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While I'm waiting for my wash to finish up and the weekend to come so I can distill. I decided to build a parrot, I used copper from lowes and plumbing solder that said no lead... is this going to be safe to use? How should I go about cleaning it out?

Thanks for the quick replies. I quess I'll put it off till next weekend. That should give me time to build a parrot. I don't see a need to rush anything.

I started a Gerber wash 5 days ago and am still getting activity through the air lock. About 2-3 seconds between burps. This is my first batch ever, do I wait until there is no activity at all? Or do I take a reading to see where sg is? I was planning to run this batch tomorrow but with activity sti...

Thanks for all the replies. I started my Gerber wash yesterday and tested my equipment for leaks and figured out how to use it with water. I'll be putting it all together this coming weekend.

Newbie here..Hi and thanks to ALL who share such good knowledge. I am just about ready for my first run and have a couple of safety related questions. I purchased a reflux still from brewhaus it came with a hose to connect to the condensor, is that safe to use? Next question is I will be using a pro...