Now the time has come to upgrade this little potty starting with the assembly of a new, modulair, column using tri clamps. The current one I put together some 10 years ago out of what I could find around here for decent money, and also as a part of the shine romance I guess hilbilly-building
The liebig condenser I choose in the first place for sourcing reasons. However it also is a freaking good and simple design which has earned its stripes in the hobby. Yes a shotgun is nice and I might end up building one as well but is it really necessary knock-down power wise, I dont think so, let me know if you think otherwise. I started off with a smaller one and ended up making a bigger one for the stripping runs which has served me well.
So here is my plan/ idea,
- Assemble a 3'' column and connect the liebig for potstill mode
- Add a reflux condenser (dephlegmator) and bubble plates for enhanced experience
- Add a ball valve on the bottom of the boiler to drain backset, the fill point on top I did with the initial build
Obviousely the pot becomes a bit obsolete with all this power on top of it so my idea is to, in time, replace that with something bigger. Preferably 3 times bigger so I can use the old potty for the spirit run and the bigger pot to strip. They would complement eachoter this way.
Looking forward to hillbilly-re-build and work with copper again, I would also greatly appreciate your opinions tips and tricks as I don't assume to have all the answers here.