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Moonshine

Moonshine is high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol at night, usually when the moon was out, to avoid detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial distilleries have adopted the term for its outlaw cachet and have begun producing their own legal…

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Alcohol by volume
At least 40%
Colour
Clear to off-white depending on ingredients
Ingredients
Grain (mashing), sugar (fermented water, kilju)
Proof (US)
At least 80°
Type
Whisky

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Fractional crystallization

Moonshine stills

Safety

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Moonshine

Nodes113
Edges112
Triples186
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017699
Components1

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Moonshine

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related to Sources · 35
Moonshine → An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures, Appalachian Studies, Appalachian Studies Association, Chasing, Davis, Distilling Cultural History, Elaine, Emelie, Fall, History, ISBN, Jeff, Journal, JSTOR, Kai, Making Moonshine, Matthew, Max, Minnesota, Modernity
related to history · 29
Moonshine → Alcohol, American English, Applicable, British Isles, Bureau, Constitution, Eighteenth Amendment, Excise Whiskey Tax, Explosives, Firearms, Illegal, In, Independence, Ireland, IRS, Justice, Prohibition, Revenue Act, Revenuers, Scotland
related to Prohibition in the United States · 28
Moonshine → After Prohibition, Amos Owens, Appalachia, As, Civil War, Cocke County, Harlan County, In Prohibition-era United States, Junior Johnson, Kentucky, Maggie Bailey, Maggie Valley, Marvin, Moonshiners, NASCAR, National Association, North Carolina, Once, One, Popcorn
related to External links · 26
Moonshine → Alcohol, Archived, BBC, Blue Ridge Institute, Blue Ridge Style, Curraidhín, Drugs History SocietyGeorgia Moonshine, Ferrum CollegeDéantús, Georgia, Historical, History, Irish, July, Mac Dara, May, Moonshine Franklin Co Virginia, Moonshine Still, Museum, North Carolina Moonshine, Phoitín
related to USA · 18
Moonshine → Additionally, Alaska, Appeals, Arizona, Congress, Fifth Circuit, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Reconstruction, Sixth Circuit, The, There, This, Two, United States Court
see also · 11
Moonshine → Alcohol, ATF, BaptistsBureau, BeerHomebrewingMoonshine, Bootleggers, Congener, Dixie MafiaFarmhouse, Explosives, Firearms, Liquor, Tobacco
related to Etymology · 6
Moonshine → England, Government, Grose's Dictionary, Prior, The, Vulgar Tongue
related to Misconceptions · 5
Moonshine → Lead, Practitioners, Red, The, This
related to Moonshine stills · 5
Moonshine → ABV, For, However, In, To
related to Safety · 4
Moonshine → Fusel, Poorly, Stills, The

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alcohol still distillation stills used lead states abv production methanol may distilling united content water ethanol illegal column made 40

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MoonshineAlcohol by volumeAt least 40%1.00infobox
MoonshineColourClear to off-white depending on ingredients1.00infobox
MoonshineIngredientsGrain (mashing), sugar (fermented water, kilju)1.00infobox
MoonshineProof (US)At least 80°1.00infobox
MoonshineTypeWhisky1.00infobox
Moonshineis aserious risk factor for saturnine gout0.90text
3A zeolite.The preferred heat source for plastic stills or spiral stills is sous vide sticksinstance ofABV by heating 3A molecular sieves0.80text
whisky or cognacinstance ofABV.Pot stillA pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill flavored liquors0.80text
but not rectified spirit because they are poor at separating congenersinstance ofABV.Pot stillA pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill flavored liquors0.80text
whisky or cognacinstance ofPot stillA pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill flavored liquors0.80text
but not rectified spirit because they are poor at separating congenersinstance ofPot stillA pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill flavored liquors0.80text
Maggie Bailey of Harlan Countyinstance ofMoonshiners0.80text

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