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Tnx to all who have posted their own pitfalls... Saves me from that possibility. maybe.

tnx for pointing out scacks sig thread BR....
tax $'s at work.
shame they can't do something productive with their lives.

The Liebig condensor certainly seems to be a more cost effective use of the copper than a worm in bucket.

Sounds like you are doing quite well, and having great fun!

Corn mash in a pressure cooker could have plugged the outlet and then the pressure relief came into action.
EZ to have corn boil over.
Forget abt the corn mash for a while... just use a simple sugar ez recipe to start with.
Best to read a whole bunch!

Wow!

Thank you rad !

All those things I axe questions abt ...
exon

S, do you ever have one POP ? or does it all remain controlled and just hiss enough to relieve itself before blowing. Would be just great for me because I got a ton of 5's that once had latex paint in em. tnx exon and I'm working on a plate stirrer to put under a 5gal bucket... just need bigger magn...

Did anyone axe if dat presure cooker pot was alunimum?
I don't know nuthin
exon

ok, and I can't see, either... it was on the bottom line...
but i bet the cooker gots rubber gasket...

SC... I don't use them fancy bubbler thangs... my doc donates some latex gloves when I gotta go in for inspection. A rubber band holds em over the neck of the carboy, and a hot needle to one of the finger tips keeps the wavy hand stickin up from gettin too big! :lol: or popping. :roll: The batches t...

MR, for cu 2 cu, I'm just using some #14 thhn I stripped the insulation off.
tigs dandy...
There's some oxide problems, but that comes mostly from the tough-pitch/electrolytic copper stock that is .05% copper oxide, no matter what.
Best
exon

Thank you!

...I better read this twice. or thrice?
Best
exon

Great looking onion, Orbit!
I like it!
exon

A work of art. I have decided to take the flute plunge, however I will be building out of stainless as it is considerably cheaper than copper. The plates and 'vitals' will of course be copper. One question though; can someone please patch me a link to a drawing for the plumbing for a flute. I am su...

Uncle Jesse, I'll be darned, but there ain't no 'upload file' in the 'toolbox' section! ...this really should not be difficult... I've uploaded gigabytes of interesting pics to a gazillion boards! What am I missing here? Thank you, exon I'll try again, direct from the post I made... just trying to p...

Great thread! Good info... I like the look of a stainless rig, w copper guts and everything past the VM takeoff.
Tnx
exon

@ Reality sheriff...

Sounds like u be the man to axe when I run into more new probs with the tig machine I recently bought!
Tnx for the pro advice.
...that's reality!
Best
exon

Copper is FAR different to work with than steel...
But it's fun!
E CuSi for copper to SS btr than E308...

Now, if we can just get condencator to post a photo shoot on his efforts, we'll have the best instructional in the web!


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My cake n' donuts mess is going well after 4 days... I cracked the lid on the paint bucket to relieve the pressure a couples times today. Lol I set it in the sun... I I'm almost afraid to open it and look inside! lol guess I should drill a hole in the lid and put some sort of bubbler on it... exon

i re-cycled a cake and some donuts... Is this some bastard form of kvass? ...what am I gonna do with all the grease!!! the plan is to let it ferment, then pour it through a strainer bag and let it set a while longer... any thoughts on this nachtmare? exon ...just hated to see all that sugar go to wa...

What is your banjo made of?
exon

and that's a fine looking rig, scarecrow!
Rollie wheels under the kettle and spirit table... stack of tires for the worm coolie...
Got an acrylic patio chair and a tv for the sports channel ?
exon

By golly those pics are dandy !

+1 where's the take-off???

...I'll use a secret mixture of glass, marbles, copper scrap, and scrubbies in my own column...
exon

I put a 1/4" Al disk I cut out of some scrap under the stainless pot to mellow out the direct heat a bit.
It helped.
Sloshing the stuff all over the place sure makes a mess, though.
Good luck
exon

Got no friends.
I drink alone.
Too fat to run, too big to hide, and funny lookin...
Probly won't see me on FB.
exon

That's quite a family tradition!
Well, they got better food in the hotel nowadays, but they probly won't let u smoke cigaarettes.
Good luck
exon

Seems to me you are havin fun, flying in the face of conventional wisdom... Tell us how it works out for you once you give it a spin !
Good luck
exon

By golly, it looks... effective !

exon

Yup!
I have now learned to make some cheap swill.
Prune-O ?
Horrid stuff... kind of a cross between white wine and beer.
...but it's better than cima and has higher abv.
Gotta get back to the copper project and get rid of some of this volume around here.
exon

I've had some, which I used a lot of yeast in, that were very active... and others, while I was re-cycling dregs that did not have much activity, but that sizzle sound you mention was apparent. Hope you took an initial SG so you can check it again for progress... or you can taste a bit, after a whil...

Dnderhead wrote:read the box,see whats in it,mite be preservatives or nothing for the yest.

I <think> the BHT preservative may have been the culprit... will check for it in the other cereals I have been using.
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RayDean, I shall run a burner on natural gas soon. Probably a water heater burner, or a home-made banjo style. It's simply the cheapest power option in the city. ...If too hot, shouldn't be much problem to cut it back... drive a toothpick into a pattern selection of orifices, or use small sheetmetal...