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May be the problem. He has roughly 10' plated column. This past change he was arranging it hoping to be able to cut his run time from about 16 hours to 6 hours on a 150 gallon boiler. Not sure how realistic that is since I've only run a 15 gallon LM

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Not at all. Thanks for the info and suggestions.

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The last thing I want to come across as is some sort of expert or arrogant. I'm no expert by any means and not arrogant. I may go over Friday afternoon and visit with him. Like I said, I like the guys and hope he makes it in a big way. But, I want him to produce something he can hang his hat on and ...

I didn't go in depth on his cuts as I felt I may be pushing to hard. And by all means, if I make any suggestions, it will be in total privacy and would be along the lines of, hey why don't you try making a batch at 10 or 12% and see how it comes out. He's only made 4 runs and has tweaked things betw...

I have somewhat of a moral question that's been on my mind. Recently I visited a new local distillery. Very small operation and pretty basic in my mind. The guy is super nice and very in tune with distillation. However, in my opinion, which doesn't mean much, he is not very in tune with distillation...

Well, I haven't made anything in about 4 years and never tried anything with malt. But, I made a lot of rum with black strap and sugar. Never had any off flavours like that. Sorry I can't help but mainly replying to thank you for your service.

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I use an on demand 12v 50psi pump run off battery charger. I regulate the flow with an inline ball valve. Use a 50 gallon drum as reservoir. Works great

I just signed up on free level. As soon as I'm able to I will upgrade!

humbledore wrote:

marshrunner757 wrote:I'm about to build mine and think I'm going to use a dry box you get from sporting goods outlets.

What is a dry box?

A hard abs plastic box. Used for boating a lot. Also used for keeping shotgun shells in. Walmart carries them.

I'm about to build mine and think I'm going to use a dry box you get from sporting goods outlets.

I'm with Jumbo here. Cut that batch in half. Can't see the yeast surviving that journey. Aim for 10-11% and you'll get better results.

I need to read on the lava rock. Have always used copper.

I have a boka which has 40" before condenser. I've found it runs better for me by packing sections. Stuff a was of copper mesh as far as I can followed by another about 8" from that and another about 8" from that. Seems to give me a very steady high and clean proof. Once it starts falling off, it fa...

S.G.? Yeast used? Temp? Nutrients?

I don't think you want to bend the elements. Also, I don't think you have a problem. Unless you're somehow doing a 50% ABV wash (which you're not) on a 6 gallon run the element will never run dry.

The terminal blocks on those cheap Chinese SCR's are too narrow to accept a standard 10 guage ring lug. :crazy: :tired: :x I had to grind the edges of the ring lugs to fit. The wiring is mostly 10AWG except for the stretch from the breaker to the box which is 8AWG. All wiring is multi strand. Thank...

I've tried it on JD and it was very very close

Jumbo, what size wire are you using? I got my SCR in and those terminals look awful small. Also, are you using single or multi strand wire?

I run 1/4" and it runs very well on my 2"

Flew into Vegas this morning. Sure wish I could have smuggled a bit of my UJ over with me lol

Look at Gerber in the tried and true

I used the cardboard from the cover of a heavy 3 ring binder. Works great.

You should be able to pull 190 proof from that. If I pack my 48" with copper I can hit 190. That being said I typically use little if any packing anymore. I start at 180ish and at about 170ish I'm into good hearts.

Highest isn't best and I assume you mean 160 proof or 80%. Anything over 85% on mine is considered heads. I have hit 95% on a few occasions but it's not drinkable.

Jimbo wrote:

marshrunner757 wrote:How long did it take the SCR to come in?

Pretty quick. Maybe 2 weeks or less

Cool. Just ordered one!

How long did it take the SCR to come in?

I use 12v on demand water pump with an inline valve. Close valve, pump stops, crack valve just a little and pumps sporadic, open valve wide open and pump runs wide open. While not very quiet, it works very well for my condenser. I have the pump mounted on my cooling drum outside my shed.

Can't use a hydrometer anyway. Figure it by volume. Quick example. If you remove 1 quart from a gallon of your juice/cider and then added 1 quart 100% abv to bring total volume back to one gallon you would have 25% abv or 50 proof.

If doing several stripping runs and then a spirit run with heater elements and your wash winds up above 50percent abv do you just cut it back with water prior to running to make it safe for the elements? You shouldn't run anything above 40% abv. Very dangerous! I cut mine back to 35% just to be safe.