How Much Tax Is in a Bottle of Spirits in Australia? (2026)
A $50 bottle of spirits carries $35.39 of excise and GST. How spirits tax works, what it adds to common bottles, and a free calculator.
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How Much Tax Is in a Bottle of Spirits in Australia? (2026)
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Understanding Heads, Hearts and Tails: Making Perfect Cuts
Making "cuts" is the single most important skill in distillation—it's the difference between harsh, hangover-inducing spirit and smooth, professional-quality product. During distillation, different compounds come through at different times based...
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How to Make Vodka from Sugar Wash: Complete Guide
Making vodka at home starts with a clean sugar wash fermented with quality turbo yeast, then distilled through a reflux still to produce high-purity neutral spirit. Unlike whiskey or rum...
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Why Is My Moonshine Cloudy? Troubleshooting Distillation Problems
Cloudy spirit almost always indicates one of four problems: poor cuts (collecting too many tails), still puking (boiling wash entering the column), water quality issues, or temperature control problems. The...
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The Complete Guide to Turbo Yeast: Which One Should You Use?
Turbo yeast is specially formulated distiller's yeast combined with nutrients and pH buffers that ferments sugar washes to high alcohol levels quickly and cleanly. Unlike bread or wine yeast, turbo...
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How to Make Australian Native Gin at Home
Australian gin has exploded onto the world stage, with craft distilleries like Four Pillars and Archie Rose winning international awards for their innovative use of native Botanicals. What makes Australian...
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T500 vs Air Still Pro: Which Still is Right for You?
Table of Contents Quick Comparison Table The T500 Reflux Still Explained The Air Still Pro Explained When to Choose the T500 When to Choose the Air Still Pro What Each...
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Home Distilling in Australia: The Complete 2026 Guide
How to start home distilling in Australia: choosing a still, what the gear costs, what a full run looks like, and the rules on stills and permissions.
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Comparing the Grainfather Brewing Systems: Which One Is Right for You?
Grainfather has set the standard for all-in-one brewing systems, offering innovative technology and sleek design to help brewers at every level craft incredible beer. But with several different models available,...
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Mastering Home Distillation: Essential Tips for Craft Spirit Makers
As the sun sets on another day in the workshop, the familiar hum of the Still Spirits T500 and Air Still Pro Stills fills the air. For the passionate home...
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T500 vs T500 Pro: What Actually Changes and What Stays the Same
Most comparisons of these two stills will tell you the Pro is better in every respect. That is not quite true, and the gap between what changes and what does...
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Introducing CREATE+ — The Future of Modular Home Distilling
We’re proud to introduce CREATE+, our premium 2” tri-clamp distillation range built for modern home distillers. Whether you’re crafting spirits for the first time or upgrading your existing setup, CREATE+...
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I am looking for the cheapest way I can make and distil my own spirits. What should I buy?
For certain applications, some customers are simply after maximum yield, so what gets you the biggest bang for your buck? You should go for the Turbo 500 system as the 25L washes are...
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Still Spirits Yeast Guide - UPDATED 2024
Now you can select the Still Spirits Turbo Yeast that best suits your fermenting environment and needs GUARANTEED PERFORMANCETo ensure that your Turbo arrives to you in the freshest condition,...
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