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Hey , I know this is a hypothetical discussion ,
but I’m a bit uneasy about where its going .
So far the vibe is heading towards selling , barter and now big batches . ‘Tis a good discussion otherwise .

That really is simplicity .
I was wondering how you fit the keg without getting wet . Then I saw the valve with no handle .

Cool Bananas Reefer I see you running just under 1kw. If that is a 2” column , you could run closer to 2kw no worries. That will get you a higher ABV for the same takeoff rate ….. or a higher takeoff rate for the same ABV as you’re getting now . I bet that coil uses bugger all water EDIT : haggy is ...

A better filter can be made by using a Stainless Steel pipe and fitting a needle valve on the bottom . Fill it with activated carbon . Such things are also available off the shelf.

However, with good distilling practices and equipment , filtering shouldn’t be necessary .

How much acid is required to shift the pH depends on how much dissolved material is in the water in the first place . Water municipalities normally adjust water pH at the treatment station to pH7 by adding chemicals . How much they add will vary quite a lot throughout the year as the mineral content...

Canuckwoods wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:23 am Ok, so it's all agreed that it's a mickey mouse piece of crap. Can someone point me to some good plans for a 240v controller using these parts?

Using the existing SSR
https://www.google.com/search?q=auber+D ... ent=safari

Looks like it was a repurposed case .
https://www.carlinsales.com/product/47-6431

It does look like a very capable Mashing controller . It doesn’t have any power controller ability . I couldn't see any specific wiring diagrams for it …. but I may not have been looking hard enough . A quick and easy way to save it might be to keep the SSR and scrap the rest and replace it with an ...

Can you provide a link to that statement? https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19740 - User: rad14701 multiple comments but mainly: Solid cork is fine... Any solid natural cork... The problem only arises when attempting to use composite cork that is held together with a binding agent, li...

I’m curious too . Will have a look on my PC later today .

I can’t comment on the functionality of it Canuck other than it uses a SSR so presumably it is a Time proportional Power controller similar to the Aurber ones . …. But then again , it may be a home made PID controller with a very ling time period making it totally unsuitable for anything other than ...

No matter how you rearrange the names , it’s still a cracker

There's no need to, the drawings had been around for many decades before I found them and are now available online. It's built out of what was available in the local scrapyard on the day, so posting pics won't be much more help than the original drawings. I have seen one built using two kegs. This ...

I kinda agree with Chris . Bacardi do age their White Rum which IIRC comes out of a continuous still at over 90% … sorry I can't remember exact ABV , then it is barrel aged and filtered through something like 15 different charcoals if you want to believe the marketing hype . Having said that , I mak...

Thanks D4D
The whole prohibition period is a hard thing to comprehend …. in my lifetime . Stories like this are informative and depict the lives of those at the time .

Speightsflavouredgin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:28 pm Haha just to make it clear I do not plan on trying to make a gin that tastes like Speights.

Thank fuck for that
Welcome in .

Edit: That was 3 vomit Emojie

Regarding a reflux condenser. While shot guns can work on LM and VMs , they have to be very long and have as many tubes in them as you can possably squeeze , but not smaller than about 1/2” tubes . Best to make a coil if you can . It’s not that difficult . The very first thing I ever made was my RC ...

Links are OK . … unless they are to vendors that have shat on members and are not welcome here . But I don’t believe there are any from Aus in our “do not mention “list .
Can’t complain about the service …. Next day interstate delivery , thats good .

Ive looked into the ferrule and coupler method of attack but was a bit spooked by soldering the copper coupler to the ss ferrule. Im currently using aquasafe solders (the one sold in rolls) and bakers fluid as flux. The Aquasafe from Bunnings is what I use too . Although I’m using “Duzall” flux atm...

Hey patch . Those ferrules look interesting . They look like a 2” SS ferule that had been TIG welded to a copper coupling . But that’s where I think the issue is . The coupling looks like it’s designed to fit some USA or UK copper pipe ….. not Aussie stuff . …. And that is why you have such a bad as...

Welcome to the forum Doll . Your O’l man’s lucky to have you doing the research .

I know those guys . . He’ll be making good stuff in no time ….. just don’t do reading .

Any questions , just ask .

Check this out .
viewtopic.php?p=7738066&sid=89b02faca30 ... 2#p7738066

If it helps , you need at minimum 2x the volume of water in your Flake stand compared to how much is in your boiler . 3x is better So iff’n you had 10 gal of mash or wash in your boiler , you’ll need about 20gal of water in your worm and flake to get the run done . If you can do that straight up , y...

Welcome in Patch . LOL was just talking with Mrs last week about how our Mums would stitch great big embarrassing Strawberry Patches on the knees of our Jeans when we were kids . :clap: Sure stopped us wearing them out so fast :ebiggrin: Seriously though , good onya for looking at the DIY option ,yo...

If AI moderated this site , I wonder how much more would be deleted

BTW , thank you all for your self moderation . You all do pretty good

Sometimes just typing it gets it out of your system .The delete option is nice after seeing your thoughts in print .

I can accept on a personal level , that GNS could quite safely be stored and transported in PET and HDPE containers as they have very good Chemical resistance to 95% ABV Ethyl Alcohol . However , I find it questionable if the same resistance applies to all the Congeners and Esters that are present i...

What were you running ? Was it a stripping run or Spirit run ?
What kind of still are you using .
Pics are always handy .

Ignore the Temperature …..for now . You have 48mm ID , thats close enough to 2” . The trick to running these stills is to adjust the valve to get a certain takeoff rate . In the case of a 2” , it has been found to be no higher than 1l/hr for hearts . Take off any faster and the quality will dramatic...

Ok. Dont recall a specific quantity of yeast being mentioned in the recipe which is clearly cause for the poor take off with 5gr as i said but it got 55gr before inducing taking off Salty’s specific quantity is a large handful . His hands are a bit bigger than mine . I can only fit 42 grams in mine...

The SCR (triac controller) will be just fine with no load connected .