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Republikan's prices look good... thanks for the warning regarding response time. Fortunately, I am retired and so don't have a business producing whiskey... And also, fortunately, I am not such a drunkard that I could possibly imagine needing to age 400 bottles worth of whiskey at a time/per...

Not in Ecuador; as long as it isn't sold, consensus on the law appears that home distillation (for personal consumption) is legal here.

Thanks! Will send my email once I've unlocked DMs/PMs (presume it requires a certain post count or time on the site).

Hey. Been brewing various alcoholic beverages since I was 13. Retired a few years ago at 38 and moved from Vermont, USA, to Loja province in Ecuador. Most my life was spent making wine/brandy, but got into making whiskey and liqueurs after I moved here. Now experimenting with making beer at...

As someone who moved to an area where oak is darn near impossible to find, let me suggest that you don't. I've tried wood from multiple trees in my region (the Ecuadorian andes), including acacia, and would not describe any of the flavors as "good". What I'd recommend is to toast/flame a small...

Moved to the Loja region a little over 3 years ago. Mostly been brewing wine, whiskey, and liqueurs, however just started brewing my first Ecuadorian batch of beer (just a basic brown/newcastle clone)... Will be interested to see how the elevation (~1.7km) changes the lupulin extraction...