New to this

[Oceanwave]

Another newbie here. I have been doing a lot of reading here and elsewhere, and realize there is a lot more reading to go. I am looking to make a small pot still out of mainly materials I already have on hand to see if this is something I want to get into. Looking forward to learning a lot more.

[Truckinbutch]

Welcome . Explore a simple keg pot still to start . It will give you continued good service if you decide to stay with the hobby and will be easy to recover your investment from if you choose not to continue .
Smaller stills are harder to run and generate little demand on the resale market . Results from them can also disappoint a novice and turn him away from a rewarding hobby on the getgo .

[Oceanwave]

As per my post elsewhere I have a 16 quart stainless stock pot that is extremely solid that I thought would serve as a boiler to start. I have seen some keg still around here being sold, but I figure with what I have lying around and some minimal purchases I could get up and running. Then if I like it, a bigger boiler could be moved to. Since I have not started to build yet, right now I am exploring options. I think a pot still will do what I want at this point as my spirit of choice is rum. Whiskey is my second choice. Who knows I might come to like other things if I experiment enough. At this point my experience is primarily in beer making and a little wine making. I probably have enough old mead in the basement that I could use it for a sacrificial run, although I might want to save it to see how it distills out.