From purifying water to refining gasoline, stills are a fundamental bit of survival hardware, useful for any backyard.
NOTE: USING A STILL TO MAKE LIQUOR MAY BE AGAINST THE LAW IN YOUR AREA. THE HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLES AROUND OPEN FLAME IS DANGEROUS. THE REFINING AND END PRODUCT OF WHICH MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS.
Here is how we would make a still...
All of the materials listed can be found at your local hardware store. Some of these you may already have at home.
From here you can now enrich alcohol or distill water, make sure to place a Mason-Jar or other sterilized container to catch whatever is being refined.
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