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It's been a while since I made a run, can someone please remind me how much citric acid to a gallon of water for reactivating the copper? I want to say 3 teaspoons or 3 tablespoons, I can't remember. Thanks!!

It's been a while since I made a run and I cannot for the life of me remember how many Tablespoons to one gallon of water for a citric acid bath to reactivate the copper. Can someone please remind me? I believe it's either 3 teaspoons or 3 tablespoons per gallon of water but I cannot remember. Thank...

Hi, I have a question. I'm thinking about making essential oils but I don't want to build another rig for it. Will making essential oils ruin my liquor setup? Thanks!

Im going to be honest, I got tired of searching. I need an answer to a very simple question. A friend of mine is opening a pottery/native american/herbals/smudging/cerimonal store and wants to know since I have a still if I will use his crops and produce his essential oils. Will this ruin my liquor ...

Yeah, its a wonder that ole coot didnt blow his damn self up! My still is tighter than a virgins butthole and I dont even have a cell phone around when I run. Ive seen cell phones ignite gas fumes while pumping fuel, piss on that shit!

That is exactly why he took his own life before he was due to report for prison. He was dying and did not want to die in prison. He wanted to die on his own property. Can not blame him for that. Had he not been greedy and got caught with 4 or 6(i cant recall which) 800 gallon black pot submarine sti...

I know this thread is 5 years old but I just wanted to add my experience for newbies looking for info. I fill my 15.5 gal keg still with 12.5 gal wash and run it just fast enough to get a straight stream. My column is 16" and I get a little crap in the column some but never in the liebig or my ...

Here's what I did. The holes are on the side closest to the fan however the fan will not blow air directly through the holes. I thought about attaching a fan to the housing but I would have to run it via an external 110v cord because I dont know electronics well enough to know what is needed to redu...

This SSR controller has a built in fan and being that im only going ro be using a little over half of its max capacity and 2000w less than its continuous capacity and 27A less than its 50A max I dont think it will get hot but should I still drill some air holes in the plastic junction box? And no I ...

Just wanted to let everyone know I solved my huffing problem. The very short reduction from 2" column to 1/2" condenser IS what the problem was. Since my liebig has two seperate water jackets the first and original being much shorter than the one I added on I simply just dont use the first...

Thanks to all and if the original poster is upset with my posting here I can delete the posts if need be. I asked here because this thread was directly related to the construction of SSR Controllers. As I build this thing ill take pictures and make a new thread to help others with building a control...

I dont think there's any sense in grounding to the box also because its plastic. My ssr controller already has a fan built in so I dont think I would need 120v. I would like to install a 30A illuminated rocker switch but I cant find them for sale anywhere. I know they exist. What are these digital P...

Just so I have everything straight before hooking it all up, is it ok to connect both green grounds right here at the same frame screw on the scr/ssr controller or should I connect the ground coming from the plug to one side of the frame and the other ground that goes to the element on the opposite ...

If I remember correctly the only difference in their recipe is that they use 4 grains but I cannot rember the 4th grain. If you search long enough you'll find it. Pissed me off when I seen it and their claims. Nope, I found it again. Google rumskey spelled just that way and youll find it. They use 7...

Does that mean I shouldnt be using that plug and socket because that is the exact socket I have and corresponding plug you see above in my hand? Also does that mean GFCI breakers should be used for hot water tanks also? This house was built in 1920 and most of the wiring was installed in the 40's an...

I just wanted to throw in there that I shut my runs down just before boiling point(water that is) and my last pint is still well above 100 proof. Also there is a commerical clear sweetfeed whiskey on the market though I cant remember the name. I believe its made by Las Vegas Distillery and they clai...

Here is a picture of my materials. If thats a ground and not a neutral can you please tell me if ive wired the plug correctly? I installed the 10/3 socket for the dryer and it too has only 3 wires. All the diagrams im finding has 4 wires black, green, white, and red and some have a bare copper wire ...

Can someone help me out or direct me to the information I need. I have a 10,000v 50A ssr controller, 600v 50A 10/3 SOOW bendable extention cord wire, 5500w 23A ULWD ripple element and im trying to wire this thing up but im not sure what to do with the green neutral wires. Obvisously one end is wired...

From what I understand ethanol is better than gas as long as its at 190 proof or higher because it doesnt varnish and gel like gas and its cleaner to burn. I been working on engines all my life and what causes damage from ethanol is the water content. It rusts pistion rings and cast iron cylinder wa...

I actually never put my finger over the end but I can feel cool air puffing out. Well before I put the scrubbie in there. I dont know about now but I can still hear it huffing. It actually got worse when I hooked the cooling water up correctly. The column and 1/2" vapor tube gets hot enough you...

Its not blowing any steam out the end. Its huffing. I cant reduce the heat anymore, once up to temp I cut the burner down as far as possible without it going out. Yes, stainless scrubie in the tip. How many inches of scrubbie should I use? I only put maybe an inch worth in the tip. Inside the liebig...

Not a great picture but here she is huffing and a puffing. Ran 12gal sweetfeed wash and got 2.25gal low wines. I ended the run at 205f. Im sure the wort temp was more toward 212f because the last quart was pretty weak even for lows.

It seems it was back asswards but I just switched it so the cool water is going in where the alcohol comes out and it is now cool at the bottom and warm at the top but now its huffing worse.

Anything I make I dont care to drink I save until I have 5gal and I run it through my 5gal electric doubler bring it up to 190 proof then I run it in my chainsaw, weedeater, and lawn mower.

Nope, I is wrong. I fired it back up and am running as we speak. Did the reading, my liebig is on more than a 45 degree angle, I put stainless packing in the tip, im running the condenser water very slow and its still huffing. I cant get a solid stream either. Im at 195.5f and only have 3/4 gallon s...

Ok, first time running a liebig. Ill find it. When the top of the liebig got warm I turned the cooling water up to cool the entire thing. Come to think of it now, thats when the surging began.

I apologize to all if I caused any confusion and veered from the original recipe.

Does anyone elses liebig sound like a steam locomotive coming out the tip with the distillate? Is this normal, is it alcohol vapor? The sound is due to cool air escaping the condenser, I can only hear it when I put my ear down there. I held a mirror to it and I got no fog. The air is very cool. How ...

Radman, did you add molasses until the wash looked like a dark lager? With 7lb of sugar and the molasses your SG should have been right around or at least close to 1.080. Since you cant get the all grain or a suitable sweet feed youll want to use equal parts corn, barley, and oats to equal 5lbs tota...

Sometimes a sulfur smell like that can constitute a bacterial infection but dont go off of just my opinion. At 1.000 FG its finished although I usually get 0.999 or lower. Those 3 buckets I posted finished yesterday at 0.998, im going to strip them today.