12, Many cut the final preduct to 60-70 proof and add beading ‘ll to fake quality and high proof 15, Tes rumored that some people ect batteries down in the mash bones to make it work more quickly; but another we talked to hinted that that might just have been a rimor put out by federal agents to hurt the sale of whiskey. We could get nothing concrete of this one way oF another 14, One of our contacts knows a man who tee a groundhog sill ‘which he fils two-thirds full of water which he then heats. Then he add fity pounds of wheat bran, four too-pound sacks of sugar, and two cans of yeast. That's it. No souring nothing. Apparently it makes “petty” whiskey which holds a good bead, but has a funny “Whang” favor ‘The biggest problem, of coune, tas we have hinted several times Defore—the desire for quantity rather than quality. One retired rmoonshiner asi, “When I was working for th forest service and sve Sh and eh’nature of mort of th’ atils in th’ woods today, Drouder T wat that T quit drinkin’ people don't get killed.” ‘Another claimed that he had often had people who make whiskey themselves come to him to bay the Fiquor they were going to drink ‘They were afraid to drink their own. Tt apparently ie not that dificult to get away with making bad whiskey, because most offi sold through bootleggers who themselves don’t know where it came from. In sdlion, much of i shipped to the poorer dtict of some of the bigger cites, and the people who buy it there have no meane of Boing out who made it. Thus the operator of the stil is reatonably safe, rarely having to pay for his loppines. He earns Title respect among his neighbors, however. As one asi, “A man ought to be put in a chain gang with a ball ded to him if he ‘wes potash to make whiskey. ‘Bout all you can call that i low-down ‘meanness. He ain't makin’ it erin himself, and he ain't makin’ it fit for anyone eke to drink neither. tll, T don’t see how morePLATE 264. both ofthe above dingrams: (1) tthe ca, (2) the fe at saree atthe wl ough which ota rom the fcbox ecape, (3) the ate bal Ie the frace wall en which the al re AS it sera Digrem A, the patlarm i nt wide enough 10 extend all he ay sre ck ofthe frnacee Anne ace left to allow pase of eat rom rc tesa the ses of the a (4) isthe feo. In entra the eninge were wed to art the fe, and asthe ends Durie Sa Sine yuron ofthe log hat extended one the frmace were gradaly Raat provide constant heat. The sews in Digg 4 show the din ee fen i gucr around Both side of the il and ot the ie (5) he ence at ew sully bil of ature tone chiked with ted cy which fermi horde trough succeve baring (6) ithe il oet—asally made Feopper PLATE 265 Ansbandoned fumes (Ofte the expe oak the "et" Sear removed td den in 2 acl Hike afer cach run to prevent Tring selene the operator wa feady to make another re. 4. Ur the best water available (many prefer streams running west cif he north side of hill, The water can make a diference of several gallos in the final yield 5. Everything must be kept spots. The copper inside the ail should shine like gold. Barrels (or boxes) 00 must be kept dean Smoke them out after each une with several handfls of com meal bran staf 6. Add three or four drops of rye favoring to each gallon of whitey to give It a yellow tint and a ditinet rye flavor. 7, The place to make the whisey i in the boxes If is not right there, no ameoant of oiling and cooking can save i HOW GOOD WHISKEY IS BEING RUINED 1. Stile are often made of sheet rn or valley tn instead of copper. ‘Tase metals often burn the beer and give ita strange tate. 2. The beri often ran too extly before thas chance to sour Pepe 5: The whiskey is sometimes condensed in a straight worm which oes not let it hw down enough to col oll prope. This gives i a Ihab, hoe taste. 4 Often whishey is scorched because it i not watched. propel, ‘ot tre wile heating, or because the fre under the al two hot 5: If whey not trained propel, will contain clement that ‘em make one violently il 6. Radiators wed as condenser are extremely dangerous. They can ever be cleaned out campltely, and the end rele i sometins whiskey that can cause lead paioning. 7. otath it sometimes wed to “ike” a high head, This i the same material soap it made out of, and i can be polonous 8 Sometimes path and ground up Ish potatoes are added to ‘the malt to make ie work of quicker and yd mere. 9. Often veces are left dirty, and produce “popskll” Hquor Yo. Inead of pure cam malt, some we yest 1, Tnstend of pure corn meal, tome use “wheat shor sit won't ck to the ail fothe aechol, dashing it on the hot sl cap, and boing a match to the renking steam. I it bums, hep It running. 14, From the second running, you shoul have two or thee gallons of good whishey and even or eight gallons of backings. Desi the fans out of the thumper and "let them hit the ground and run away.” They are no good for anything. Ada the new backings te the thumper. eal the sil, 6 fe aga with fedh beer, and run it the third time, This dime, since there are fewer backing, youl get lew quo, but more backing fr dhe fourth run, On the fourth ran youll get ‘more liquor becate you have mere Backing, but you'l a get fewer Dackingt forthe ih run; and so on. The yield wil vary up and sown with each sill, ‘Keep running nl all the beer has been weed up. ‘Withoot thumper, al the backingr would have heen ved, and all ron through the sll together on the lst run 1, Alter about seven runs, the net rest will be seve to ten allo of pare corm (unssgared) whiskey, for an average of about = Gallon to & gallon and & hall per bushel of comm. (With saga, the ‘sult shold be about si gallons to the bushel) “Thee are called the “high shots” They are about 200 proof and must be cut tobe drinkable To et, either ad about one-third ack ings from the lat run, or water. Many prefer water, Add the bqsid you are cating the alcohol with unit thee good steady bead in ‘he prof vil Ifthe bead wil bod steady after thee good thumps in the palm of your hand, then i will tnd any amount fling burping in shipment. From nine gallos of high shots, you should get about tvelve gallos of fine whitey. Other bint: 1. Ifa wood foe! ie being weed ash isthe best of all Tt gives 1 good, steady heat, and litle smoke. Ako good are hickory and rmounttin oak ‘2 Always we copper. Beer don't ick to itso badly and dere is les chance of any kind of metal poscing. 4 Never It he wtintey ran too fst. Abways hep i cold wile Jes running, Eis epe as cold asthe water I is Beng condensed by, wil remain smooth and mild and not har othe tate. About say degree i normal PLATE 286. Diagr hich wat once fay po om PLATE 267 pm sae a ieeing wainion on trace dey pun, Caled the “roundhog” of "hog" sat ogr, —— Fans