"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in
:

> enigma wrote on Wed, 16 May 2007 21:21:37 +0000 (UTC):
>
> ??>> On Wed, 16 May 2007 20:08:41 +0000 (UTC), enigma
> wrote:
> ??>> i do some of the messing around with beermaking, but
> i'm ??>>building a still this summer. got any tips?lee
> ??>>it would make a
> ??>> nice planter. Are you making home brew? I have made
> many ??>> batches but have given it up for the still. <g>
>
> I can't tell and I won't ask where you are posting from but
> are stills legal where you live? :-)

depends on what you're distilling. i can legally distill
ethanol here for farm use.
i also want to distill herbs for use in goat's milk soap
(roses in particular, but also rosemary, lavendar & sage)

> It reminds me of the Irish story that when the bounty on
> illegal stills was very high and no questions were asked,
> poteen makers would just turn in their stills when new
> ones were needed.

heh.
lee