# Alcohol distiller - does it works at all?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [November 7, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889 "2016-11-07T19:15:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889/1 "2016-11-07T19:15:05Z")
i craft distiller from copper cooking pot and two rubber hoses and - and then i say “Activate” to my new distiller, and " you can not do with that" - he reply to me. ??? WTF?
i can not distill myself my lovely homebrew whiskey or vodka - at all? or i miss some?
i open my receipt-book Shift-7 search receipts by tool t:distiller - and get nothing. i can do alcohol-coctails, yes.
but can i - in the general - do selfmade alcohol from rotten fruit juice of somewhat yet? or not?
…two beer or not two beer - it is a question!
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### Author:  [@Lazy\_lizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lazy_lizard)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889/2 "2016-11-07T20:01:07Z")
You may need to find a recipe book first. The homebrewer’s Bible is what you want.
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### Author:  [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889/3 "2016-11-08T08:56:48Z")
Make sure you have the correct level of cooking skill
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### Author:  [@Chezzo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chezzo)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889/4 "2016-11-08T14:03:41Z")
I don’t believe you activate the still like that, I think you use it as a component in crafting recipes.
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### Author:  [@acidia](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/acidia)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889/5 "2016-11-08T15:53:35Z")
You did remember to go into the construction menu and “place a still”, right? That should probably be included in the item description.
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### Author:  [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-distiller-does-it-works-at-all/12889/6 "2016-11-09T16:53:15Z")
place a still - i sayd after founding this menupoint randomly. and voyla! 🙂
Smart people say that everything can be broken and repaired, if the fumble for a long time.
Here I am - toyed with the game and found. greater panic than it turned out to be all complicated 🙂