Home Distiller

Dnder thanks for the pic of Popcorns setup but the one I seen wasnt like that because he had a fire built underneath it but maybe that was just for TV I know alot of the bigger operations heat that way but like I said this had a wood fire under it and also the pot wasnt that big it was probably 15-2...

Tater,
I've seen steam setups with the steam pipes running through but this was a hole you could see thru in the middle of the pot

mtnshiner I like your setup I have done similar setups using rock and clay to surround the pot then the half barrel as a burn box. You're right about adding a chimney it creates a draft and draws the heat back and heats the pot and the fire doesnt even have to touch it. If someone wants to get an id...

dayhunt, it looks to me like your input linre to your thumper twists around the outside of your thumper and enters from the bottom. If im correct on that then I would think that the vapor would be cooling too much before it gets inside of the thumper so you would be putiing liguid and not vapor INTO...

Well got home last night and all was well I heard the music of an airlock bubbling cant wait for it to finish workin and see how it tastes

I have a used stainless steel pool filter and was wondering if it is safe to use as a pot? If so what should I use to clean it out with will vinegar and water work? I have tried searching the site but haven"t found anything useful yet. I appreciate anyone"s advice

OK Im attempting my first All Grain and so far so good I think. I started with 5 gals of water heated it to 175 degrees and added 5lbs of cracked corn and continued heating AND stirring till 200 degrees held the temp for 20 mins and then turned of heat and covered it up temp stayed above 175 for alm...

If we only we knew the secret ingredient!!!! LOL

I use to use a vacumm pump on wine to help remove co2 and it worked very well. the wine would foam up and all the co2 would come out. I never considered trying it on distillates might try and see what happens

Yea mine waters the garden in the summer, and this year had a small ice rink goin when it was colder out. LOL

I was just wondering did you solder the lid to the thumper or is it attached another way?

Banjer I see what you are saying. Its a good argument ffor the safety of antimony. Lets see if anyone else weighs in on this

Ive been cleaning mine with lemon juice and salt and it works great.

thanks for the clarification there. I never really paid it much attention before but Im trying to learn more. I always just did the same recipe the same way all the time LOL. Its time to broaden my horizons

Ok, I was just wondering. Im probably not understanding the full implications with not having manufactured yeast my thinking is it wouldnt matter as long as we can get our mash workin lol.

is the same true for sprouted corn?

This may be a dumb question but if we didnt have yeast couldnt we just use malted grains instead?

the head comes off to fill it and I will install a slop arm to drain it. just havent done it yet and couldnt wait to show a pic of it. now I need to think about the thumper not sure if Im goin to build one or get a wood barrel. guess it depends on what I can find

I had a bunch of copper fortunately. it should be able to run 18 gals it will hold 22 gallons. the solder definetely took a bit more to heat up but worked great.

thanks guys I appreciate it. Im using an old sketch my grandfather gave me before he died years ago. I hope it works good, cant wait to find out lol

her's a pic of my pot and head havent finished anything else yet and still have to clean it up and polish.

This is my first all copper build its not finished yet. Any comments or suggestions would be welcome

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I'll post pics soon as I get back together again. LOL

Thanks Dutchman I appreciate the info I have picked up some silver solder and guess I'll be starting over. Oh well better safe than sorry.

Im building a traditional style moonshine still with a 20 gallon pot a thumper and a worm. I have built the pot so far and nothing else and realized the solder I was using was the type that contained antimony. My question is will it be safe to use the pot with this type of solder? I will switch to s...

Ok I went and did what I was supposed to do in first place and researched the site and found my own answer but know my question is I have my pot built and nothing else would it be safe to use the pot that is soldered with the 5% antimony and switch to a different one for the cap, arm lines to the th...

Try adding about 3-4 feet of tubing to end of condenser. Just make sure it is the right kind that is capable of handling the high alchohol content.

I've been using solder that is made up of tin and antimony. It says its lead free. Will this be ok to use for a new pot and cap?

Thanks for the info. I've been using a keg ansd stainless for a long time now and just wanted to build an all copper still my grandfather gave me a design for one before he died and I would like to build it and put it to work lol