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Yeah, here's another one I'd be interested in seeing others results. Just nuking with no additions. I tried it with my buddies El Cheapo LTD brand whisky. No additions, just nuked 3 times to ~150F, then sealed in a Mason jar, then cooled to room temp, ~70F. NO metal in the microwave. And it noticeab...

OK, on and off topic, but here goes. Been reading about this for DAYS now. Don't have any of my homemade hooch. Buddy had a handle of some bottom shelf LTD Canadian whiskey. Kinda crappy stuff. He said it gave him a headache after one drink. So, I told him I had an idea that "MIGHT" help, ...

> If you want a whiskey than you should have just made a simple pot still.. Sure, but when I was just lurking a boka write-up said to the effect "you can just detune your column (or use partial or a lower reflux ratio) to get whiskey in one pass. I thought it would be straight forward (and may...

Well, here's what I found in the MSDS for this solder. Whether or not you feel it is a risk is ultimately up to you. Here it is: Rosin 65997-06-0 NK NE 0.1mg//m3(*4) 0.2 mg/m3(*4) 2.5 1.0-6.0 NOTES:*1-Product formulation is to customer specification and appears on product packaging or packing slip. ...

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Just some reading for y'all.

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/busine ... llery.html

Couple of things: That pot is thin and the lid is even thinner. A 3" riser is a lot to put on there, and in my opinion too big. I would go 2". Cheaper all the way around, pipe and fittings. However, if you must, here's a a decent place with lots of fittings, including 3" to 1" re...

I got the Type M.

Yes, 10 feet of 2" copper pipe for just under $82 with tax. It was on sale at local Menards. Unfortunately, today was last day of the sale. Had I known sooner, would've posted about it. Local Menards would be in Champaign Illinois. Go to menards.com RIGHT NOW and ship to store price is still go...

Step one: Read through these forums for about 2 months. Done. Step two: Buy 10' of 2" copper from Menards for $82 with tax. Done. More S L O W steps to come. Couldn't pass up the sale price at Menards though. Can't buy 5' online for that price. And the 2" is the big cost in the copper depa...

And looks rather unsafe as well. I could find a MUCH better use for one o' them kegs. Having a hard time finding a legal keg for a decent price. I rather doubt either of those are legal either.

ipee7ABV wrote:...
cant afford to make rum in illinois

Why not? I'm somewhere near there (ahem) and was planing on making rum. Why do you say you can't afford to?

P.S. Sorry for the hijack..... If there's another proper way, please inform me.

I also suggest read read and read some more. When you think you've read enough, you're about 25% there. I suggest a simple pot still to start. Liebig condenser. You can get some reflux out of this setup as well, with a few additions/modifications. The key thing is SAFETY FIRST!!!! NEVER build a &quo...

That realtime nice boiler. The still looks to be just a pot still. I see no reflux condenser water connections? It's not a quite large pot still.It being a pot still something really concerns me. The spigot on the takeoff. It needs to go. It's a big safety hazard. Where the still could turn into a ...

Howdy all! No still yet, doing my reading/research. So far am looking at electric fired pot still. Interested in rum and other "flavored" spirits. Will do neutral at some point. Was looking at PID controllers, but have recently learned I can't really control the temp of my wash in the stil...

Well now, that's simple. Maybe should be in a sticky somewhere?????? It is. Why you can't control a still with boiler temperature http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=16635 Well, some of us (me) are idiots. I read those posts. I did not get that out of it until you posted it in s...

So, I can just hook my heating element(s) "straight up" to 220V and let 'er rip? I need NO temp control? No, the heating element/s have to be controlled... Welcome to HD... Drop on by the Welcome Center and tell us a little about yourself... Exlplain please. If I can't control the temp of...

So, I can just hook my heating element(s) "straight up" to 220V and let 'er rip? I need NO temp control? No, the heating element/s have to be controlled... Welcome to HD... Drop on by the Welcome Center and tell us a little about yourself... Exlplain please. If I can't control the temp of...

So, I can just hook my heating element(s) "straight up" to 220V and let 'er rip? I need NO temp control?