At that time I knew that you should use the right tool for the job, but it isn’t always an option. And I am sure many of us have used a hammer as a multi tool.
I got away with it barely, but then I switched to SPP in the column and new that I had to build a pot still for stripping.
http://ww.homedistiller.org/forum/viewt ... 15&t=63198
Shortly after I started drilling the forum with questions, I didn’t get many replies from this post so I just kept reading on this forum as well as others.
http://ww.homedistiller.org/forum/viewt ... 16&t=63126
In October I was researching the Liebig.
http://ww.homedistiller.org/forum/viewt ... 87&t=63415
I knew what I wanted and there were a lot of opinions on how to build a pot still and Liebig, although there were a bunch of different opinions on the build, they were all basically the same.
Over time I acquired what was needed to build a pot still, I had plenty of time to research and collect parts, this is a seasonal hobby that I do in the fall every year and I was done for the year already. (Fall 2017 will be my 4th season)
The Build
Plus since my brother is a pipe fitter, he loves this stuff and can get bits and pieces here and there, this build cost me two hose fittings and a 2” connection to the keg.
When I measured out what I wanted, my goal was to have the 2” riser tall enough to work the union at eye level, the second measurement was for the liebig to be long enough to reach a low table and since I run propane I wanted the burner a safe distance from the table.
Here is what I ended up with.
- 27” riser
- 64" Liebig ¾ over ½ w/10 gauge copper wire turbulator.
- 50" water jacket
- 64” 3/16" flattened copper tubing for vapor tube
- 2” union