Choose between oak chips, barrel chunks, spirals and liquid oak, then fine-tune colour, mouthfeel and balance before bottling.
Category Archives: Home Brew Spirits
A practical guide to choosing Still Spirits, Essencia and Pure Distilling liqueur bases, including Base A, B, C, schnapps and cream options.
Choose the right turbo yeast, wash pack or complete production pack for your still, batch size, fermentation temperature and priorities.
Compare compact air-cooled, reflux, pot-still and larger dual-purpose systems from Still Spirits, Pure Distilling and Essencia.
Spirit filtering—also called carbon polishing—can reduce selected unwanted aromas, flavours and colour from suitable distilled neutral spirit before it is flavoured or bottled. It is most useful for neutral spirit. It is not a safety treatment and cannot correct unsafe distillate, poor separation or a seriously flawed fermentation and distillation process. Choose a filter by […]
The Still Spirits Air Still range is designed for small-batch distillation without a separate cooling-water connection. The original Air Still and the newer Air Still Pro do not use the same operating method, output expectations or accessories, so identify your exact model before following any recipe. If you are still choosing equipment, begin with our […]
A reliable T500 result starts well before the still is switched on. This guide follows the complete pathway from making and clearing a suitable wash through to reflux distilling, filtering and flavouring. The complete T500 pathway Equipment checklist Core equipment Depending on the result you want A complete T500 distillery kit can simplify the first […]
Looking for a home brew spirit flavouring similar to a familiar commercial drink? This guide brings together current options from Still Spirits, Essencia, Edwards Essences and Pure Distilling. It is a practical starting point rather than a promise of an exact clone: your base spirit, dilution, sweetness, oak, ageing time and serving style will all […]
You do not need to distil alcohol to use a spirit or liqueur flavouring. A clean, unflavoured vodka or neutral spirit bought from a licensed retailer can be used as the base, provided you follow the flavouring’s own mixing instructions and use the quantity and strength it specifies. The important part is choosing the right […]