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Idaho please disable the tapatalk advert on your phone before posting again.
We do not want to see that garbage here.
I have edited it from your post this time.

In my opinion its hard to beat the ones from Still Dragon.....a good product at a reasonable price.
I'm sure they have a supplier there.

Google search....."DIY Controller Kit" .....there is one that pops up for around $50 Au.
Never had trouble with the one I own. More than one person distributes them in the world if you hunt around a bit.
There seems to be a lot out there that are way over priced ..research before you buy.

Pacific Punk wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:55 pm

excited that my Agave Spirit has already taken on a lot of colour after one night on toasted oak.

You must have a lot of oak in there for it to be colouring that fast.......the rule of thumb is that a litte oak for a long time is better than to much for a short time.

anything I watch on tv has a worm There is a good reason that we steer people away from believing what they hear and see on TV or Youtube.....both will fill you with bad information and bad habits. Have a look through the hundreds of builds on the forum and you will see liebigs being used on all so...

I don't run a pot.....not for UJ anyway ....always 4 perforated plates.

Skating on thin ice there Smog,
Suggest you re read the rules again carefully, pay special attention to the part about politics.
https://homedistiller.org/forum/app.php/rules

Its ok to turn it off .....I wouldn't turn it off for a week, but over night will be ok.

Welcome aboard BB man

High ABV washes never end well......if you must use sugar keep the wash to 10-12%.......less would be even better. If i had access to unlimited berrys I probably wouldnt use any sugar at all. You are not making wine anymore so what you have learned about campden tabs and wine making hygene is not ap...

At the time this recipe was put on the forum almost everybody would have used pot stills. So the answer is yes.
As for the dunder, Id follow Pugies recipe.......or it wont be Pugirum.

zed255 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:18 am

remember the change in temp is the key, not specific numbers.

+1

They look exactly the same as supplied with a T500 reflux still......if so the only " water proof" part is the probe and the wire leading to the thermometer.

I think there is a simple answer..you ran slower than usual.....the still had a chance to do what it should do.
The slower that you run any reflux still the more the heads n fores will get compressed.

Welcome aboard Mad, Hope you enjoy your time here.

Welcome to the forum longtoes :wave: Guess if you have been reading here for that long you know how the place works. :thumbup: but this is by far the most informative, supportive and interesting forum I have ever encountered. Thanks its nice to get some positive feed back :thumbup: All to often its ...

Just finished running some Rum....must have been Rum making weather Yummy.

Reflux still is what you need for that job. The slower you run the better.....the more reflux you run the cleaner the spirit will be. Wont even guess at how long... that will depend entirely on take off speed. 1 litre jars are way to big.....you will learn a lot more a lot quicker by having a lot of...

It not only sounds like good advice , it is good advice.

Ive been trying to get to the bottom of what a " 3 pot stainless still" is for a while now PP.....until we know for sure everyone is just assuming things.

Any chance of a photo of this still.?

BrassicaNigra wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:12 pm

Going to try another run just like this except no vitamins or epsom salts.

Can you explain why you want to leave things out of a perfectly good wash recipe.
Do you know why the Epsom salts is there to begin with.?

Welcome to Home Distiller Ether

Welcome to the forum Jmac,
Reading everything you can that pops up on the forum will give you the answers to questions you didn't know you had and also to some of the questions that you did have.
What sugar wash are you making ?

I know there are people who claim to have bought Molasses with sulfur added. Personally Ive never seen the stuff and have never had a problem getting the molasses I buy locally to ferment.

Could we have a little more detail please?

Bmoore0778 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:03 pm

a 3 pot stainless

What sort of spirit do you want to make ? is that a 3 inch pot still ? You will need some copper in that still if its all stainless.

Welcome aboard Jobird. The guys in our local homebrew shops are pretty friendly and helpful. Beware the advice they give you , we get a constant stream of new distillers here who have been sold the wrong still for the wrong job , and have been given bad advice by HBS owners. My advice would be read ...

I have 2x 1600w on a controller. I was wondering if it would be about right for the 20. 20 us gal = 75L Just so I know where we are. No matter if your running 75L , 100L or 50L the power that the still is happy running at is the same or changes very little. Both elements running flat out (3200" wil...

I looked at my phone , a Samsung.....its as easy as opening the camera to access the camera settings......then turn off the bit that says " photo location" or something similar.

As a few have said there is nothing wrong with inch over 3/4 either......thats how mine is to fwiw.