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Open Source Distilling

by nativeit on 6/6/25, 1:36 AM with 42 comments

• by 01100011 on 6/6/25, 8:10 AM

  > For example, I think a lot of us don’t want to sit in front of a still for 30 minutes waiting for it to come up to temperature at the beginning of a distilling day.

  Idk, I find driving a still to be pleasurable. To each their own.

  Hot ethanol seems to have the refractive index to make it sparkle like a diamond. I recommend trying distilling if you like to brew things. It's a fun hobby.

• by ghushn3 on 6/6/25, 4:23 AM

  Definitely be careful before embarking on home distilling. In many parts of the world (and many parts of the US) it's pretty strictly illegal.

• by dylan604 on 6/6/25, 2:48 PM

  I'm really at a loss as to the why distilling needs anything requiring OSS. It's worse than my washer/dryer/dishwasher wanting/requiring WiFi access. You put your mash in a vat to ferment. You bring that mash to boil in the still. You collect the output.