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binoscope
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Hi there from Auckland, New Zealand

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Hi there, name is David. Recently (last six months) got interested in distilling. read so many pages from this forum it has been a wealth of knowledge. Finally built a boka with a 1100mm copper column, followed by a sight glass, followed by the boka head. I have got several liters of SPP from Poland which seems to be working well. I have had one run so far and using guidance from another local experienced distiller taking off at 100ml per 4 minutes during the hearts and they taste fine. The boiler is a T500 like 25L stainless from Copperhead Stills it has a 1000W and a 2000W switch and is double skinned on the sides so you can touch the side of the boiler when it's running. Got a few questions about cooling but this is just to introduce myself and my rig first. I work in computing / electronics so building isn't a mystery to me but the black art of distilling is :-)

Dave
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nuntius01
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Re: Hi there from Auckland, New Zealand

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welcome
I'm just the bank and the mule

post your still pics here
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 16&t=66917
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NZChris
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Welcome to the forum.
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Still Life
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Welcome, David.
Glad you joined.
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bilgriss
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Glad to have you here!
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Dantuss
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Re: Hi there from Auckland, New Zealand

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Welcome!
My Build 2" CCVM
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My still up and running 1st and 2nd runs Yahoo!
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