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Are you suggesting a broken stream for the strip and spirt runs, or just the spirt? Also, the temp of the rum was right around 155°F at the take off, I've seen that some recommend talking rum off a bit hotter than other spirits to allow it to gas off some, is that temp too hot? Should I add a liebig...

Ok maybe don't smash it. Seeing how your using a boka and all. :mrgreen: Did you run it twice or just once? At what kind of take off rate did you run it? If your running it with the takeoff valve wide open. You should be controlling it like a pot still. Adjusting the heat input to get the desired t...

Thanks for the info fellas!! I'm using a short unpacked column on my bok - only using temps as another reference point, since I'm new to boiling alcohol I'm just trying to get a feel for things and observe what is happening at what temps etc... Not living/dying by the thermo by any means! :thumbup:

I'm at 2,900 ft, water in a pan boils at 205-206F Do the same temp corrections apply when my wash is in the kettle? Does the alcohol in the wash skew that scale? I've run my first 30 gallons of hookrum wash through, and Hook says that you can take the tails out to 95C, on my first 12 gal of wash I t...

since the question was raised in the OP, but didn't quite get a full answer, I'll ask it again... Setup: I also just completed a bok, 2.5" dia (reclaimed plumbing from a boiler), 15 gal keg boiler, 11" condenser w/ 1/2" cold finger (over all I used 15ft of 1/4" tube for the coil)...

Killer! Me Likey!

Thanks bro!

Quick question, for the atmospheric vent, is there any need or any harm in using say, a 3" long piece of 1/4" copper tube and soldering it to the cap (to hold it in place) and to the side of the 1/4" condenser coil? It would be unvalved - no restrictions My thinking is that the copper...

nice looking build and great drawings, thanks!

I've got 120l of hook rum wash fermenting right now - coil condenser is done, parrot built, 2" keg flange adapter due to arrive today, hopefully will have the slant plates done before friday so I can run my clean outs... House smells like molasses... a smell I could get used to!

Thanks for the great replies Usge!

I appreciate any input I can get, hopefully it will keep me from making any mistakes that I'd regret!

So I've settled on building a bok and have the plans laid out but still have a few unanswered questions and a few things I'd like to get confirmation on before I start hacking up copper... Primary use (I hope!) will probably end up being rum/whiskey/brandy, but the wife is gonna be looking for some ...

Thanks Bentstick! Quick question... I have my boka build plotted out, but there are a few things that are "different" about my build that I haven't seen covered anywhere and I would like the opinion of the experienced folks around here, what is the appropriate place to start that thread? W...

Big Ugly No More!! She's lookin pretty sexy right about now!

Looking good! I'm about to start my Boka build as well, I'll be referring back here!

Richard7 wrote:Although I would stay away from antifreeze. A tiny leak would be bad news and water does just fine!

And water is actually a better thermal conductor than AF anyways!

Welcome to the forum, is this the template you are referring too: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5829&start=200#p6910554 Sorry I's taken so long to get back here - just finished a big project that delayed my still build... Yeah that's the one - I think I've got the solu...

Been wandering the halls here for a month or so, decided to join recently and figured that I should prolly introduce myself... I'm new to craft distilling, but a veteran when it comes to consuming distilled products :wink: I've been adding yeast to sugar for 17+ years making beer, wine & cider a...