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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: T500 Puked towards end of reflux run?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 285
Re: T500 Puked towards end of reflux run?
Just done my first ever reflux distillation in a T500 packed with lava rock. I have so far been unable to connect the still spirits water flow control valve to my tap as I have square taps. I instead ran the shower hose, removing the shower head of course, directly to the inlet in the T500 reflux c...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Introduction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 53
Re: Introduction
Welcome to HD.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from London
- Replies: 6
- Views: 147
Re: Hello from London
Welcome to HD.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: Absinthe
- Topic: An Absinthe thread with Absinthe
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2710
Re: An Absinthe thread with Absinthe
What do you mean to water the macerate down to 40 percent? It’s my understanding that an ABV that low will not draw the needed oils out of the absinthe herbs. The book I read says you need 85 ABV for that. Most recipes and methods you find say to water the macerate down to 60% before distilling and...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from Québec!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 216
Re: Hello from Québec!
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- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: Soldering advice needed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 211
Re: Soldering advice needed
used flux, and tried to apply the heat mostly to the stainless plate.) IMG_20240331_150717269.jpg I think this is your problem. You are applying heat to a poor heat conducting material that is in physical contact with a giant air cooled heatsink ….aka .. the copper tube bank . Apply the heat to the...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: Soldering advice needed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 211
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: Soldering advice needed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 211
Re: Soldering advice needed
I'm trying to solder up my shotgun condensor. It's 1/8" thick stainless steel platess with 1/2" copper pipes, and the stainless plates will later be TIG welded into a 3" sanitary spool. When soldering copper fittings to copper pipe, it went beautifully. But when I attempted to solder...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hi from a newbie
- Replies: 3
- Views: 81
Re: Hi from a newbie
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- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: whats your music
- Replies: 2676
- Views: 255129
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:48 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Meme’s
- Replies: 1380
- Views: 151994
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: A trip on the Blues Trail
- Replies: 9
- Views: 246
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Glass Marbles for Reflux Column Structured Packing
- Replies: 501
- Views: 96354
Re: Glass Marbles for Reflux Column Structured Packing
Check for lead before use.drmiller100 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:13 pmI can't imagine why they wouldn't be ok..AppleWood50 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:44 am Are all glass marbles safe for us in distilling?
Picked up a bunch of blue glass marbles today but slightly concerned that they may not be safe for use?
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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: New
- Replies: 4
- Views: 120
Re: New
Welcome to HD. Patience is more important.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Meme’s
- Replies: 1380
- Views: 151994
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: How many saddles to fill T500 column?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 120
Re: How many saddles to fill T500 column?
Wrong question. There will be a difference in saddle weight/volume from brand to brand, material to material. If you want to get it right the first time, you should think in terms of the volume (space) you need to fill. What is the volume of column space that you need to fill, and how much packing ...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Another newbie
- Replies: 3
- Views: 105
Re: Another newbie
Welcome to HD. Do a search on why a PID is not the right tool for distilling. This is your welcome thread and not wanting questions to take it of topic.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Marble size for a column
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3825
Re: Marble size for a column
Isnt it funny how things go around , back when I was a Newb people where saying Raschig Ring's where not that great, nor were glass marbles......before that it was broken windscreen glass, after rings and marbles copper mesh became all the rage. Personally Ive always used copper mesh and never had ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:04 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 163
Re: Hello.
Welcome to HD. Check out our tried and true recipes.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: Dephlegmator as pre condenser
- Replies: 2
- Views: 193
Re: Dephlegmator as pre condenser
All comes down to BTU's in equal BTU's out.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 3
- Views: 224
Re: Hello
Welcome to HD. This is a welcome thread and for introduction only. OP should start a thread in the proper forum.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: whats your music
- Replies: 2676
- Views: 255129
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: I like to join the distiller group
- Replies: 17
- Views: 581
Re: I like to join the distiller group
Honest to goodness. I’m COMPUTER ILLITERATE. I can not figure out to use this discussion group. I can find and read lots and lots of amazing stuff. But for the love of the good lord. I can not figure out how to respond,answer, or even tell who I’m talking to basically I just don’t understand. I’m t...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Meme’s
- Replies: 1380
- Views: 151994
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: New to the forum and to the hobby!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 254
Re: New to the forum and to the hobby!!
Welcome to HD.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hay I'm new here
- Replies: 3
- Views: 129
Re: Hay I'm new here
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- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: New here, hello!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 231
Re: New here, hello!
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- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: whats your music
- Replies: 2676
- Views: 255129
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Meme’s
- Replies: 1380
- Views: 151994
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: Alcohol as Fuel
- Topic: Fire starter pellets/slugs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6485
Re: Fire starter pellets/slugs
Bit of an old thread, but since winter is coming up i've been thinking about this. I'm thinking of getting a pack of small plastic catering sauce containers. You can get something like 100 of them for $10. Then stuff them full of cottonballs(To stop any sloshing/spillage) and fill with feints. I *T...