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I built my 30 gallon with 20 oz copper. IIRC its 22 gauge. Mine is plenty sturdy and does the job well. I’m looking to be able to run my 4” plated column, or a packed column. Would your 30 gallon support that much weight on top? I don't see why it wouldn't. Its 18" in diameter and 28" tal...

I built my 30 gallon with 20 oz copper. IIRC its 22 gauge. Mine is plenty sturdy and does the job well.

I drove up to midwest barrel In Lincoln to pick up my 5 gallon new barrel and a old line sprits 30 gallon head bung barrel. Nice guys to deal. I haven't been around a gibbs barrel but my Midwest barrel is very nicely made. mexico made or not it seems like it should do the job.

Last summer dad and i planted some 105 day pioneer white corn, Its Round up ready and Bt compatible IIRC. Made just over 100 bu per acre with no fertilizer! We binned in on the farm and it makes a damn Fine drop of whiskey. Grinding feed for the chickens and calves it looks like snow! very pretty

https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=59998 I built a davies condenser close to the style brutal built. If i remember correctly it is 24" overall length. 18inchs of jacketed cooling area and has knocked down everything i can throw at it with 5500w. water flow is barley a tri...

guess them old bulk milk tanks do have a repurpose lol. Sad to not see any copper.

stripping run, it gets fresh mash/wash.
spirit run, it gets feints and singlings

threading a drain valve should work on a wood keg right? I think i am just gonna go with a slip fit and flour seal with the in pipe and thread a pipe in for the out pipe to the worm. and a little flour seal for that too. barrel is a head bung so i have a ready made fill port and place to shoot the t...

Looks good! what spacing and size rivets did you use?

I would have built a copper top and cap and had a hell of a pot still. mash tun is a good use also. Lucky gift!!

10-4 thanks bitter!

Hey everybody, headed to lincoln friday to pick up a 30 gallon oak barrel to use for a thumper along side my 30 gallon copper pot. What would be the best suggestions for storage between runs? Thanks in advance.
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What enzymes are you using and at what temperatures are you adding them? Using Ferm Solutions, I add the AHA 400 1.6ml/gal at 180 to 185F, then I add the GA150 at .8ml/gal at 110F. Which I see now I made an error in my previous post where I stated 140. That was using Pinto's enzymes. If you're usin...

Never have needed a temp gauge on any still. I don't even have on on my flute. your mileage may vary.
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In the end remember, its your still and your final product. You can get caught up in a law of diminishing returns with this hobby. When i built my flute its 3in dvw and it's nowhere perfect. I have some slight gaps in my plates. I only used 1/2in id hard copper for downcomers and no cups. Just a 1/8...

One thing i noticed guys on this 917 yeast, is after i squeeze the grains and run a sugarhead back on the grains it doesn't to seem to wanna fire back up. last few i've had to repitch Bakers. which is fine its cheap but i had the same problem with DADY. So i just plan repitching on any sugarhead now...

threw down 100 lbs of corn with 50 gallon of water and hit 1.055=7% with these enzymes this weekend. I really Like them. Awesome tool to have in the arsenal.

I threw one of these down this weekend. 100lbs of cracked corn, i ran it thru my mill to the consistency of grits. I think that helped alot. 50 gallon of water and ferm solutions enzymes. Hit 1.055 SG so about 7% potential. I am happy with that. These enzymes keep working even during fermentation I'...

Pretty cool looking old still. I was gifted one myself last fall. More than likely it's assembled with lead solder. Which is a nogo for actual use. Set it up as a display in your house.

Ran about 28 gallon of corn mash all grain thru this pot this weekend. Ran beautifully and i am real happy with having all copper. With a single 5500 watt element It was about 1.5-1.75 hrs warm up to first drips.

I like the resourcefulness! looks like its stout enough to do the job.

dieselduo wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 10:34 am I'm a fan of farm solutions yeast. They bring a nice flavor profile to the ferment

glad to hear! thank you!

Monday afternoon/evening grabbed a half quart of mash to set a starter. Holy Crap!! This yeast took like a rocket!! i bet it wasn't more than 5 mins and it was over flowing the jar. Very confusing statement.. the amount of mash is known, but not the amount of yeast used.. When doing a starter, cons...

The instructions said a gram per gallon of mash. so i started 45 grams of yeast. And i have started Bread yeast in the same manner and it didn't take off like this did. I've even done Dady yeast the same way and it reminded me of bakers.

I put down a 45 gallon corn mash sunday. Monday afternoon/evening grabbed a half quart of mash to set a starter. Holy Crap!! This yeast took like a rocket!! i bet it wasn't more than 5 mins and it was over flowing the jar. Very impressed with the activity on this yeast. I've never seen bakers take o...

I think your on the right path with a acid soak of some kind. Sunlight will help a bunch. How do they smell? Is it very Strong? Hot dunder outta the still would be another good free product to use to get the smell out.

I found out the barrels were used for sausage casings, Smithfield has a plant here local. They are usually easy to find around here for 25-30$ a piece Soak the grain like a sour corn starter. Let it go thru the 3 bacterial ferments and soften up for easier cooking and gelatinization. I'm not looking...

I like the square barrel look. Is it #2 plastic stamped? yea hdpe #2 I've fermented in them for years. 65 gallon. I ferment on the grain, my goal with the strainers is I will steep/soak the grain before i cook it in the barrel. The strainers are so i can draw the water that's sour off the uncooked ...

I decided to upgrade my fermenter sorry i have given up on figuring out how or why my pics are always rotated strainers1.jpeg got these strainers from US Plastics, they snap/thread over the 3/4npt nipples i threaded in the bulkheads strainersinbarrel.jpeg here they are installed fermenter.jpeg here ...

Cool pics, that round one with the slop arm looks well used or went 10 rounds with Tyson. The mailbox one I'm curious about. The big square one is what I've had described to me as a boxwagon still. Thank you for sharing.