My name is Chris, and I have a problem...

[Knew2Brew]

and its not drinking liquor. It's the fact that I think, for some reason, anything I can do myself I need to do myself.....and that's why I'm here. I've looked at doing my own distilling for sometime but for some reason I never started. Silly me. Now I've purchased a boiler and a column and will hopefully be making my own spirts in the not too distant future.

[Prairiepiss]

Welcome aboard.

What kind of column and boiler did you buy? What ate you wanting to make with it?

Good luck be safe take your time.

[fullhouse]

welcome to HD!

[astronomical]

Hi Chris .....






....Thanks for sharing

::clapping::

[Bushman]

Welcome to HD, also curious to what and where you bought your still. We have a few honest outfits out there unfortunately there are a lot of rip off artists as well sense the hobby is illegal who would you report it too?

[OlympicMtDoo]

Welcome to HD Chris, +3 tell us more about your still. Have fun and stay safe.

[HolyBear]

Welcome Chris, you've got the right attitude for it...post some pics of your project when ya have a chance, but before u do, be sure to read forum rules helpful hints about pics if using your phone.

Join me sons, joins me...I work fo no man...I have no name... you seek a greeaat fortune, you who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it be not the fo-tune you seek. But first,... first you must travel, a long and difficult road. A road, fraught with peril.. You shall see thangs...see thangs wondaful to tell. You will see a... cow, on tha roof of a,.. cotton shed, hmm...an ohh so many starry nights...I can not tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in yo path. For fear that, bout save your reward.. though the road be wide, yea though yo hearts grow weary, still shall you fallow da way, even unto,.... YO SALVATION!!!

[Bayou-Ruler]

welcome to the forum

[MuleKicker]

Hi Chris. Do you need a hug?

[HolyBear]

Hi Chris. Do you need a hug?

"You sure do have a perty mouth".....

[Knew2Brew]

Welcome aboard.

What kind of column and boiler did you buy? What ate you wanting to make with it?

Good luck be safe take your time.

I bought a used stainless 10 gal boiler. I bought the column from Brewhaus. Just a basic column, not reflux or anything.

I like to drink pretty much anything except scotch so I'll probably try make a variety of things....whiskey, rum, and I'll try try neutral spirits even though a pot still isn't ideal from what I understand.


I need help with one thing though.

My boiler has a stub pipe coming off of it that won't work with my column. I've got a pipe stub with a tri-clamp end to get welded on my boiler so it will mate with my column. My brother can weld, but I don't think he has really delt with welding food grade type stuff. Is there any special type of welding restrictions such as certain types of metals in the welding, etc.....

[HolyBear]

My boiler has a stub pipe coming off of it that won't work with my column. I've got a pipe stub with a tri-clamp end to get welded on my boiler so it will mate with my column. My brother can weld, but I don't think he has really delt with welding food grade type stuff. Is there any special type of welding restrictions such as certain types of metals in the welding, etc.....

Yep...I screwed up a $150 pot thinkin I could use stainless rods with a regular stick welder on stainless. Don't know exactly what your situation is, but it will prolly need to be tig welded.