was the two of the coolest and funniest guys on Primetime TV had found the secret of making something that gave them an edge that the other members of the 4077# just didn’t have to surviving a bad situation. I thought to myself “How is it that these two guys make something that makes them so damned happy out of water and yeast?” It was right then that the idea of owning my own distiller got planted in my mind.
Like most people, I finished high school and trade school, got a job, a wife and started on my path to being an adult by working as a TIG welder for a major corporation in Boulder, CO. The firm that employed me had over two hundred welders on the payroll and I was one of their top ten welders; all of my work had to pass inspection through an x-ray machine. I spent a large part of my time teaching and training other welders, but to me welding was more than just a job; it was an art form and I still feel that way to this day. I worked nights and shared a bench with another welder during the day shift. One evening I noticed he put a picture of an alcohol distiller up on the wall and it hung there over my bench for over two years while my co-worker began gathering the components to build a still. The pile of parts sat staked at the end of our workbench gathering dust for over a year until I finally decided to put it together. Once again, I became fascinated with the idea of perfecting a distiller so I began to make a few of them to sell on eBay, soon my customers were so pleased that I began to get orders from their friends. It was during this period that things began to change at the company where I worked. Management began to cut back on benefits, increased our workload, and began talking about outsourcing our jobs to Mexico. Realizing that my job was heading south, I focused on perfecting my design so I could begin making stills as my full time job.
In the beginning I worked alone and was lucky to sell two stills a week. I was drop shipping the rest of my product items like yeast and essences from a supplier in Canada. After years of research and doing my homework Mile Hi Distilling now carries it’s own inventory of everything needed to make perfect alcohol. We realize that for many of our customers making alcohol is more than just a hobby; it’s a tradition, an art form, a passion. For that reason, each distiller we produce is made to order, hand crafted to exacting standards, and designed to exceed your expectations. It is our goal that you be delighted with every product that we carry so we have a full time staff who are dedicated providing an excellent product and friendly service with a down home attitude. We are constantly working to improve our product line in order to bring you the best value and merchandise available because here at Mile Hi Distilling we realize that our success depends on your satisfaction.
The road I took to making my dream become a reality has had a few detours along the way but Mile Hi Distilling has been around now for eight years and we’re going strong. It’s my pleasure to do business with you and hope you’ll continue to travel along the road with me.
Sincerely,
Owner Mike Warn
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