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by YoungGun
Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:10 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

Re: New Still Advice Needed

Cool, sounds like it's pretty cheap if you do it your self
by YoungGun
Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:33 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

Re: New Still Advice Needed

Toast860 how much did it cost you when you made your column?
by YoungGun
Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

Re: New Still Advice Needed

Thanks for the help toast860 and prairepiss. But I believe I am going to get a SS 15gal. beer keg that I can hook up a to a 2in. or 3in. pot still tower from Mile Hi or Brewhaus that includes the condenser, like is shown in the Mile Hi video. Do yall think that this would work fine?
by YoungGun
Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:38 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

Re: New Still Advice Needed

toast860 could you possibly give me the design you made your still with? Mainly just the part from the boiler is getting me mixed up whether to use copper or SS, the supplies I would need to get and how to make the liebig.
by YoungGun
Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:54 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: my still build
Replies: 2
Views: 1033

Re: my still build

How did you make the bowl and pot seal air tight?
by YoungGun
Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:36 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First run of Brewhaus pot still...
Replies: 7
Views: 1966

Re: First run of Brewhaus pot still...

How do you like the Brewhaus still? I've been thinking about getting one myself
by YoungGun
Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
Replies: 321
Views: 410818

Re: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)

Oh okay well I'm just a newbie anyway trying to learn what I can before I make my first run. :?
by YoungGun
Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:57 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

Re: New Still Advice Needed

Well I don't have any tools to weld or solder with but is rigging up a kettle a relativley simple still build? If so were could I find designs for the build? I was thinking 2" copper from the pot then go to 3/8 for the worm, also would propane possibly work better for my heat source? Here's a l...
by YoungGun
Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:24 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

Re: New Still Advice Needed

Well what would you recommend?
by YoungGun
Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:20 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
Replies: 321
Views: 410818

Re: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)

Oh I thought I seen Jim Tom do something similiar on tv were he labled all the jars like 1-6 then poured em into a big bucket then dulited it down to a good drinkin proof
by YoungGun
Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Still Advice Needed
Replies: 19
Views: 1008

New Still Advice Needed

Been looking into getting a new still and don't have the time to make one. So I ran across this 7.5gal. pot still on Brewhaus.com but wanted to see if anyone else might have bought it before and made some runs and could give me a brief review on it, if it's worth buying. Also I was thinking of runni...
by YoungGun
Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
Replies: 321
Views: 410818

Re: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)

Would it be fine if I was to just pour my heads, hearts and tails into a large container then dilute it down to around a 40% abv to drink? Like would it still have a good smooth taste or would this just be something you would make into something like apple pie?
by YoungGun
Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:51 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Yeast
Replies: 9
Views: 967

Yeast

I have seen alot of people say that using Turbo yeast is the best for the highest ABV%, but I was recently reading into sweet feed washes on the Tried and True Recipes which uses bakers yeast. Now I want to get the highest ABV% smooth tasting spirit I can so which type of yeast would be best to use ...