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Scotchish
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Hello from the not so sunny Scotland

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Hi all
my names Tavish
been making wine on and off for maybe 10 years then about 5 years ago purchased a small pot still and had a go at distilling and after 10/15 washes of the turbo I got pisd off with the hours n hours of stripping runs on a 4 litre still with not so good results and little knowledge decided to sell on
,so a few weeks ago seen a cheap 25l reflux for sale ( don't shoot me down it's a t500 ano ano!) ....and here I am :) ....first week I make the mistake of running a turbo wash (I had vodka star from last attempt :oops: ) but hey hoe it gave me a running of the relux to give me an idea how this contraption worked ,now have 25 litres of tpw bubbling away under the stairs and looking forward giving this a run so been reading a lot about making the cuts etc,big learning curve but hopefully be making something palatable :D cheers and great forum btw guys :thumbup:
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Brace yourself , Ethel . Foreplay is not a prerequisite here . :moresarcasm: I expect that you are going to get bounced a bit before you get welcomed into the fold .
Anyhow , welcome :wave:
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Welcome here, common still with common issues it can be modified to be improved so I'm told. Read up and have fun.
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I nearly made a plastic boiler still before I found this place , you're grand.
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Welcome Tavish
Nice to see another Scot on board.
Land May Yer Lum Reek!
Keep safe and enjoy
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Hi from south of the border (where it hasn't snowed yet!)

Welcome aboard :-)
Best place to start for newbies - click here - Courtesy of Cranky :-)

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[quote="Truckinbutch"]Brace yourself , Ethel . Foreplay is not a prerequisite here . :moresarcasm: I expect that you are going to get bounced a bit before you get welcomed into the fold .
Anyhow , welcome :wave:[/quote
Cheers butch :thumbup: thanks for the welcome much appreciated
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thecroweater wrote:Welcome here, common still with common issues it can be modified to be improved so I'm told. Read up and have fun.
Thanks croweater for welcoming me in :thumbup: ,been looking into improvements hopefully Can persue using the forum cheers Tavish
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thepatchworkdoll wrote:Welcome Tavish
Nice to see another Scot on board.
Land May Yer Lum Reek!
Keep safe and enjoy
regards
Patch
Cheers for the welcome ma man and May yer lum reak tae ma friend ,so what parts of the island you from .? I'm living in fife but from the Perthshire's area :thumbup:
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Mikey-moo wrote:Hi from south of the border (where it hasn't snowed yet!)

Welcome aboard :-)
the snow is just a dusting here but would stop the south in there tracks lol :
D thanks for the welcome appreciated
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Truckinbutch wrote:Brace yourself , Ethel . Foreplay is not a prerequisite here . :moresarcasm: I expect that you are going to get bounced a bit before you get welcomed into the fold .
Anyhow , welcome :wave:
Thanks for welcoming me in truckinbutch :thumbup:
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Swedish Pride wrote:I nearly made a plastic boiler still before I found this place , you're grand.
Welcome in
Thanks for the welcoming me in Swedish , high 5 onwards n upwards :thumbup:
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