shine

[my first was a villiger]

i want to ear evreything bout ho you make your shine if you make it that is.

how are your stills, how you made them, do they run alright, what mash do you use,whats the shine lke, do you age it atall,anything bout shine im always interested in that subject since i first started when i was still at school.

so anything you got on shine i want to hear it.

oh and have you ever tried making torpedo juice (aka)booze outer fule

[g8trbone]

Um... are you speaking of beer? We might want to move this to the "Five O'Clock" forum.

[my first was a villiger]

oh year of course i forgot out that place.

yep beers good talk bout that too but what i really ment was moonshine

[JoeyBear]

Originally Posted by my first was a villiger

oh year of course i forgot out that place.

yep beers good talk bout that too but what i really ment was moonshine

My grampa, dad's dad, blowed himself up when the still went up back when my dad was a kid. My old man had 5-6 bottles leftover from the early 1950s I took when my dad died last year. I tried it and then used one bottle as paint remover. I found a guy who loved homemade and let him try it. He loved it and took the rest of what I had. That stuff'll kill ya

For the $$, I buy all my own

[my first was a villiger]

it is strong stuff(195 proof) but i find it nice you used it as paint stripper you wasted a good bottle of shine 57 years aged i bet that was awesome you sure there isnt still a bottle or two left cos ill happly take them off your hands

[my first was a villiger]

common only one of you has a moonshine story to tell me

[SandPiper]

My family has had strong ties to 'shine in the past (I now live in Florida, but my family has been in East TN (Smokies) for over 350 years). My grandmother was raised on Moonshine Mountain, just outside Wear's Valley, TN (which is near Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg, and regrettably is being ruined by overdevelopment and tourism...GRRR). She had some old stuff, but that all disappeared when she died a few years ago. Unlike wine, moonshine (or whiskey, other spirits) doesn't improve with age when stored in glass containers. It needs to be sealed up in a barrel or other suitable container for long term aging.

[my first was a villiger]

ok right wheres some barrles i bet tat 50yo stuff was great though paint stripper bah what a waste

[jacky1982]

Thanks for this valuable thread!

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[my first was a villiger]

it is shine the best thing in the world

[Dickson-cl]

My father used to make shine int the attic of the house I was raised in. The barrel still sits there to this day. Bet you it has some in it. Don't drink anymore but, when I did. We would generally drink it around the holidays. Always aged and treated and left underground for a multitude of years. Amazing how smooth it bcomes with different additives. To the right minds this thread should be very valuable.............

[my first was a villiger]

thank you now this s good a lover of the great old shine if tere is still some in there can i have a bottle

[Dickson-cl]

He sold the house and I don't dare ask the new owners about it. They will never figure out that, they have a room in the attic. The entrance is going up the stairs to the third floor. My Dad, his Dad and his Dad before him were shine makers from P.R..

[my first was a villiger]

oh shame i would of loved to try some

[slkr4life]

Brings back alot of good memories. I never tried it myself but my father in law, who i was blessed to have before we lost him to cancer, lived on top of a mountain in Appalachia used to always pull out a mason jar when we were listening to bluegrass and harass me to "just try a sip". Never did but sure do miss his hijinx.