Home Distiller

That element adapter is on sale at Home Despot for less than $3 now.

Polly wants some likker....Polly wants some likker...

I used a scratch awl and a pair of curved needlenose. Worked well on both kegs.

It just made the national evening news!!! Check out that still design.

Oh I read you loud and clear Punkin! That was a full out run on the hotplate. Thermo read 205. I never turned it down. Drip, drip, drip and no stream. Too small a riser and too little heat, I'm guessing.

Thanks Gents! The potstill and electric hotplate allows me to be incognito, but I have a pony keg and 2" pipe ready to be soldered. Just have to find an out of the way place to run it. In the meantime, I still pull 150 mL of fores per pot and then strip what I can get, accumulating for a "...

I have another 3 gallons, but only a 16 qt pot. That 1-1/2" has to be the ticket. I just thought stripping yields (all things considered) would be higher. Guess not.

Two gallons of sugar wash run at 195 F and the best I can get is 950 mL in 6 hours. I think I figured out my problem. A 3/4" pipe is just too small to allow sufficient vapor pressure/accumulation to rise, travel into the liebig, and recondense in the worm. I'm going to rework this pot and go wi...

Aye, aye Gimp! I raise my glass to you! I have other "constant" uses for a water distiller as well so I may pick it up.

Well, I'd bet that a.) no one has tried it yet and/or b.) why bother?

Seller dw71 has very decent prices in the US with reasonable shipping. Nice feller and ships fast.

Anyone here ever us e a Genesis 3000 water distiller? Curious since I may be able to pick one up for cheap.

Yep, for my needs it should be a good "all in one"!

Mighty fine, Blind Eye!!!!

Blind Eye wrote:Are you making a multi-still (2-piece column,boka head and pot still head) all interchangeable? curious

Yes Siree, that's where I'm headed! I figured if I do it right the first time, I won't waste time.......time I could be fermenting and such.

Okie Dokie, Blind Eye. I will keep looking around here and check out out of town Lowe's as I travel this weekend. Thanks again!

Many, many thanks Blind Eye!! I have the same parts (keg, tri-lock, and threaded SS fitting. I need to get a source list together to pull together the copper threaded portion upward. For some reason, my Lowe's doesn't seem to have any 2". Any advice/hints are appreciated!!

Can you post a close up of that keg head? I am trying to get the right rigging.

I couldn't agree more, Coops! If you don't have a good time in Ybor, you don't have a pulse! I'm headed down on Monday for a job in Clearwater. I fully intend to "take in the sights and such" as well.

I have enjoyed everything they sell at El Sol in Ybor City.

The well drilling (mainly environmental type) industry uses stainless 2" for well casing. It's pricey, but stout wall pipe that holds up well over years when in direct contact with salt water, coal tar, gasoline, and chlorinated solvents. It comes in 1 foot, 2 foot, and 5 foot lengths (that I'm...

Heeeeyyyyyyyy, I like it! My wife is no closer to granting stove rights (unlike yours, you rascal!), so I'm "propane bound".

partsbill wrote:

Cruisaire wrote:Cool! Any details on your column heighth, dia.?

Sure. From the 2" connector to a 2"x1" connector, 90 degree elbow, 8" connector(to clear the edge), 45 elbow, 30" leibig(using 1/2" down the center)to 1/2"x 1/4" connector to 10" and out

Cool, thanks!

LOL! You're killin' me man! Keep up the good work.

Damn that thing is purty!!

Hey Nasty,

How'd you get in my garage!!! That setup looks very similar to one I know.....
BTW, it looks great!

I just (hours ago) picked up a minty fresh 1/4 barrel for less $ than a good quality stock pot would run me. Look around (metal recyclers, yard sales, etc.) and get one of these. Mind you, there are some legal issues with these "orphan" kegs since they don't have papers. After all, no one ...

TryMe wrote:Never realized Nascar was more or less founded by ppl that ran moonshine.

Yes...yes...indeed!

I have a 6 gallon sugar wash fermenting 2+ weeks in now. It's close to ready so I am gonna have to go with my propane burner and ditch my hotplate. I don't have much privacy from the neighbors for an outdoor run. I like the idea of a hotplate (indoors and outta sight, safer, no CO, etc.), but I need...

Hmmmmm.....

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