Idea for a Pot still head

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Re: Idea for a Pot still head

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I have read different things on the site about how long i need to acid steam clean the still.
Some post say 20min, some say an hour. I am trying to narrow it down so I know how much vinegar to buy.
have a 15.5g boiler, 3 gallons to keep the element covered, was thinking that either way 4g vinegar and 4g water would be enough to run for the full hour.

Does that sound about right?

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If your pumping out 5 gallons an hour of anything, I'm just bringing my strips to you.

You're fine.
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True
I boil off about 1 1/4 gallons per hour when I brew beer, so to be safe I guess 6 gallon charge will be ok
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Fingers crossed for ya, bro. Yer almost there.
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Ok, got the steam, vinegar, and Sac Run all in today.

Ready to run some real product!!!
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Make you feel like a virgin on prom nite? :D
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Super clear. My wife even commented on how clear it was
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TxBrewing, you're now a bonafide moonshiner...!!! Congratulations...!!!
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Well it took a tribe....
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Time for a parrot
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They look cool. Never bothered myself. Some say they cause smearing but others like them. I got a copper tube with endcap soldered on that I use to test.
Let me know how it works.
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Got 2 I need to run. But been trying to retire
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Is there an online store where I could buy copper parts for a build like this?
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Haven't seen txb around lately. Which parts in specific do you mean though? Almost everything can be found online these days. I'll try to help.
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jb-texshine wrote:Haven't seen txb around lately. Which parts in specific do you mean though? Almost everything can be found online these days. I'll try to help.
Thanks. Looking for copper parts. Any online store u recommend would be helpful
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Been super busy with retirement and vacations and finding and starting a new job that keeps me working 12 hours days grime when I leave to when I get home again

Going to blend up 2 more bottles of my fine batch that has been on the oak this whole time
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