[Noisebridge-discuss] Distillation Class

Hephaestus hephaestus at antipunk.net
Wed Dec 22 00:18:51 UTC 2010


Essence of Noisebridge, eh? I don't know if any of the crusty kids
will fit in even a 20l still, but we can give it a shot!

(also, I'm totally down for checking this out. I've had marginal luck
with my distillation experiments in the past)

When is this happening?

--
Heph

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not exactly sure what specifically we'll be distilling yet, but in general
> you can distill all sorts of good things.
>
> Distilling is a great way to extract essential oils out of fruits and
> spices, remove nasty salt deposits from your tap water, and to fine tune
> home made liquid infusions by concentration or removal of trace impurities
> (just to name a few). You can also use a home still to make your own
> biodiesel and split yourself from the BP oil grid!
>
> At a basic level, a still is just a useful tool like any other. An axe is
> also a useful tool which can also be used to do several illegal things,
> however it is still really cool to know how to use an axe! Because of the
> stigma that the guberment has associated with stills, there is little to no
> information available about how to properly and safely operate one. By the
> end of the class, I hope people will see how many cool things you can pull
> off using a still, and can't *wait* to see what people decide to do with
> that knowledge!
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Jonathan Foote <jtfoote at ieee.org> wrote:
>>
>> Curious as to what you plan to distill if not alcohol. Or is the still
>> just for show?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Who said anything about distilling alcohol? Distilling spirits is
>> > illegal.
>> > Operating a still is legal. The class is how to operate a still.
>> >
>> > Sean
>> >
>> > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Jonathan Foote <jtfoote at ieee.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm not a lawyer, but the short answer on legality would seem to be
>> >> NO, at least according to the feds:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s7
>> >>
>> >> Which is a shame -- ask me about my solar brandy sometime -- but
>> >> perhaps let's not give the revenooers an excuse.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:38 AM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > All -
>> >> >
>> >> > I've received a ton of requests to teach people how to distill. So,
>> >> > now
>> >> > we're going to do it :). I've got a sweet 20L glass still that we'll
>> >> > be
>> >> > using for this. Its great for teaching since you can see everything
>> >> > that
>> >> > is
>> >> > happening, and thus control is much much simpler than those ones you
>> >> > see
>> >> > in
>> >> > the 'shiners backyards. A basic outline of what I'm planning on
>> >> > teaching
>> >> > in
>> >> > the class is as follows:
>> >> >
>> >> > Overview of what distilling is, what it does, and why it works
>> >> > Things you can distill, and what you can expect out of the other side
>> >> > Intro to the still, and why thermodynamics are your friend...even if
>> >> > you
>> >> > don't know what those are yet.
>> >> > Post- and pre- processing operations, and why your really do need to
>> >> > do
>> >> > them
>> >> > (a.k.a. Brita filters are useful)
>> >> > And of course...hands on use of the still, and a chance to try the
>> >> > fruits of
>> >> > your labor!
>> >> >
>> >> > Vote for your favorite date for the class at the following wiki page:
>> >> > https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Distilled
>> >> >
>> >> > A quick note on legality. The short answer is - *yes*. Owning and
>> >> > operating
>> >> > a still is legal in CA. Part 23367 of the ABC code allows for this.
>> >> > There
>> >> > are lots of things you can make in a still - like distilled water, or
>> >> > oil
>> >> > extracts...so yes, there has to be a provision to allow people to own
>> >> > and
>> >> > operate their own distilling equipment for these reasons. Full text
>> >> > of
>> >> > the
>> >> > current ABC code can be found here:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=23001-24000&file=23355-23405.3
>> >> >
>> >> > Sean
>> >> >
>> >> >
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