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First bike was a BSA bantem 175cc, I think it was a late 50's model. First car was a 1957 Ford Customline 272 V8 3 speed auto.

I meet the food distributer truck in the main street of my local town and transfer 200 kilos of sugar to my vehicle. Does that look a bit suspect?

5 litres per hour is about what you should get on a stripping run with the heat turned up. I get 5 litres from a 2400w element and 2 L per H on spirit runs with a 1000w element.

Looks ok to me.......insulation would be benificial.........good luck.

That's good news H......... I wish her a speedy recovery

I wouldn't bother with a controller, I have a 50 litre keg as my boiler I use a 2400w (taken from a kettle) to heat up and a 1000w hoop element for spirit runs, works great. I get 5 litres per hour using the 2400w for stripping and 2 litres per hour using the 1000w for spirit runs. Takes about 1 1/4...

I use a keg for my worm condenser, I cut a hole about 8" diameter for my boiler and used the peice I cut out the condenser keg as the the boiler top. I didn't weld the the 2" pipe to the top, flour paste is all that is needed. You could easily build a still without weld/solder, the only we...

About 6 months ago I had a tooth that needed pulling, one night I plucked up the courage to pull it myself, I took a swig of some 96%, swirled and swallowed it and extracted the tooth with a pair of plyers. I don't recommend drinking 96% but it certainly makes a great numbing/pain killing aid.

Hope all goes well mate.

You could used a stainless or copper lined hot water system, plenty of distillers use them successfully.

Welcome IM.............got to watch that urge to build more than one alright, I built my first (20 litre pot still ) wasn't happy, built a bigger one (50 litre internal reflux) then converted it to an offset head/pot still model and I have another that is almost finished.

Ditto....because I can.

A few vinegar runs should remove it.

Great idea for insulation. I've just run it once, took almost 8hrs to get up to temp, but then ran off 4 gallons of low grade in about 5hrs. My heat source is 5 electric hot plates, its cheap and adjustable. After I add some packing I'll let you know how well it works. If it took 8 hours to get to ...

Me too.

Good story, I seen the interview with Johnny Knoxville, I near pissed myself, very funny...

I broke my foot in oct 2008 and lost my job, I virtually sat on the lounge for 3 months watching DVD's and drinking sour mash. Now my foot is almost back to normal so I go deer shooting to keep myself entertained. Hard life but someone has to do it.

I'm really sorry to hear that, it totally ruined my day. I hope his wife is handling it ok.

I just put my alcho meter in the distillate and add water to the required abv%.

It will certainly do the job till you get around to building a bigger better one. Good luck with your new hobby.

hehe must be a fair few ppl from the brisbane area... doing repairs on a concrete truck and the guy from south brisbane who dropped the truck off, gave me a bottle of homemade scotch :) If I have trades people at my place I usually give them a bottle to show my appreciation. My friends will trade a...

I want one.

Congrats on you new build, well done, let us know how she performs.

Hi Jan, I'm on the mid north coast NSW. We seem to be getting quite a few us here now, good to see, it's a very informative site, a great hobby and you meet some really nice people from all over the world.

Bob

I don't use a thermometer on my pot, I use an alco meter. I have a 50 litre pot and I strip about 5 litres per hour, comes of at about 130 proof, when I do spirit runs it comes off at 190 proof.

theholymackerel wrote:Thunder Road is a classic. (1958)

Robert Mitchum starred in it and also wrote it. The critics were surprised he could write such a quality screen play, but he was an insider from the area, so that helped alot with the authenticity.

I have just downloaded that one, probably watch it tonight.

I wan't to get hold of some good moonshine movies, preferably early hill billy type movies, can some of you guys suggest some?

Well done, it's a good feeling when you produce your first drinkable batch.

Good to have an Aus Mod on the board. Onya hook.

I'll stick to Lowens, it's readily available, reliable, no off flavours and one pack lasts me all year ($3.75). I used a few turbos when I first started distilling but didn't like the disgusting off flavours they produce.