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What is a still and how does it work?
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What is a still and how does it work?

The short answer: a still is a device that separates liquids by their boiling points. It heats a fermented wash so the alcohol, which boils at about 78°C, turns to vapour before most of the water, ...

distillingReflux still vs pot still: how to choose the right still

Reflux still vs pot still: how to choose the right still

A reflux still strips your spirit back to clean neutral alcohol. A pot still carries the flavour of the wash straight through into the glass. That is the whole difference, and it is not a quality q...

distillingHow To Use Botanicals & Gin Making

How To Use Botanicals & Gin Making

Two Easy Ways to Make Gin With Botanicals The history of gin Gin dates back centuries and although the Dutch physician and scientist Franciscus Sylvius is often believed to have discovered it in t...

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Making Gin With a Turbo 500 Still

How To Make Gin Using a Turbo 500 Still There’s something very rewarding about making your own gin from high-quality Aussie botanicals. The results can be so good that your mates will be putting in...

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Still spirits and liqueur types

We only stock the highest quality top shelf Spirit and liqueur flavours - more Information on Still spirits here ,

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Turbo product guide

Still Spirits Turbo System: The Still Spirits range gives you all the products and tools you need to make a huge range of very high quality fermented and distilled liquors at home. The core of...