Did you brew beer before you learned to distill liquor? I hear it makes ya sicker quicker.
Jokes aside, I've been brewing at home and at friends houses since 2011 and have been working on turning the hobby into my career. Ive grown to be extremely interested in distilling but with it being a legal mess in the US, seems like Siebel Institute or moving to Kentucky to volunteer at a distillery are my best bets (both of which aren't realistic for me). Now mind you, we do have a handful of distilleries here in Chicago and Illinois in general, but I can't help but be a tiny bit bias and wonder if it's best to learn spirit making in an unconventional/craft environment as opposed to traditional.
Just curious if you have any tips for the beer brewer who is interested in bourbon and mezcal and rum, but has no idea where to legally start.
My girl tells me to stick to beer for now and focus on that...but I can't help but insist "this stuff takes 5 years to make compared to 3 weeks for beer! Gotta get started asap!"
Thanks for this AMA keep doing what you do!
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Did you brew beer before you learned to distill liquor? I hear it makes ya sicker quicker.
Jokes aside, I've been brewing at home and at friends houses since 2011 and have been working on turning the hobby into my career. Ive grown to be extremely interested in distilling but with it being a legal mess in the US, seems like Siebel Institute or moving to Kentucky to volunteer at a distillery are my best bets (both of which aren't realistic for me). Now mind you, we do have a handful of distilleries here in Chicago and Illinois in general, but I can't help but be a tiny bit bias and wonder if it's best to learn spirit making in an unconventional/craft environment as opposed to traditional. Just curious if you have any tips for the beer brewer who is interested in bourbon and mezcal and rum, but has no idea where to legally start.
My girl tells me to stick to beer for now and focus on that...but I can't help but insist "this stuff takes 5 years to make compared to 3 weeks for beer! Gotta get started asap!"
Thanks for this AMA keep doing what you do!
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