How To Moonshine  Fermenting & Distilling Basics Making
Equipment  Fermenter for Making Moonshine  Fermentation is an
important step in distilling moonshine. Whether you are making a
sugar based wash or an all grain masterpiece the fermentable
sugars need to be converted into alcohol by yeast and a good
fermenter allows this process to take place in an environment
that is protected from contamination.  There are two methods of
fermentation commonly used in the production of alcohol, whether
it be spirits, beer or wine. Closed fermentation is the most
common method, where the process of fermentation takes place in
a sealed environment that uses an airlock to permit excess
carbon dioxide to escape. Open fermentation is less widely used
in modern times and as the name implies the process of
fermentation takes places in an open topped vessel that may or
may not have a cloth such as a tea towel stretched over the top
to prevent any organisms or objects from entering.  Closed
fermentation has several advantages ove