Here is website on making several different types of stills. I think End-times is right - if the SHTF, we may, sadly, be looking at a potentially beer-less future. My German blood recoils in horror at that potentiality, but it may be a reality at least for a while.
Fortunately, if our federal prison inmates can make Sangria in their toilets, surely we can figure something out. Here is the site - there is a lot of info here.
http://www.moonshine-still.com/
If you can find something better - please post.