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Why not take the glass dome,riser,and condenser off and use for a cool display and use the boiler? Might locate a Ss salad bowl to replace the glass dome and then add your stillhead and condenser of choice. I would like to have it for that alone. Does it have any way of controlling the heat input? ...

I think I will just use it for what it was designed for, making distilled water, if anything. My current still works well for my needs, I don't need to experiment with this one.

now I need some advice http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m199/RevRich/Cont%20Still%201.jpg It was originally used in a laboratory to distill water on a continuous basin until a certain volume was produce. Water was piped into the bottom of the coil through a rotometer to maintain a set flow. Then f...

I did a lot of research on this site and other places before I did anything. All I remember about sealing advice was for copper, a flour paste mud was used. I did not think that necessary for the unit I was putting together. And thus it proved. I have only experience vapor leaking once and a seal re...

Why a Browning?

The seal that comes with it does a good job. I keep it conditioned so it last a bit but they sell replacements seals at Fleet Farm.

Has anyone done it? A few weeks after the last spirit run I noticed the tails I collected after the last cut turned cloudy and green. I suspect the worm is crusted with crud, thus the question. My worm is 20 ft ¼” tight spiral inside a water jacket. I don’t have a snake long enough to get more than ...

I run two separate pressure reliefs on the pot so if the worm plugs I will know about it and there will be no danger. I also like the surface contact of the ¼” tubing and the smaller volume it takes up so I can use a smaller jacket to minimize the water waste. The chore boys I use are copper plated ...

Hello from, ah…, Australia, Yea, that’s it, Australia. Yep. Mate. I am not much of a conversationalist and am not real comfortable talking about myself. However, as it is required to introduce myself I will give it a try. I have wanted to try my hand at creating my own spirits for many years. I foun...