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I got it figured out, thanks

awesome thanks

Sorry Jake, I think I got off topic. I pulled the fittings and put some threaded rod in place. soldered a 5 or 6 inch pan to a copper fitting. 2 inch pipe has a strut clamped to it and i slide threaded rod through the strut, washers and wing nuts to clamp it down. Would be nice if I could just have...

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My boiler used to be an 80gal soda syrup keg, i cut it down to 20gal. the lids are the same as a regular corny, i cut a hole in mine & welded a coupling on & made a ptfe gasket. i use a 2" copper reducer to connect my collumn, slip joint. What size coupling did you get to fit in there,...

Anybody convert a corny lid to a 2" fitting without welding the lid to the top?

thanks guys, I was just wondering if a plumbing shop would have something that could be adapted, but it seems I will source the parts out and build it myself

so for under $50 I could build all the controls and just need to add power cord and element? I get a real good deal at a local plumbing source which is why I was wondering if there were a controller for a boiler or something I could use.

Been researching the builds on these, can these be purchased from plumbing supply houses ready to go? Also I have an old kiln with a controller on it, would that be what I am looking for? Looking to use a heating element in a keg, probably 5500w.

those were the 2 pics that confuse me. the first post here looks to be a little less than a half circle with the cut out longer, the other post looks like a half circle with slits cut into the half circle. edit Just realized if I cut it smaller the plate would not make it to the stop cuts in the pipe.

Quick question on the bottom plate, on the template there are 2 lines for the size. Do I cut it full size and notch out the drip or cut it down to the smaller size leaving the drip?

Thanks, that was my original plan, when reading through these forums somewhere I got redirected to a nice build where it seemed to be a one piece 50" or so column.

Getting ready to build, and maybe have took in too much all at once. Do I build my boka 12" and attach it to a column or leave it full length?

Good to know, thanks guys.

If I was to try making some apple pie flavored with 120 proof sweet feed, how long would it keep or does it need to be refrigerated? I been searching for quite some time and haven't been able to dig it up.

Don't feel bad Jake. Your not the only person who's made the mistake of using too much backset. Just a suggestion. Next time don't use any backset but reuse the lees from the bottom of the fermenter. This works especially well if the original ferment was less than 10 or 12%. I did reuse the lees an...

I have been running this recipe for a few weeks now, guess I got a little greedy and tried to make an all backset wash. Been close to 18 hours and no bubbles to speak of yet. Should I just discard the 10 gallons I have trying to ferment and start over? Your pH is too low. You might could salvage it...

I have been running this recipe for a few weeks now, guess I got a little greedy and tried to make an all backset wash. Been close to 18 hours and no bubbles to speak of yet. Should I just discard the 10 gallons I have trying to ferment and start over?

Thanks for the advice hound dog, I am just starting out but will be building another type soon. I got 10 more gallons bubbling up to try out and just keep on practicing.

Ok, quick question then. If making just whiskey with this rig, should I go back to the original configuration to get the higher alcohol content and dilute it more or run in pot mode and possibly have to run it twice or just dilute it less? just wondering i guess...

Using the same sweet feed recipe but with backset this time I am getting a much lower abv%. I bypassed the column for the water intake straight Into the lower condenser. My first run I was getting 80% now I'm down to 55-60%?

got it thanks

halfbaked wrote:The cut off valve should be on top and your colder water should come in the bottom side. The cut off valve will help hold water pressure in the shotgun.

I could easily move the shut off to the top to hold pressure, but would I need it if running as a pot still?

A little progress, this is probably how it will stay for a while.

No doesn't sound right. It's explained much better in the mod thread. You want the two condensers separate. The product condenser needs to ne fed in through the bottom and out the top. The top through tube needs its own feed in and out. With a valve to control how much flow goes through it. You don...

I would do it as I described. Took me a bit to process but this is how I'm reading it. I could run the water in though the bottom of condenser and out the existing piping on top after I bypass the column on the bottom. Then after some manifold building the water would start at the top outside the c...

You can use it as it sits. And make a good drop with it. But its not gona make a neutral. Now you want to make a variety of stuff. Doesn't tell me what? If all you are after is flavored drinks like whiskey rum or brandies. I would remove the lower through tube. You could do this by just cutting it ...

Hound Dog wrote:Look for a post by Prairie Piss and check out his signature at the bottom. It will have a link to CM still mods. He has some pretty good insight on this style of rig.

I saw this and was what made me ask my original question

If I want to use it as a pot still do I have to remove the packing, but still run the water through it?

From what I have been reading this still should have some modifications done to it to make it more efficient. I did not build this, but it did not cost me anything either. Would be making a variety of beverages with it. Would bypassing the lower cooling tube around the column be a fix for it?