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| The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: Leon W. Kania
Publisher: Happy Mountain Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 15626
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 198
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0967452406
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780967452401
ASIN: 0967452406
Publication Date: June 27, 2000
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 Excellent for bootstrap beginner's April 20, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the first reference I purchased about a year ago when I began thinking about making my own booze and it's been invaluable. I can see down the road wanting something more technical and detailed, but this really captures the heart of making booze out of whatever you can. The processes are explained in a very folksy way that should make sense to anyone, but offers enough instruction to use as a how-to guide when making batches of whatever. This book is for people that just want to make booze, not for people looking for a glorified manual to their high-end brewing or winemaking kit.
The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible ....BEST BOOK on the Market. April 1, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I believe this book is the best there is for anyone making their own home made wine and most especially for beginners as I was a few years ago. This is a common sense book, practical, easy to read and understand and will make the average Joe look like a Pro in wine making........
Since I bought this book for help in basics and recipes I have made the following kinds of wine since July of last year:
Yellow plum, beet, grape, peach, sandhill plum, elderberry, carrot, red tomato, apple, persimmon, jalapeno, pear and cranberry.
All of my produce comes from right here on the farm with the exception of the persimmon ( I get those from a neighbor's tree a mile away) and the cranberry that my wife purchased on closeout at Sam's for 48 cents per pound! I made a 5 gallon batch of the cranberry, turned out excellent. My wife is amazed I have not had a bad batch of wine and for a novice quite frankly I'm proud of that. I have right at 80 gallon produced this year. By the way I did buy an hydrometer........have yet to use it! :>)
I tell everyone I talk to about this book, it is the best I have seen anywhere bar none. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
Needless to say I have made a lot of friends much happier!
Thanks to this book!
A Good Book for Anyone Interested in Beer, Wine, and Booze March 23, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book should be on every home brewer and winemaker's bookshelf. The author not only gives you good information to get you started, but also tells you how to go the extra distance for truly great products. Leon Kania will also tell you how to make your own ingredients and equipment, so there's no need to start whining about how you can't find a bottle-capping press in the local hardware store. You can certainly find the parts to make one of your own, so hop to it! The illustrations by Scottie Kania are clear, the book is well-designed and laid out. Even if you're not all that interested in makin' yer own stuff, this book holds a wealth of stories about all kinds of true characters -- including Father Emmett Engle the Winemaking Priest with a serious "attitude problem" :) -- and Mr. Kania's dry wit will keep you laughing all the way through the book. Humor notwithstanding, there's good information, clear directions, and where warnings are necessary, the author doesn't BS around the issue. Buy the book. You won't be sorry.
A Book with a Kick March 24, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was the Compleat Works on home brewing. I was looking for research material that would give me a fair idea on the mechanics of non-commercial distilling for a writing project, and after looking at several books, I chose this one, thinking I would be reading the least objectionable one. When I got it I sat down and read it right through and finished up with a good read and a reasonable knowlege (as in from 0 to 60 in 45 minutes) of the subject. The good read part is amazing, but even better is the information, which is given clearly and succinctly, without any techno-blather. By the time I got to the end of the book, I felt that I not only knew enough to brew my own, but suddenly I had the urge to do it. Thanks, Leon!
Alaskan Bootleggers Bible November 14, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great book with easy to follow dircetions and enjoyable reading. Leon has a great wit and style. My friends think the wine I make is as good or better then the suff they pay $10.00 a bottle for, heck I can almost make 5 gallons for that and I know everything that is it and its made with care. Thanks Leon and crew.
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