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So. I love vanilla! I've been pondering this for a while and would like to have a subtle taste of vanilla in a batch of shine. Usually I mash in 80 corn 10 barley malt 10 rye and sugar. I like this recipe and it tastes great. However, I'm wondering if anyone has added vanilla beans to the mash durin...

I soldered my cape to the top of my SS stock pot. Not issues at all. Make sure you get the right liquid flux and solder.

Got anywhere on this yet? I just made a gatling condenser last week. 20" long. Seven 1/2" pipes inside a 3" pipe. With 2 baffles in the middle. Ran it all weekend for 2 clean runs. Then a SF run on sunday. I'm in love with it!

Ran 20 gallons of my Sweet Feed Mash yesterday. Run took way less time and product was very good. Heads started at 155p and I filled jars until just under 80p. Then ran a couple gallons of tails out. May take a couple jars out right now for sippin as it's pretty good. Used some hot sour mash from bo...

I reload too. Just use a vibe now. But have a buddy that has a thumblers tumbler. Uses SS pins. Lemon etc. I have him tumble a lot of my 223, 50 Beowulf , 44mag, 264lbc, 308, and 9mm.

Anyone here have supressors? I ordered one and waiting on my tax stamp return with the OK! Then can pick up.

I grow super hots too. Carolina reaper, ghost pepper, and others. The ghost pepper is hot but not a very good tasting pepper. The Carolina reaper is extremely hot but has a good taste. I have a 60 yr old guy at work that loves hot peppers. I bring him several a yr. He eats the Carolina reapers like ...

Doing my 50/50 vinegar right now. My temp at 215. Steam rolling out the tip. Turn coolant water on. Instant stream. And no steam. Stream is cool as a cucumber! I have a bunch of fore shots laying around here. I recon I will dump them in tomorrow watered down and use that as my sacrificial run!

Put head on pot. Put arm on. It won't go vertical. It hits the cape on the pot.... Will have to be at a 15deg angle. Or I will need to get a longer piece of pipe to get it out to clear the pot.

.... So run this thing vertical huh. I was running the other condenser at an angle. With the old Liebig, angling the condenser slowed the condensate (and vapor) speed and allowed for a longer contact time with the cooling water jacket. It improved its efficiency. With a shotgun, you have many tubes...

Looks good. Massive HEX. I'd recommend pointing the shotgun straight down rather that at an angle from the vertical. And a little scrubbie, like dad suggested, in the liquid outlet will help reduce the potential for puffing. I know you'll be able to run much faster with these mods completed (than y...

Here's a few pics of the condenser and head put together. It is pretty heavy. I will support it with something. Let me know what you think. I'm new. So go easy. LOL. Oh. And don't ask what that bead of weld is around the condenser adding another 2". Never plan on making an 18" condenser. T...

RandyMarshCT wrote:Missouri is one of the safest states you can be in for this hobby. Hopefully they all will be safe soon.

Cheers!

It is?!?! How that? My neighbor just been helping me with some pointers.

Yes. My runs are very long with my current set up. That's why I'm going larger. I will stay with 3" to my condenser. Re-use my reducer from 3" - 1/2" at the end of the condenser. Or should I not reduce to that small at the very end??

I have my still located under my covered deck. I have an eye bolt in the floor joist above the still and use a piece of rope to hold the weight of condenser. So yes. It will be heavy and I do understand that..

Here's a pic of my still cap.

My riser from my cap is 3" pipe. 1' tall. To a 3" elbow. Then reduces down to 1/2" right now to my liebig condenser. I'm looking to take the reducer out of the elbow. Add 3" pipe to another 3" elbow to my 3" gatling condenser. Then after the condenser reduce to 1/2"...

Didn't know this. Thanks for the info. I bought this stock pot really cheap. So used it for my project. Beggars can't be choosers...

New here. I have built a 25gal pot still from a SS stock pot. I made the cape, neck, and cap out of copper. Out of the cap I have a vertical 1' tall piece of copper tubing to a 90deg elbow with reducers down to half inch copper quick disconnect. This elbows to a 28" long Liebig condenser. Half ...

I will try this one more time. Hey y'all. Got a neighbor who got me into this. And I was crazy enough to try it out. Started with a 5gal still with thumper and worm. Now have a 25gal SS stock pot with copper top to a Liebig. Love reading all your builds. I'm a tool and die maker by trade. And figuri...