My Fascination with the Stongest Liquor Around Allison Brenner
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Moonshine my fascination with the stongest liquor around Allison Brenner How do you work this dang thing?? **This book has clickable material to jump around the document if you so choose Cant wait any longer? Find one of these to skip to see how it’s made Look for the C to go back to the contents page Click on anything orange to be directed to a website you should check out or a must-see video Contents 1 Lookie Here 2 Legal vs. Illegal 3 Moonshine vs. Whiskey 4 XXX 5 Moon...shine 6 Whiskey Tax 7 It’s all about the Tax 8 Names 9 Dog 10 NASCAR 11 Dis is how we make the Moonshine 12 The Still 13 Inside the Still 14 How it Works 15 Submarine Pot 16 Ladies 17 Ingredients 18 Head 19 Flavors 20 Rebel 21 Tasting 22 Proof 23 Locations 24 Bootleggers 25 Show me the Money 26 Genuis? 27 Cheers Lookie Here Before we begin it’s very important to understand this process needs to be performed correctly. If the steps aren’t completed properly, serious consequences can occur including BLINDNESS or DEATH. Also understand that it is illegal to produce any alcohol in the U.S. without a license to distill in the state you live and from the federal government. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT, YOU WILL GO TO PRISON. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CREATE YOUR OWN BATCH OF MOONSHINE: KNOW THE RISKS. Lets get ’er started! Moonshine 1 C Legal vs Illegal Legal moonshine is made in indoor facilities that are shared with the owner of the distillery. They must get a license to distill from the state and the government. They are required to follow many regulations and fill out a lot of legal paper work. This includes taxing the ‘shine per gallon. Going Legal requires a lot of paperwork and attention to details that moonshiners in the woods don’t have to deal with but if done right can be just as rewarding. But let’s be honest, if it’s illegal it’s more fun Illegal moonshine is put in a jar without a label or a seal. They are typically put in generic mason jars or plastic jugs to transport easily. The moonshiners making it don’t have to pay taxes because they do not have any regulations to follow. They receive all the profit and are responsible for making the product correctly and getting it done on time for their buyers. While they may not have legal responsibilities, they understand the importance of making the product consistent for their buyers. Moonshine 2 C Moonshine vs Whiskey Moonshine is actually any alcohol made illegally. It typically includes the same ingredients as whiskey so it is often called “white whiskey.” Both begin clear when they are first distilled, the only difference is true whiskey is aged. It can sit in oak barrels for years I desired, which gives it a darker color. Moonshine has no aging requirements so it is often bottled and sold straight from the still. It can be mixed with fruits or other flavors that can change the color but for the most part it is clear. The lack of age is what gives it its strong taste. I thnk we can agree, not to age is the better option Moonshine 3 C XXX used to appear on jugs containing alcohol. It was a way of determining how many times the shine was run through the still. The three X’s meant it was ran three times, which is almost pure alcohol. Bet you didn’t know that! Moon...shine? When the first British settlers came to America, a lot had to be done. The term was used for all the various tasks that were performed at night. Overtime the term became exclusive with making illegal alcohol. The settlers needed to hide their stills from the eyes of the law so they worked by the light of the moon. DUH Over the years, different areas of the country have come up with names for the liquor. Most refer to it as ‘shine but once a still liscence is signed, they begin to call it a form of whiskey. Moonshine 5 C 1 Whiskey Tax Many moonshiners have said making ‘shine is an art form. It’s hard to disagree when it has been happening since the first settlers arrived. It seemed to be the American way. But it wasn’t until the 1790s when Alexander Hamilton created the whiskey tax that the illegal moonshining world took off. we really should be thankin’ good ol’ Alex “We’re probably talkin’ about 200 years ago moonshinin has been in this whole community and its just a way of life, when they put a tax on it, I think it really made em want to do it more. No ones gonna tell us we cant do it because we own the property and we grow our own grain so as soon as they said no alcohol allowed at all, you know the whole united states, then the moonshines had to go into business. So it actually started booming then.” -Tim Smith Moonshiner Moonshine 6 C it’s all about the tax Before prohibition 30 - 40 % of the U.S. government tax revenue came from the production and sale of alcohol. The prohibition stopped that flow. In the Great Depression when the income tax was low from less people working, the government needed money and saw the alcohol industry as a way to boost the economy. In 1932 FDR ran for presidency promising to repeal the prohibition. Today the U.S. government taxes up to $25 for each gallon produced in the country. They’re making the BIG BUCKS Moonshiners are rarely arrested or charged with making illegal liquor; they’re charged primarily for tax evasion. Moonshine 7 C NAMES Some of the other names moonshine has been given: Alley Bourbon Jet Fuel Ruckus Juice Block & Tackle Jump Steady Saturday Night Shine Blue John Kickapoo See 7 Stars Branchwater Mountain Dew Skull Cracker Buckeye Bark Whiskey Mountian Liquor Sip n’ Shine Bush Whiskey Mountian Magic ‘Splo Catdaddy Moonshine Stingo Chicken Shine Mule Kick Stump City Gin Neilshine Stumphole Cool Water Old Horsey Sugar whiskey Corn Liquor Panther’s Breath Sugarhead Corn Squeezins’ Pine Top Sweet Spirits of Cats a-Fighting Deep Shaft Popskull Tenneessee White Whiskey Donkey Punch Radiator Whiskey Tiger’s Sweat Hooch Red Eye White Lightning Happy Sally Rise’n Shine White Dog Hillbilly Pop Rotgut Wild Cat * my favorites http://www.vtpublichistory.org/sites/MoonshineAppalachia/moonshine-nicknames/ Moonshine 8 C Many moonshiners have been said to have dogs as part of their moonshining team. Dogs can sense many things humans cannot and much faster than we can. A DOG can tell if the running water is not good, if strangers are nearby and can provide company during the long workdays. grab your furry friend before heading into the woods nascar Nascar got its start during the prohibition. Bootleggers would use souped-up cars to vade the police. When the Prohibition ended they continued their reckless ways by getting away from the taxman on the dirt roads. Many of the early racers were former bootleggers including Junior Johnson who had spent a year in prison for operating an illegal still, before later joining the Nascar way of life. gentelmen, start your engines Moonshine 10 C 'Dis is how we make the Moonshine Making alcohol revolves around two processes: fermentation and distillation. Fermentation is a chemical reaction that occurs when the yeast breaks down the sugar. One result of that reaction is alcohol. Distillation is the process of evaporating the alcohol at 172 degrees and collecting the steam before condensing it back into liquid form. First you fill it up the pot with water, at least ¾ full and add the corn meal so it can soak. The sugar is then added but many moonshiners use malt so it can change the starch in the corn meal into sugar. The yeast is added lastly to start the formation process. This combination is called MASH. The burner is then lit so the process may begin. Once the mash cools, the yeast is added. the mash makes the money http://timsmithmoonshine.com/moonshine.html Moonshine 11 C The STILL The parts that make up the still: CAP POT THUMP KEG WORM BARREL BURNER http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/moonshiners/videos/sneak-peek-moonshiners-nov-25/ Moonshine 12 C how it works The still contains the pot, burner, thump keg, worm and worm box. The pot is handmade typically out of copper. It can also be made from aluminum or other metals. The pots can vary in size with the largest being the submarine pot still, which industrialized moonshining. It is the most popular design in use today. The pots are placed on top of cement blocks so there is space to put the burner underneath. Its important to take the time to level out the area so when the ingredients are added it doesn’t tip. they’re the engineers of the woods The doubler or thump keg is a barrel fitted between the pot and the condenser. Alcohol vapors from the heated mash rise into the cap where water vapor condenses and drops back into the pot. The partially distilled alcohol vapor then travels to the thumper where any additional water it contains has a second chance to condense and fall to the bottom of the keg. The purified alcohol vapor then moves on to the worm where it condenses into liquid moonshine.