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So I finished the build for the most part. I want with 2 inch column 30 inches tall, 1 inch throat into 1.5 inch with 2 inch outer water jacket. All that's left needed is a takeoff cooler. I'm a little concerned about the weight of a small liebig hanging off a 3/8 tube soldered with home depot solde...

Scrub the therm. Put your money/effort into building/buying a proofing parrot instead. A therm is fairly useless in a pot other than letting you know when its about to start dripping. A parrot on the other hand gives you real time proofing, making for easy cuts. Running with a thumper it will compre...

I have been debating on building a pot column that has 3-4 bubbles in it using 2"-3" reducers with a small 3" nipple between them. Or possibly 2"-4". Not sure if the final output would be worth the effort but might look neat.

Both of those are very nice looking setups!

Zapata, yes I have a PSII. I realize it is capable of outperforming a basic pot still. I ran it a couple times packed with raschings ( I probably misspelled that) and just had a complete pain with flooding, not to mention it looking like some bastardized R2D2..rubber bung...ECT. They are nice to lea...

Thank you very much Still Stirrin! That was exactly what I was wondering about. I guess I could forego the trial build and do a full size. I have 5 feet of 2 inch, and 10 feet of 1 inch sitting in the shed. I also have a couple of kegs with element fittings welded in, one with a single and one with ...

Sorry, trying to convey what I'm a little unsure of is difficult...I will try to more properly describe. The condenser head is comprised of an outer sleeve with a smaller diameter inner pipe with water flowing between the two. Inside the inner pipe there is a smaller vapor pipe comming in from the c...

I realize it sounds small...when I build I first build small, trial size if you will. It allows me to test drive it and see if I like the results on a small scale. My first build was a simple pot, 4 gallon SS Stockport with lid. Then came the 2 inch stripper on 15 gal keg, that I built obnoxiously l...

Yes that is the thread that turned me on to become interested in reflux again. My first attempt was with my Brewhaus PSII...and I was not a fan, lol. I guess I over complicated the question by adding too much information. What I am asking is: the inner piece that is extending into the condenser, sho...

Sounds like you need to read more. The temp at which ethanol atomizes depends on your elevation. The higher in elevation above sea level you are, the lower the temp alcohol steams.

Hello, I stumbled onto several posts depicting concentric reflux columns and decided I want to build one. I have only dealt with potstilling up to this point as I didnt want the hassle of winding a coil. After seeing the simplicity of the concentric though I'm wanting to try one. I figure I'll go sm...

Hello all. Long time lurker here. I started reading through these forums back in 2011, bought my first rig from Brewhaus back then. Since that time I have built a few of my own, all pot stills of various sizes, some with thumpers and some without. I am wanting to venture into something a little diff...