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My money is spent on a lesser known but reasonably priced scotch called Aberlour. Fantastic. Giv'er a try. Bought a bottle 4 years back and never strayed since.

Anyone know where I can find this pic in high res, or buy a poster?

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I'd like it on my wall.

Chub.

Agreed, stainless will be mildly magnetic due to the chromium content. I've never seen a keg in the US/Can that was aluminium and that one is definitely ss. Good luck with your build.

Can someone give me a good explanation of a centering ring?

Brew's Pulled Pork: Get a 'pork shoulder' from the store... this is not a good cut of meat but it works amazing for this recipe. Don't try to buy lean meat for this recipe, it wont work. You need fat. Period. Sprinkle the entire roast lightly in cayene pepper Cover it in fresh ground pepper... lots ...

Tell us a little about yourself. What kind of rig did you order? What do you like to drink? What continent you from?

Welcome Clearcut. Here are some tips: Most people here don't watch the temperature control or even have on on a pot still like yours. Monitor the ABV coming out and the rate. Your wash recipe sounds like it could use some work. Look in here for the tried and trued... lots of good stuff there. If you...

I'm positive someone has asked this question but cant seem to find the answer, so please bare with me. When you rack UJSM from the original ferment, does it come off clear? If not (mine came out cloudy)... I'd imagine you'd want to? Do you fill up the fermenter with water for a few days so the yeast...

Its kind'a nice because even when you loose you win.

See the Harris site on how to clean and be careful. Really, be safe. Good luck but the above method works like a hot damned...

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I is very possible to solder copper to stainless without expensive solder. Not sure how to copy the url but here i s the text: by newerbrewer » Mon May 24, 2010 2:16 pm Just wanted to let everyone know that it is possible, and pretty easy to solder stainless with plumbing solder and propane. You wil...

WW: This diagram helped. Alot. Think it was posted by pinto... cant find the thread so will repost.

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Hi Folks,

I have some mason jars with glass lids which are perfect, but don't want to use the rubber gasket to seal the lid to the jar. How do you guys seal your jars? Thanks,

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Hey Guys, I've noticed that on the Pinto Controller, the diagram Crude2 (not sure what page) has MT1 and MT2 backwards from is shown on some peoples pictures of their wiring (of the same controller). Because power can flow both ways through a triac, does it matter which is which (for MT1 and MT2)? T...

+1 for putting the bolts from the inside out and soldering the heads. Next use a cork gasket on the outside. Works like a hot damn.

WW: Glad to help. I've learned so much here, just happy to have something to contribute. I know many members have struggled with SS in the past. Glad it worked for you as it did me.

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Solder the bolts in so the dont leak. Yes solder. Next get some decently thick natural cork and make your seal. You do not need music grade. It'll work.

Welcome Jimbo. Have fun and be safe.

If yer lookin for economical, you can achieve it here. A simple pot still will work well and can be done cheap and safely. A reflux is a bit more spendy but again can be done pretty cheap. That being said, I thought I'd be able to slide into this hobby cheap as well... turns out I like buidin sh*t. ...

If its an external drive, there is usually just a plain ole hard drive inside the enclosure. If you took it out and hooked it up to your computer via one of the ide cables inside it may work. Never done it but who knows... If the hard drive is making sounds and it doesn't sound like finger nails on ...

Don't be nervous. Be excited. And welcome.

Only ever had one day when I struggled with soldering. It was the new flux I was trying. The solder beaded up like I was trying to solder glass to aluminium. Pitched the flux, bought some Oateys and never looked back. Looks like you just need a breather and to hit it on a different day. Good luck.

Squid... that's a pretty big soldering iron, I don't have anything like that around here. Glad you have things working for you. I was not speaking of what doesn't work, just what does for me, good to have other contributors on the forum... many minds make short work of difficult problems.

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Welcome. Can't wait to see some family recipes .

Not just doable, its pretty easy once you find the right flux. I knew it was possible using very high silver content solder but that was way out of my budget. The plumbing solder works perfect, its cheap, we all have lots... propane heats'er up well too. Good luck.

I've tried lots of fluxes... only this specific one ever worked for me. Again, no paste... only liquid. Get it clean and lightly sanded. Good luck. And yes.... acid.

Almost forgot... always read the MSDS (available on the Harris site), avoid contact with skin and all that stuff... Also to clean (from the harris site): What is the procedure for removing Stay Clean® Flux residue? Soak soldered parts in two ounces tri-sodium phosphate or bicarbonate soda added to o...

Just wanted to let everyone know that it is possible, and pretty easy to solder stainless with plumbing solder and propane. You will not get the strength of a weld, or anywhere close but it will fasten 2 pieces of metal together leak free if done right. Here is what I did: Materials - Auto body sand...

I second RAD's comments on posting your design and ideas before building. I would imagine if you polled the users of this site for lessons learned, it would have been more research before taking out the copper and torch :-). The book you have may be OK, but the collective minds on this site are incr...