Whiskey

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:05 pm

Well I've been tasked with making some whiskey for my Father in law and Step Father. I don't see any real threads on here. Is this even legal in Nova Scotia? IF so does anyone have any recommendations?

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:37 pm

Keith wrote:Well I've been tasked with making some whiskey for my Father in law and Step Father. I don't see any real threads on here. Is this even legal in Nova Scotia? IF so does anyone have any recommendations?

not legal to still in ns without a license

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:42 pm

What about one of those Air stills they sell at noble grape?

GuingesRock · Post by **GuingesRock** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:47 pm

It's legal to sell those. Not legal to use them to make whiskey in NS without a licence.

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:51 pm

yep, home distillation is unfortunately illegal in NS. wouldn't talk about it online if I were you

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:52 pm

Keith wrote:What about one of those Air stills they sell at noble grape?

Those are used to distill water

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:53 pm

ahh get ya. good to know. looks like those friggers are SOL lol..

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:55 pm

Keith wrote:ahh get ya. good to know. looks like those friggers are SOL lol..

Buy them whiskey from the lc. ..put it in mason jars...tell them u made it...instant hero...

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:03 pm

Then they would expect it. I'll tell them it's illegal and will be one less thing for me to do. Fortunately they aren't craft beer drinkers and stay clear of my brews lol.

Post by **Jimmy** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 12:00 am

Maybe you'll end up on moonshiners if you start making whisky

We had a producer for the show sign up here and contact at least one member about being on the show..

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 12:08 am

Haha. That's awesome

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 12:19 am

regardless, the air stills or whatever for distilling water wouldn't work for whiskey. large producers make whiskey using a copper head pot still, i dont think anything else would work the same or else producers would have switched to them. the people up at glenora have copper head pot stills too.

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:54 am

Jimmy wrote:Maybe you'll end up on moonshiners if you start making whisky

We had a producer for the show sign up here and contact at least one member about being on the show..

I love that freaking sho...I dont think id go into the woods and brew beer tho

spickup · Post by **spickup** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:31 pm

Anybody ever have any success adding whisky to a beer? Seems soaking oak chips in whisky and adding to secondary is a nice way to add the whisky flavour. I'm thinking about a potential whisky stout, but would like to hear if anybody has done anything similar. Thoughts?

MitchK · Post by **MitchK** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:34 am

I'd just like to point out that I have yet to hear of a single case of anyone in Canada being charged with anything on the whole distillation side of things unless they were selling it.

But yeah, technically illegal. Not sure I would let that stop me personally, but I figure at least for now I still have a lot to learn on beer and wine, which is both legal and something I already own a ton of equipment for.

Not to mention that in my situation I'd rather not have anything I'd get evicted for since I live in an apartment. Wouldn't want a landlord seeing a condenser or jars of 'shine when they come in for their annual fire alarm test or whatever... Perhaps a hobby better left for when I can experience the joys of home ownership. Especially since even with the beer stuff I'm worried someone ignorant to the whole affair might report me for going all breaking bad thinking I'm making meth or something with all these pumps, tanks, kegs, liquid lines, hoses, chillers, propane burners, etc.

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:45 pm

MitchK wrote:Especially since even with the beer stuff I'm worried someone ignorant to the whole affair might report me for going all breaking bad thinking I'm making meth or something with all these pumps, tanks, kegs, liquid lines, hoses, chillers, propane burners, etc.

We have actually had that happen... Neighbour down the hall was convinced and first thing the cops came knocking. Luckily they weren't as stupid haha.

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:23 pm

Jayme wrote:
MitchK wrote:Especially since even with the beer stuff I'm worried someone ignorant to the whole affair might report me for going all breaking bad thinking I'm making meth or something with all these pumps, tanks, kegs, liquid lines, hoses, chillers, propane burners, etc.
We have actually had that happen... Neighbour down the hall was convinced and first thing the cops came knocking. Luckily they weren't as stupid haha.

LOL I brew on my 2nd floor balcony which is directly above the sidewalk and I get a lot of strange looks. The police haven't come knocking yet though.

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