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$30 shipped for the 2" triclamp drain tubes, PTFE gaskets, and clamps $20 at the scrap yard for the keg $2 at goodwill for the CSST. $0 copper scrubby I had laying around. $52 total plus a fresh bottle of Propane and I'm up and running. I will finish and run my flute eventually, but this will d...

Bump for a super clean, easy to follow build

Glaciertanks had a couple of 2inch triclamp pipes I couldn't say no to.
One for a condenser extension, one for a keg drain.

Bumping thread for any updates? I am getting ready to set up a larger boiler (100L) with electric heating with a 4” hybrid build, so starting to research again. Did this still ever get finished? Has anyone else done a plated CCVM? Cheers The whole shebang is still sitting i my basement, waiting to ...

Update:
New baby.
No time to run.

Backlog of cider is now 80 gallons.

Lord help me...

raketemensch wrote:
Wooday, are you saying you have 2 year old ferments to run?

Perry and cider have been bulk aging under co2 since December 2015. They have matured nicely but they just aren't a good "daily drinker". Too complex. I think they would make an interesting brandy.

Got the press fixed and ended the year with 50 gallons.
It's just about time to empty the kegs from 2015 to make some room.

Haven't distilled anything, might never, but it's nice to know how. Followed shortly by Honestly, I mentioned it in passing to the wife-to-be and she said to go for it, it's better than spending $80 on a bottle of whisky. A little of it is just being ornery. I can brew enough cider, beer, and wine ...

Apple season has come to a close. All that's left is getting 5 14gal barrels into the cool corner of the basement. This year was hectic... I didn't take a single gravity reading, and didn't sulfite any of the fresh juice. I had the wife pick up an order from the homebrew store. They gave me powdered...

Cider really can be as easy as crush, press, wait, bottle.

Maybe a 20 ton press was a bit too much... I thought that when I was looking at jacks, I thought about a 20 ton but I already had a 12 ton from jacking my house and figured if a 12 ton could lift a house it could press apples. I think I also overbuilt the press just a skosh. I was surprised you bro...

Oh no! When I used a scissor jack my frame never even made a peep. I swapped that out for a 6 ton bottle jack last year - it creaks and groans a bit if I get too aggressive. I find it better to build up some pressure, then let it sit for a minute, then apply more. Trying to squeeze all at once is n...

goose eye wrote:Make sure your ram don't bottom out.
A lot of pressure if it do.

So I'm tole

I took this advice to heart.

My assistant did not, and now the press is out of commission until we can replace a top beam

Worm_Drippinz wrote:What do you think the deposit is for? Lol

Collateral for loaning you the keg...

Worm_Drippinz wrote:...Just go to your local big liquor store and they will charge you $50 for an empty keg...

This is stealing... you are putting a deposit down with the intention of cutting that keg and never returning it. The keg isn't the distributor's to sell, it belongs to the brewer.

Reviving this old thread to share my success. Last year was a total bust for apples. This year was better but the season peaked early due to a hot hot september. About all the trees at my main orchard dropped the week before I could get there to pick, so I only got 400lb of apples. I need to fiddle ...

After last year's total bust, our local trees are going gangbusters.

Friends of Fruity Goodness, it is on.

Will you be getting involved in any of the farmers' markets around the state?
Will you be sharing your still here on the forum?

bump.. contemplating a 2 plate with packed section for neutral.if making it with a dads style vm condenser, could that eliminate the need for a defleg on a plated column?? ie. replace the defleg with the vm head?? bronctoad I don't know how well it works yet as I haven't run it, but that's the idea...

I went to college. I shouldn't have. waste of money and is still screwing me financially

Nice post Bigbob! Hope all is good out your way buddy! I have a question. About how long does it take to do a run in your still? I've considered building a smaller unit I can run in the house quite a bit lately. The kegs and other boilers I have take up a lot of time and energy. Life has been a lit...

Today, I finally gave up on apples for the year. I pinned my hopes on one roadside tree that still had fruit, but the branches were too high to pick and the damn thing was too big to shake them lose. Looked so much smaller driving at 50mph. The night wasn't a total waste, however; I stopped at an ol...

it has been a few years since i have been on this forum i have not stopped distilling or collecting equipment i am still doing a single malt whiskey & apple brandy and it is now brandy season just picked up 100 gallons of fresh pressed cider from the orchard and it is time to get the 2 40gal SS...

It's a sad day for fruity goodness, men.

I made calls to 5 landowners with feral orchards and not a single one produced this year.

It looks like I'll have to poach some crabs from the roadside and buy a pickup truck full of drops from a local producer if I want to make anything this weekend.

Build is complete.
We will see if I can pick enough late apples this year to make it worth while.

Spray that corner with bleach... looks like a bit of mold or mildew.not sure you want fermenters too close to it. Probably wouldnt hurt but better safe than sorry. Got any floor drains by chance? Or water supply? You going to hard pipe everything in so you aint gotta break it down? Previous owner p...

Fermentation corner. Plenty of room for my 14 gallon fermentors. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161009/a70efe71b65f888de15eaf877bbef8e1.jpg Locked room for equipment http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161009/8710696fad8cb45e9bc12fa520ecfe35.jpg Basement and garage are already wired with 220v plugs...

All moved into the new place. It's been a Hell of a struggle but we're selling in.

If you ever want to test your marriage, but a house.

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Hi Wooday, are there any updates for this still? Did you finish the plated element of it yet? I have a good length of 4" copper that I am entering into the research and planning for what to do with it. My initial ponderings are towards a still similar to these plans, but with the plated sectio...