The only dumb question is the one you don't ask! The simplest thing you can make would be a batch of sugar wash using turbo yeast. The directions are simple and the results are very good. You already have the container so you only need sugar, water, turbo yeast. Some people don't use anything else.

Moonshine is a name for any home distilled product but seems to be connected with corn whiskey. White lightning or Mountain Dew are other names that you might hear.

When you distill the sugar wash you will get neutral flavor ethanol that you can then flavor however you please. Some buy the commercial essences that are available. Others make their own flavorings. This is one of the fun aspects of distilling as a hobby.

The sugar wash has very few congeners that give off flavors to the distillate. Your product should have the clean taste you experienced. Please don't try and drink it at the high proof. Dilute it first. You can use it as vodka. The recipe section on this forum or the recipes at www.homedistiller.org can give you some ideas.

With the essences you should be able to make just about any type of liquor you could possibly want.

To be sure I did things correctly, I made a few liters of distilled water first. This ,I imagined, helped clean out the still and gave me an idea of how to handle the whold setup. I use the distilled water to dilute the spirits.