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I finished my thumper attachment, looking forward to giving it a run it next weekend.

So I started my gin basket build this week, it is a 3" SS spool 9" long with 3x2" ferrules (inlet/outlet/sight glass) welded. I had an old spool laying around and I cut the 3 ferrules off of a 2" Tee that was no longer being used. I added a 1/4" threaded nipple to the end ca...

Wow, and I thought my build was tall at 72" in total with 49" of SPP and 2lbs of mesh as the packing. I need a little 2 step ladder to adjust my coil lol. That is a very nice build you have there, I'm curious to know how that amount of marbles as your packing performs. https://homedistille...

3" modular build on a 16 gallon boiler, 2 4500W heating elements one running on a PID one on a variable controller. Packing is 6 litres of SPP (49" packable height) and 3lbs of copper mesh.

@CirBeer, very cool looking still, check out the links in my .signature for how I reconfig my modular still for whatever task is required, particularly for the carter head. Thank you! I'm very curious how you have your Gin column setup, without hijacking this thread could you please explain it to m...

still_stirrin wrote:

CirBeer wrote:....Here is my 3" CCVM modular build which I completed on Friday...

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Oooopps sorry I did not realize that, I have edited my post to reflect that, thank you!

http://i64.tinypic.com/jqma87.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com/jjve3b.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/vgtmdj.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com/241ov9j.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/2ueh9ut.jpg Here is my 3" CCVM modular build which I completed on Friday, I do plan to add a gin basket at some point so I'm curious a...

MidniteOne51 wrote:CirBeer - it was that very photo from one of the other threads that inspired me to build mine!

I'm glad my build helped you with yours, I'm now looking at yours to help with my next one. Team work is a wonderful thing

I didnt use any plans.. i looked at some photos and fired up the torch... 1" main tube 1" cap for the bottom of the main tube 3" cap on the bottom with the center dremeled out to hold the 1"cap upright/straight 1" to 1.5" reducer for the top 2" cap for the distill...

Don't make the mistake I made and oversize it, the advice I got from the forums after posting my build was it was to big and that it would induce smearing (something I did not know about). As has been said there is no "perfect plan" and really the dimensions are key but there are some guid...

I'm curious, since you used unions and reducers where the beak meets the overflow, do you have trouble with it holding product in that bit? It looks to me like it would contribute to smearing. When I put this together it was from odds and ends I had laying around, I did not take a lot of how the jo...

My new parrot.

Greetings HD peoples, I'm new to the world of distilling but have been brewing my own beer and wine for several years now.I have spent the last year reading up on everything before getting my feet wet, I now feel I'm ready to start my journey into the wonderful world of distilling. HD has been very ...