My First still

[Sedaterman]

Just finished my 5 gallon Clawhammer still. I had zero soldering experience but I made my way through it. I still have some excess solder to clean up, but I will take care of that after checking for vapor leaks (and I am certain to find some ) during my cleaning run.

Should I fill my still to capacity for the cleaning run ? How much vinegar do you guys recommend I add ?
Comment and criticisms are welcome

Thanks
Tom

[Sedaterman]

Sorry for the mix up. I am still trying to get the hang of this.

Here is the pic

[toast860]

i filled my half way with a 50 50 mix of vinger and water. then ran some old home made redwine. then just for good measure i did it again with some turbo ujssm. and yes anything turbo sucks balls. but it got her clean..

[SlowJoe]

It looks nice!

[bkshine]

Nice looking still. going to be the next one i build.

[BentJar]

If you are just checking for leaks, run a hot water test first. If the still passes that, then do the vinegar/water run.

[dakotasnake]

it may just look like it in the pic but that condencer looks pretty short, hope it works for ya, but i would keep an eye on vapors, whatch the water flow and dont overdo the heat.

[Sedaterman]

Thanks for the input. Going to wait for the weather to break before I try this thing out.

[MitchyBourbon]

Sedaterman,

That is an awesome still. I hope you love it as much as I do. If you ever decide you need to find a new home for it, know that I would treat her right.