Home Distiller

thanks for the help guys. I will give it another go in a bit. need to get more 2row.

https://www.amazon.com/Dernord-Mounting-Stainless-Female-Locking/dp/B07G71YBBN/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1534881415&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=3+way+valve&psc=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow https://www.amazon.com/L-Port-Forged-Handle-...

i would flood at about 4000w using bubble plates and about 6kw for the sieve plates. Just over 200 holes and at 30w/ hole that's 6kw. 5500w on a 4" is 20 ft/sec, which is on the top end of vapor speed IMHO. I was running it over a 120 gallon boiler, so a bit different than most here. Now it's ...

Thanks for the replies guys. Just to clarify....The colorless water was at the end of the tails. All the oils had gotten out already. so just flavored water. Again Thanks for the input.

Did you have the water to the dephlegmator turned completely off to achieve that ? I never had to turn deflag all the way down. It seems under powered to tell the truth. I bought it from SD. I botched mine, so just bought one. I think I will slow the heat down a bit on the next few runs. I really n...

What diameter? I ran my 4" between 4000-6000w and about 4l per hour. My 2" was 1800w and 1l/hr. Based on your numbers I would assume a 3" and then it might be a bit too fast. For me the number of plates has the biggest effect on the abv of what is coming off, not output rate. I found...

I think I remember awhile back someone saying that dry air proof goes up, damn air proof goes down. Can't remember who it was but kinda makes sense. And not sure if it would be a noticeable difference without extended time. I think that was about barrel ageing. More angels share if it is dry and le...

During heads removal; i read somewhere that during/after equalisation if you run the still at the lowest possible power setting, you will do a better job of compressing fores/heads, because there will be less disturbance in the column. Ie; EToH is not going to be mixing in with all of the fores/hea...

I just went on to youtube and checked out some of Mikes vids. I would say I was bubbling a little more active than he was. I am also running 6" sections. Which gives me a bit more height from the plate to the window. I milled out my teflon gaskets so I could sandwich my perf plates between sect...

Shouldn't be dropping ABV that fast ....my gut feeling is that your pulling product off to fast ...try sticking to around 2- 2.5L an hour....your abv should remain more stable. Are all you plates looking stable through the run, or are they drying up or flooding maybe? Drying or Flooding of plates w...

I have ran 2 small runs of my own foot burner bourbon, about 6 gallons each. So named because I spilled boiling water on my foot and took a large second degree burn. anywho, I had a few questions for the veteran flute guys. I am running 3 plates with about 2500 watts going. I stacked the column for ...

Ok...Well had a tough time cleaning out all the rouge from the shotgun being polished. I used my .308 cal cleaning kit. then did a vinegar run. Still had rouge in it. (ha...didn't even mean that pun.) Then ran some of my feints that went through the Boka. Still had rouge left in it. Ran everything t...

Welcome

the res has to be low enough. you can down grade it in paint or gimp. then hit the upload radio button on the bottom left of your screen under the text box. I had the same issue.

The only downside I have seen on these units is that the plates can rust. So need to be stored oiled up. A nice coating of kitchen oil does just fine.

my daughter saw an actual shot glass with a 9mm in it like that. Given that I am taken to puns she pointed it out.
Great find and Thank you.

Congrats on the first cleaning run. I just did my vinegar run on my plate also. still need to do my sacrificial run. I have a simple mash ready to go for first run. At least I think its ready. Just back from vacation and haven't checked it yet.

nice write up....I usually temper the egg/sugar with the cream by hand and then heat..but otherwise pretty much the same. We love making home made custard,
Thank you

I had a similar incident in my garage. I was running on a winter day. Had a cooling water barrel in my garage. When I shut down I left the hose hnging down the side of the barrel. When I came out the barrel was half empty all over the floor. Good thing it was a 30 gallon and not a 55 Huh? So trusty ...

...a years worth of heads and tails through my Boka (twice)....the taste is horrible. Well then, it sounds like there was nothing good in your feints jug. You must have collected all the good stuff during the original spirit runs, leaving only the solventy heads and oily tails in your feints. You m...

I have the run in quart mason jars about a case. I aired for a week or more. dropped down to about 95% still taste rough. all jars.

There are a few of us in the area..always glad to have one more. Welcome aboard. If you need any help just give a shout.

horrible would be pure taols oil and astringent of heads mixed together. right now I use it to clean with.

ok...I guess an update is way over due. I have received just about all my hardware. I am waiting on some irrigation parts and it is done. I wound up buying everything from Larry. THANKS LARRY. I attempted to solder up my dephleg and made a mess of it. I didn't leave enough gap to solder to the edge ...

Welcome aboard...I will be the first to tell you to read read read. Be safe . Happy brewing.
on a side note...I was just up in Madison for a wedding last weekend....I'm loving the chesse curds I got there.

I picked on of these mills up. It is OUTSTANDING. Mind you that I have only used it for 100#s so far. So I can't speak of longevity or issues that might come up. My first grind was with the 3/32 or so sieve plate....it made flour. I switched over to the next size up...I'm guessing 3/16 holes. This m...

maybe try some pbw or oxt clean in there. I have been thinking on that myself.

Welcome aboard. There are a few of us here from the southern end.

Did you try do ing your cuts and just doing a hearts run with the thumper charged with Bananas?

Twisted Brick wrote:

nerdybrewer wrote:Back in the day people would cook on their engine while traveling.
So good job! You have successfully adapted this dying art to stilling!

I did dogs and corn on the cob a few years ago for my kids. They ask me to do it again every summer on our vacation now.