I spoke with Scott. I also spoke with my Attorney. I was told to wait until my AFP permit is in place and I have the necessary Texas permits before showing any thing to a reporter. I also am not real impressed with the motives as stated. This guy came outa nowhere wanting to "help" us with our cause. About the first thing I got asked was have you, and may I taste it? He called Brewhaus first and I didn't feel comfortable with his motives or what caused him to chase this story in the first place.

The fellow has done hardly any background research on the hobby. I supplied some information for him to read up on, but that's abouyt as far as I will go until I have a legitimate position. After that, sure. But I shall do nothing to jepordize my permits or becoming legitimate at this point. Not worth it. I also detest the DMN, they are one of the most liberal rags in the country. I haven't bought a Sunday paper in years because of their positions.

Call me an ass, but I have my limits for numerous reasons.

1 - 250K in a metroplex of 4.2 MILLION - That's not that good after all...

2 - I didnt care that he didn't know the art (ain supposed ta) - I cared because he didn't have a good motive for starting this story. I was asked to show the still and how she works and that isn't happening. I will not incriminate myself for someone I don't know, or do something I am not yet licensed for. My equipment stays dissassembled until my permits are in place. To set it up, charged and over a burner crosses from legal equipment posession to illegal distillation, and would invalidate my permit process. My attorney had some choice statements too, and that was only on this part!

3 - Conditional protection of identity - That is until a court subpeona shows up. to be fair, the man told me it's never happened in 35 years of his tenure. Well, it ain' gonna be me the paradigm shifts upon. Too much at stake.

You obviously don't know how passionate Texans are about liberals and their tactics these days.. We trust them no farther than an fire ant's pee stream....They thrive in Houston, Austin, and Dallas proper, but the majority of this state is SOLID RED (read: Conservative Repubs/Libertarians). Those three areas are the poorest and most ignorantly operated areas in the state. The Dallas downtown area is a ghost town for all the vacant office buildings-A fine example of Detriot style leadership.

Like fire ants, we only tolerate them until we vote them into oblivion-which happens often here.

"If this cat wants pics and instructions and such why not just send him to all the threads on this site - let him search the whole forum and he could find everything he wants. All the questions he has can be answered right here, no need to talk to anyone.

What does a still look like?? pics on the site
How do you make a mash?? pics on the site
How do you run a still?? instructions on the site
What are cuts?? how to's on the site

now does he really need us to give permission to search and use whatever he finds???????? I dont think so."

I told him this and more - threads at HD.org, parent site articles, new distiller lounges, etc.. All the stuff I've studied endlessly in the two years since I got my apparatus and found out it's a study, a science, not a childs toy, or simple hobbyist endeavor. I sent him to YouTube too. But no, he hadn't read/seen any of it, just wanted to see the gear run for hisself.

That represented "Fishy smell and Aftertaste" to me, and now as in High school, wasn't good.

I know, Alli, and I appreciate ya. I do. My anx is not directed at you in any way, sir...

Thank you for sticking around, Alli. You have been an integral part of getting us to this point! :-)