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Otis, Yes, I built my dimroth a while back after seeing yours. My condenser is the same as yours with the exception of the connection point. You use a 3/4 union, mine is 2 inches soldered. I want to remove the reducer and the angled exit from the shell and leave it a 2 inch opening. Yes, the shell d...

Good day to you all. Some info before my question to save anyone having to search for my previous posts for my setup. I run a pot still, pony keg(7.75 gallon shorty keg) 5-6 gallon charge, with a 2 inch copper column 26 inches tall, 2 inch 90, 2 inch x 6 inch arm, 2 inch T, 2 inch x 8 inch drop redu...

Just to add a bit of an update.... My grain bill is the same, I've just increased my amount to net me 3 gallons. And I've stopped charging my thumper with the all grain wash. Heres what I'm doing at the moment, and like the results very much. 3 gallons of all grain, I ferment this off the grain. Aft...

why did i think this was going to be a thread about controlling CM water circulation by hooking an SSR up to a mag drive pump and slowing the pump with a rheostat? I have mag drives on aquariums, they respond to cheap electrical wall dimmers well, the mag drives will also tollerate a simple water f...

Since were already using water for cooling our condensers, why not use it to cool the relay? All I have in my box of left over parts are chipset blocks, which are alot smaller. I may play around with this idea. The cooling blocks are alot smaller then the smallest heatsink, If I come up with a good ...

Few years back, I built a few liquid cooled computers. The CPU, chip sets, memory, even video cards, could be fitted with cooling blocks that were essentially water jackets. It all was plumbed to a pump and a reservoir/radiator set up. So, anyone tried, seen, any water cooled relays? While I wait fo...

Any updates? Did you oak any? I like the idea of the mixed ferments ran at the same time. In my mind it saves you from dealing with mashing corn porridge but using specialty malts for additional flavor. Interesting. I've been running pretty much the same. No oaking as I like to keep everything clea...

Pope To be clear, my still doesn't leak. If I don't get the triclamp tight enough, especial at the keg connection as the keg is a bit thick, I'll know long before the column is full of steam, and I can tighten it up. Same for the unions on the run to the thumper. Thats why all connections would be a...

My column, and my unions and piping would all be above/outside the vanity.
Unless in storage mode.

Expat Its just currently sitting there collecting dust. Wanting a place to store everything when not in use with minimal unpack, set up, tear down etc. Otis The intent is to have the top of the keg level or perhaps an inch or two above the top. Through the sink hole already in the top. Every once in...

I suppose I should of mentioned that the vanity is almost three times the size of the keg. Not like its going to be stuffed in a small space.

Good to hear pope, and thanks for the input.

You say you don't insulate at all. I plan to try both ways just for the fun of it. Did you decide to forgo the insulating for any particular reason? Any regrets?

Going to try the electric route. Maybe compare propane(currently using) vs electric. But mainly just to build something new, and avoid the back and forth I have to deal with currently stilling in the garage. :D So here goes.... Staying small, pony keg, 4500 element as I will drive a thumper at times...

Thought I'd give some update on this as I've got several runs done with interesting(to me) results. The quick and easy update.... TANNINS The drawn out explanation/experience ... I been fermenting these small batches of AG on the grain, used the same ingredients, though I have played with the amount...

Interesting that it wouldn't clean up with a second run. And that your getting tails as I got the chemically headsy taste smell smearing through mine. You obviously had a pipe or at least a fitting welded into your keg since you run a 2 inch spear in your thumper. I'm not a welder, but when welding ...

Similar to the knocking in the old radiator heating systems used to heat homes?? Never really worked around steam. I do work in the beverage filling industry, and while it's cold fill, the temp difference on the walls of holding tanks and piping can wreak havock. I understood my reading that the siz...

Wonder if a 15.5 gallon thumper may be to big?
As in the lower temp stuff hanging around on the walls of the head space in your thumper?? Hitching a ride with the good stuff??

Assuming the whole "path of least resistance" thing, not sure anything makes it out those smaller holes as it would require more pressure then the 2 inch hole.
However, I bet you get a nice deep chug when it starts to wake up.

I would think the vapor explosion happens exclusively in the down tube at first contact the cooler down tube?
Wonder if those that have gone the mason jar thumper rout can see steam in the bubbles as it would be just air after the steam has imploded??

Low n slow seems to work for me. Suppose I could bring mi pints to someone further along then myself and they may insist I smeared the whole run. My thoughts on angle were to angle down to the thumper. There has to be reflux in that pipe even if it's minimal, my thoughts were to insure any possible ...

I look forward to hearing your results. Do you get sound from your thumper before the pipe to your thumper is completely hot? Is your spear have a 2 inch opening at the bottom or you have smaller holes to disperse the bubbles? It's hard to nail down smearing since we know certain temps vaporize cert...

I don't doubt the exploding vapor phenomenon. But the sound is primarily the Bubble pushing through the down tube. Much like blowing through a straw in a glass of liquid. If you've got a raging boil in your pot, you'll get louder and more frequent thumps in your thumper. If you have a slow rolling b...

Sure wild bill no problem. This might be a bit lengthy. My set up, 7.75 keg boiler. Short pony keg. Thumper is a 1/6 keg. tall skinny 5 or 5.2 gallons. I use the same hole for in and out on my thumper. 1 inch copper from my pot to the bottom of my thumper via a 2x2x1 inch T. The 1 inch runs down the...

Ok so heres the update on the first go at this.... Heated my water to 160, dumped in grains, settled in at 151. I let that sit about 2 hours, temp was 144 and smelled and tasted amazing. Not testing, no iodine, gravity, nothing. Remember, I'm more after flavor then alch as this is going in my thumpe...

Wild Bill. Thats exactly why I went with the tall skinny thumper rather then the short fat variety. Figured steam bubbling through several inches of liquid had to give it more time to absorb any flavor. Same would seem to apply to removing flavor as I can get a pretty clean neutral from UJSSM stripp...

...I'll hold all this about 155-160 for at least an hour then let cool to pitching temp... I recommend you lower the saccharification temperature to 145-150*F instead. You’ll get more product out of your still if you do. ss Though 155-160 would be a good strike temp in order to hit still_stirrin’s ...

The one thing I would be careful with is overfilling your thumper. In agreement with JS on this.. There is a big different in thumper filling up behavior between using water, using low wine, and using a 10% mash.. using low wine in boiler and thumper, the thumper come up to temp quite fast with lit...

So heres what I've gotten my hands on, White wheat malt, caramel wheat malt, and some honey malt. If I've understood my reading, The wheat malts will do my converting, and the honey malt will impact flavor. My intent is this. 1 lb oats (quaker) 1/2 lb wheat malt 1/4 lb caramel wheat 1/4 lb honey mal...

No problem Otis. Id like to hear your findings should you try it. Any adjustments, additions, etc. Goose, sadly, I aint had anything from a while back, but I imagine it was a fine drop. I ever get a hole big enough in my thump to get my hand in for cleanin, I'll be playin with some fruit, whole, mas...

Hi Otis. Yes by injecting I meant shooting my thumper. All this experimenting was done using UJSSM with corn as the grain. I also sour mash for 7 generations before starting over with fresh grains, but I do replace spent grains along the way and I use roughly 12 ounces of backset in each new ferment...