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Great work getting your liebig made! Any chance of some photos mate?

Hey mash maker, welcome to the site good on you for getting stuck into the research. Don't be afraid to revisit it again after you've been trying out all the things you've learnt. I find things being clearer after reading and trying...

What sort of drinks are you into mate?!

Good luck dave,hope it ferments out well for you what is your plan for the wash one it's completed?

Hi welcome to the site mate. I was like you and spent many a year doing the same. But this year I got into making it all with natural ingredients and running thru a pot still and I'm having so much more fun! Happy distilling!

Thanks LWTCS apology accepted. I can understand how it might be frustrating to rehash these topics over and over and perhaps you even see the same responses too

"I will also agree with Odin, BUT only if the keg is tipped onto its side and is heated externally with a large enough fire to cover it's entire lower surface area. Thereby exposing more liquid to be in contact with more heat (again the increased to surface area is a red herring).  I deem this...

Mainly posting to dispute the puddle comparison. 2 puddles of equal volume but differing surface area would have different heat input, since the larger one gets more Sun. I think even if there is a difference (which I doubt) it would be minuscule compared to minor differences in heat input. Fascina...

EBAY have cheap controllers, search SCR motor voltage dimming regulator 4000w. I throughly recommend getting some control of your ourput, makes for a much better product (less smearing).

Good to hear you're back Bob! I'm so impressed with your recipe! I have two flagons aging currently. One on oak chips and the other with apple and cherry and mesquite wood. Am leaving them for a few months to see which wood I prefer before adding the dunder essence (which is delicious by the way!). ...

I just went straight to a spirit run :) it ran thru pretty well especially with the blocking diode so I could slow down the output around the various transition stages. Ran faster thru the hearts stage. I aired it out overnight and did a quick cut session before work. I managed to get 4 litres at 40...

If you like dark rums (as I do!) try reducing the brown sugar and upping the molasses. Glad that you're happy with the results

That's a great way to easily throw an RCD onto any circuit.

Very interesting thread... I'm an electronics tech by trade. New circuits in NZ homes need to have an RCD, so an electrician will legally have to replace an old ceramic fuse (with fuse wire) with an RCD only on the circuit he works on. The rest can stay as is. But common sense suggests that a home o...

My wash is at the second stage, have added the sugar and has nearly fermented all the way thru. What's really impressed me so far is the lovely taste of the wash. The nicest tasting I've made so far and I can't stop taking a little sip every couple of days! Has a lovely lemony rum taste and I think ...

Thanks smurf I'm keen to give your caramel colouring a go. Will let you know how it turns out.

Cheers.

Hey Ade, best of luck with the brewing. If you're anything like me then you'll soon be addicted to reading and reading all the amazing info on this forum!

Hey Bob, thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I've been wanting to make this recipe for a couple of months since converting over to a pot still. Let's just say I've read it many a time! Well I finally begun last night. My dunder pit is only two generations old but it's still such a fascinating par...

Shadylane it would seem you have the record so far you must have quite a sizeable shed/basement/mancave going on!

It sounds like building stills could be the one thing in this world more addictive than actually distilling!!

Some great responses so far. Yummyrum thanks for taking the time to throw up some fantastic photos! You have been busy

Hey all, I can see myself having more than one still in the future (I currently have a 25litre pot still) but was curious as to who had multiple stills and what you use them for (size/type etc)?? Cheers Fyfo.

Cool, good luck with the gin and whisky! Yes you can always go to a larger setup in the future once you get the hang of things. Again, great work on the copper build. Cheers.

Beautiful engineering, there's something so intriguing about old/antique gear like that. you'll have lots of fun using it for pressing your fruit

I am loving that copper! Thanks for sharing the pictures! Welcome to the site and what are you hoping to make with your still?

Like so many NZers, my great grand father fought in WW1. I never met him, but he was one of thousands of brave men who risked and gave their lives for us to have what we have today. We will remember them...

Hey Driftwood great decision to change to a pot still and naturally flavoured spirits. I recently swapped from years of reflux stills and am having so much more fun mucking around with recipes and ingredients and all the variables there are in finding that perfect rum! Such a fun hobby eh!

I have always bought my stills (it's all legal here in nz) so don't have any experience with this (but I will likely build a bigger setup in the future). Many on here like to build mainly to stay off the government's radar plus they can make something to suit their needs. They seem to all go for a b...

Best of luck with the bourbon Stevemp. It's a fun hobby and all the trial and error and fun of pottering around with different recipes/ingredients site makes it so worthwhile!

Hey Chris welcome to the site and best of luck with your bourbon making! What sort of still do you have mate?