Homebrewers Corner

You can distil spirits at home legally – but here’s the rule most blokes miss 👇

Still Spirits fans, ever wonder if your backyar...

Ever felt that mix of pride and panic while distilling in the shed — wondering if you're brewing brilliance or breaking rules? Turns out, there's a way to keep it...

Still Spirits fans, ever wonder if your backyar...

Ever felt that mix of pride and panic while distilling in the shed — wondering if you're brewing brilliance or breaking rules? Turns out, there's a way to keep it...

Your whisky isn’t missing heart – it’s missing a flavour dial 🎯

Still Spirits whisky profiles, what they do and...

Whisky profile essences let you steer the oak and the sweetness in a spirit rather than guess at them. Here is how they work, and where the licence rules sit.

Still Spirits whisky profiles, what they do and...

Whisky profile essences let you steer the oak and the sweetness in a spirit rather than guess at them. Here is how they work, and where the licence rules sit.

Spiced or smooth… your rum says more about you than your work boots do 🔻

Spiced rum or smooth rum, which one to make at ...

A spiced rum and a clean unspiced one ask for different things from you and from your base spirit. Here's what separates them and which to make first.

Spiced rum or smooth rum, which one to make at ...

A spiced rum and a clean unspiced one ask for different things from you and from your base spirit. Here's what separates them and which to make first.

If your spirit loses half its batch to the 'angel’s share' — it’s not divine intervention 👇

Do you need a barrel to get oak flavour into a ...

A barrel is slow and costly and genuinely hard to control in a shed, while an oak flavouring is none of that. Here's what each one really gives you, honestly.

Do you need a barrel to get oak flavour into a ...

A barrel is slow and costly and genuinely hard to control in a shed, while an oak flavouring is none of that. Here's what each one really gives you, honestly.

It hits different when the whisky’s yours 👇

Still Spirits just made DIY whisky feel like bl...

You haven’t had a real Manhattan until you’ve brewed the spirit yourself — and no, we’re not talking about bartending flair. This is about hands-on, shed-built flavour. A bit rogue....

Still Spirits just made DIY whisky feel like bl...

You haven’t had a real Manhattan until you’ve brewed the spirit yourself — and no, we’re not talking about bartending flair. This is about hands-on, shed-built flavour. A bit rogue....

Your bourbon doesn’t need a barrel to taste better than store-bought 👇

How long to leave oak and spices in a home spirit

Oak and spice keep extracting the whole time they sit, so the real skill is knowing when to pull them out. Here are the timings and how to taste for...

How long to leave oak and spices in a home spirit

Oak and spice keep extracting the whole time they sit, so the real skill is knowing when to pull them out. Here are the timings and how to taste for...