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I have a 15 gal keg (with 10 gal charge) and tried using a 5gal worm bucket.
in 20 minutes the water was to hot to touch.
in 30 minutes was getting vapor from my worm.
Setting up a 30 gal drum with 20 ft of 3/4 inch worn.
Hope this will work

If I did it again Id buy this to go with my SSR http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=444 Then again I don't think this will work due to low output as per specs. Amps output are way to low for our needs Specification Power input: 90-260VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Control...

bellybuster wrote:If I did it again Id buy this to go with my SSR
http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_ ... cts_id=444

That sure is sweet. Working on my pot still now
I'll keep it in mind when I start work on my other keg for reflux still

thanks for all the help gentlemen .
I look forward to running "silent"

I'm buying parts to go electric. the last part I have to purchase is the heater element I have found some copper heating elements and was wondering if anyone has used one, or are they even recommended? http://www.homedepot.com/s/Copper%2520Heating%2520Element?NCNI-5" onclick="window.open(t...

That's the one a lot of folks here are now using. You'll want to put it in an enclosure (for safety). There is at least one thread here somewhere that will give you a lot more detail about it - that is, how to set it up. Good luck with it. thanks S-Cackalacky for the quick response . just wanted to...

Well I've been running on propane for the last year and it has been fun learning. I'm tired of the noise and heat so wanting to try changing up to electric. I was wondering if someone could give a little advice and tell me if this voltage regulator will work http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC110V-220V-75A-1...

6. No discussions of any illegal activity . What a shame that any here would advocate the prohibition of any activity and deny others their basic right to freedom of speech. when marijuana is legal , we will still be outlaws http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html" ...

Paperman wrote:pull the plates

noob question here but....
can't you leave the plates and just run without water to reflux condencer ?

Im kind of a doomsday prepper, so i think i can convince anyone looking for my still that its for the purpose of making water. Not to mention our tap water is almost undrinkable, so i need a cheaper way to make water that doesnt give me kidney stones.. then you need about 15.5 gallons of distilled ...

I have had good luck with Deathwish's wheat germ

1 -1/2 oz per 5 gal ? is that because your doing 80l ? (21 gal) I've been using about 3 grams of red star dady per 5 gal (20l) been working fine except i have to keep it about 87 to 90f during the winter months it has wanted to stall if gets cooler than that. will more yeast help? I am just followi...

Hardcider wrote:

HDNB wrote:ok. kill the thread. but will someone tell me how you change your handle first???????????????

Just asked. I have to say you guys were right, I am learning by leaps and bounds just by reading these home page topics and the novice section.

they had to throw 2 cans of tomato paste at me

ShineRunnah wrote:, I'm going to throw a can of tomato paste at you. .

maybe it will bounce off his head and land in his fermenter

skow69 wrote: Not that I have ever resorted to that, at 3 am.

planned a sac run yesterday but couldn't get everything stright
I've got 12 gal of wheat germ and 4l of pears i made i was going to add
we ended up drinking 2l of the 4l
it was so good i'll drink the rest too

Well, my head was going to be joined to the column via a tri clamp so I could mount it directly to the keg for that purpose, unless you are meaning a different head design other than boka . But at this point I don't know if the 3 inch will work that way because I will need some type of 2 to 3 adapt...

Nice job mate, I've seen a few of this design modified now and they all seem to be working alot better!. I've found cm's the best to operate, bad designs are what have given cm's a bad name. When you first ever run one, it is fiddly and can be frustrating not knowing what your doing, but with study...

WooTeck wrote: don't think vie done a single thing of the tried and true. I have how ever used it as a jumping off point and idea building area for my own wacky adventures.

I'm with you on that.
(but I think some on here would consider that blasphemy)

It's been a long time since I read the BW recipe. I've been using it (or a corn flakes version) for so long now I have the process etched in my memory and as I recall, it called for 200g of dry yeast pitched into the wash and stirred in. I also recall that this amount of yeast was used in considera...

StillLearning1 wrote:I have a golden grams wash on my to do list...ingredients say it has corn, wheat, and molasses...

Does that count as silly?

But where you going to find a 50 lb sack of golden grams?

the inmates have taken over the asylum

My coil is on the outside of the column. IMG_20141126_214315.jpg it looks a lot easier than what i had in mind. i may just do it instead. This thread is radically different than what a thread 10 years ago would have entailed. Such an amazing place in time we are allowed to inhabit. :crazy: Differen...

Very cool! She should serve you well. any plans to go electric? yea, got those parts ordered they are on the way 2 @ 1-1/2 ferrules http://www.ebay.com/itm/281295786217" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow 2 @ 1-1/2 to 1 " fittings.http://www.ebay.c...

That's a good lookin pile of parts. i used my spare parts a few weeks ago and made a pot still, then added a 3/8" coil for reflux, making it a cm. My first still is an lm, i just couldn't detune it well enough to make a full flavored whiskey. Im lookin forward to your build. I've got a 2nd keg...

Luke,
i'll take a few close-ups tomorrow so you can see the connections i used
and i'm going to fill the sidhtglass with copper scrubbies
ala ODIN ...... http://www.istill.eu/#!pricatalyst-50-aka-gin-head/csoa" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Curious to see how you put them together. tried to do a sac run today with my pot still. ran into regulator and then pump problems got them sorted out but expecting rain tomorrow still working on my column build but this is how the pot still turned out photoCopy.jpg photo2Copy.jpg photo3Copy.jpg

Tokoroa_Shiner wrote:Because if you shut off the water to your reflux condenser without capping it. All your vapour will just shoot out the top of you still.

Ahhh, not out of the top of mine......
top of mine has two 90s and then my product condencer.

I don't know about yours though.

myles wrote:
I have 1 liebig that is over 7 foot long, but I coiled it to take up a cubic foot of space to make it more convenient to use.

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I would like to see a picture of that Myles......
sounds cool

Pull the coil out, cap it, now you got a pot with some packing that wont do much. I understand how the ccvm still can be used as a pot still by removing the upper condensor and capping. condensation would occur in an attached liebig or graham condensor. What I was curious about is operation in refl...

lids http://www.walmart.com/ip/Leifheit-Jam-Jar-Replacement-Lids-Set-of-10/17459539" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow 1/2 gal jar http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ball-6-Count-Wide-Mouth-64-Ounce-Jars-with-Lids-and-Bands/21290198" onclick="window.op...