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Pond pumps work good as everybody said make sure you get one big enough to to over come the head pressure. I used a Submersible type like you would use to a garden hose on work great for flow but after a hour of continuous running I was putting more heat in the cooler with the pump than I was taking...

Mine is 10" tall I use 1" ID pipe and modified some reducers to make the base and the overflow urinal and 1/2" OD tubing on the inlet and 3/8" OD tubing on the outlet. Here's a pic of it before I completely finished it. this one is stainless but you can use copper stainless is mo...

My first still is a 3 gal pot still I named it Roscoe because both my grandfather's names are Roscoe and the both made shine back in the day.
My second still is a 10 gal pot still its name is Rebel.

For me 1.040 SG is normal before I pitch yeast. I don't know what your looking for in your finish product or what type rig your planing on using. If I had any advise for you it would be don't sweat the small stuff. If what your doing doesn't work then it's time to try something different. Id hate to...

Hey Harold,
I'm just a ol country boy but you would think well water in Alaska would be about as good as it gets.
Now this may be a silly question, have you tried a batch to see how it converts?

Hello everybody its been a while since I posted, I've been doing a lot of trail and error and finally come up with a fine run of likker. I had almost got to the point of giving up but thankfully I didn't. I just wanted to say to anybody that's about to give up keep digging take notes and read read r...

Thanks it took about 6 hrs on the second run I tried to run it slow I didn't wont to bump it. I think where I went wrong I miss collocated the ABV of my wash. I'm trying to use temp to run my rig with but that's not as easy for me as I thought it would be.

I made the median vogue today the first run witch I tossed came out 150 proof. I tempered it to 80 proof just for research purposes it was pretty and clear. On my second run witch I intended on keeping came out 165 proof. I tempered it to 80 proof and it turned cloudy on me I must have collected to ...

thanks guys its day four and it has stop doing anything sg is .990. I tasted it and it was bitter as hell kinda like bitten into a green persimmon.if any of all ever done that lol. I'm going to wait till tomorrow before I try to do anything to it, the only thing floating is some wheat or barley.

How long long will a wash keep after the fermentation is finished?

I must have missed something I thought once the fermentation process was done I could strain it and put in the cooker.please explain the clearing step.

I went back to taste it its got a head on it now. my inexperience is kicking my a%^ . lol

OK I got a chance to look at it a little closer I took the lid off the fermenter AKA 5gal bucket it did not have a head on it but the wash was rolling.I check the SG I'm new at this but the best I could determine it was .990 I didn't check it before I pitched the yeast my mistake.what should it be w...

It's the sweet horse feed recipe the temp is 77f I'll have to check the sg. After reading some I may have pitch the yeast to early I had 90f on the brain I pitch it in at 87f.

How long do you wait before you call a wash stuck. Its been working for about 48 hrs and has stop bubbling through the air lock. I started two washes at the same time of the same recipe one is still going I'm getting a bubble about every 10 sec +or - a sec or two.Is this normal or have I got trouble?

KS on the horse feed recipe it doesn't say how much yeast to use I picked up a pack of active dry yeast that has three 7g compartments. will that work and if yes how much do I use?

No problem Kentucky shinner never thought a thing about I appreciate the straight forwardness. I'm planning on using the horse feed recipe for my first run have you got any words of wisdom on that.

that's twice you have saved me from a mistake. I could have swore I read to run beer and water on the site somewhere. but I trust ya I sure don't want to screw up my rig I've worked to hard on it for that.
thanks I owe you one

kinda what I figured so leave out the shine and PGA and use it for a practice run. can I use the shine or the PGA cut with some water for backings for my thump keg?

I'm about to finish up with my pot build I've cleaned it and distilled water thru it everything went well. Now the question if I gather up all the stuff that I'm not planning on drinking anyway and pour that into my cooker and run it thru. I'm talking beer, wine, char moonshine,PGA all at once. what...

thanks I'll post a pic just as soon as I get it finished.

Thanks Rubber duck that's the kind of info I need I was kinda concerned with glass at first but I talked myself into I know better trust me. I can build one out of stainless no problem. two questions for you or any one that help me out. 1. How much does the thumper need to hold I can run 3gal of was...

I'm about 90% complete or at least that's what I think. Feel free to voice your opinion because all this is new to me and I dang sure don't want to hurt myself. the thumper in the picture is to small or at least I think it is I've all ready got another one it's just like the one in the pic but doubl...

U'all would fit right in with the gang I hang out with lol.Ive had my share of popcorns likker and yes it's temping to down the rest of it but hell ill need something to compare mine with if i ever get that far lol.

Yes indeed just like branch water lol. Popcorn was a good man "kindhearted" and would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. I still have a little of his stuff left about quart I wouldn't part with it for nothing.

Thanks for the info I didn't know if the gasket material would be harmful or give off some foul taste. And I didn't know if elevation matter about distillation process. I'll keep the paste in mind I keep forgetting I'm not dealing with pressure.

Please bare with me I mite ask a question that you experts think is common knowledge. I'm in the process of building a small pot still about 2.5 to 3 gal wash. Ive looked thru the site and I found a set up I like that uses a thumper I believe the guys name was "Rudenoise" that had the pict...

Thanks for the welcome and as far as HD im already hook or so says my wife lol. Mud Mechanik I had the pleasure of knowing your avatar never worked with him but i did do some sampling for him.

just wanted to say hello to everyone. just curious about distilling my on product and I found this site and Ive been reading up on different processes. I found a process that I'm going to try just because its the way my grandfather did it in the 30's and 40's. I'm in the process of building my unit ...