White Lightning

Yep, the still works.

After a bit of tinkering I finally got the still to yield some high proof moonshine, at about the same time said moonshine began to trickle out of a leak in the plumbing and down towards the burner. My roomate and I look at the rivlet headed for the flame, at each other, and simultaniously reach for stove dial. We are too late and a blueish yellow flame leaps up at the same instant we kill the stove. He leaps back, I leap for my camera. Not every day your homemade still catches fire in the kitchen. Sadly I did not get a shot off, as it burned itself out in only about 20 seconds. After tightening all the joints and a bit more tinkering, one batch through the still yielded about a pint of apple brandy, estimated around 60 proof. I still have some ideas for how to make a stronger product faster, but that will have to wait, I am off to the Dunes for thanksgiving.