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Yep,I swapped them..I had it made from the stainless steel..Now I am trying to find PFTE gaskets..I am not thinking of using copper filter wire(mash)again...I don't have a chance to figure out the purity of the copper I have bought..some say it is a must tu use copper in distillation though if your ...

Making a research about the use of brass in distillation,I found out someone's blogg with a very detailed explanation of its possible side effects..he says even lead free brass material used for tap water contains upto %8 lead..one can imagine how hazardous it would be when meeting with the high tem...

Hefezelle thanks for your advice..common sense tells it to do so..NZchris I rather find the way you help people mean..You don"t have do nothing..and also you don't have to specifically spot it.I got what I needed..by concentrating peoples advice in this forum,I figures out the mist suspicious p...

I wish some guys made a comments about the picrures:(

This is the rear side of the thermometer on the barrel..I have just discovered and was shocked to see that ot was not made of steel..

And this is my still..

Hi,I hope this time I can upload a few photos..

Hi all,
I am writing via Android and facing a failure everytime I try to download a pic.Size rally matters it says;)
How can I solve this problem?I found out a vert important thing on my still that I like to share with you..

Hi all,I contacted with the person who sold to me the still and asked him to send me a new set of gaskets.The new gasket set is totally different than the former ones..He said he sent silicone ones.I will try to search FTPE gaskets because after resding your suggestions I want to replace them with t...

Yeah,the city I live in,people drink one of the most tasteful spring water of the country called "Kalabak".off course the distilled of it was a bit far different than the original taste of it.Ahh,I am not a rocket scientist and really don't know every tiny details of the distiller or the m...

Still_stirrin thanks for yor interest but I do not have an intention like making someone or some people responsible about possible future happenings to me..And yes I did it.I drank a whole glass of distilled water today and waiting to see what's to happen..The taste of the water was not pleasent at ...

Ok,let me clear it..Bottled commercial spirits,Rakı,Uzo,Whisky,wine,beer...they do not make any side effects like itching etc.. I started distilling 2 and a half years ago.I usually prepare mash from fruit and mostly dried grapes..I also tried appricot ,fresh grapes,and sugar.. To make rakı,I both u...

hefezelle your suggestion is very interesting and worth to try..When thinking of the process I followed,I remembered not to collect all the ethanol I should have in the first distillation contrary to the usual advice..I used to make the seperation in the 2. or 3.distillation..Could it cause a failur...

AlZilla bottled commercial spirits do not make any side effects but this ethanol is sold on 5 lt galloons amd it is 96ABV pure ethanol.Due to the crazy taxation on beverages here,more people buy it and by adding some flouvurs they prepare rakı(ouzo)or whisky like spirits.I feel discomforted when I t...

Unsolved problem still exists..I also distilled fermented sugar..more or less it did the same on me..A lot of people here buying distilled ethanol usually imported from Russia or Bulgaria and by adding some flaovours like anaseed oil or whisky kits they drink their ready in five minutes spirits..I w...

Irishgnome sorry for the late reply..It is good to know there are other people around the world who like rakı or spirits alike..To the most experienced distillers surprise,commercial ouzo or rakı do not have side effects like mine..Meantime,I tried some homemade rakı and vodka made by other people a...

NZ Chris and other guys who commented on my topic..thank you all..I tried to put a photo of my still but was given a warn about the seize of the pic.English is not my mother language so I might find it difficult to express what I mean correctly or choose the weong words,sorry for that..Filtering the...

What I have not done?I drank a glass of yeast to see if U am allergic to the yeast I used..I distilled the same product 5 times to make it purer.I used to filter the mash from grapes or appricot before,then I put them intp the barrel without filtering..I am suspicious about it..Could the heat make t...

NZ Chris and still_ stirring thank you for your comments.I really feel frustrated about it.I din't think I will continue distilling because I have had enough..Funny though,I tried two different products made by different people and stills and lived the same symtomps and people whom I gave from my pr...

NZ Chris I am sure you are trying to be helpful to me but still insisting not to write for asking opinions of other people..What are these forums for then?I am sure there are many posts aaking or talking about more silly things..Do you know how much I suffered from this and made many research about ...

I follow the usual steps what an ordinary distiller does..Nothing different..I only put yeast and yeast food if they are assumed as synthetics..I try to not to keep long the fermantation time and distill the wash at 1lt/hr as top speed..I told you I went to the dovlc.several times..What am I gonna s...

I am a member of the many distillers groups and in contact with its builder..I haven't encountered with someone having the same problems similar to mine nor heard it from the builder..

I bought it as a whole..the seals came together mounted in it.They are rubbers and the largest one is in the top of the barrel which is black..in fact I use a milk barrel with a modified top for the column.

Thankk you for your comments..NZChris maybe..there are so many distillers usung the same distiller..Why me?
:-(

The seals are plastic:(

The doctors act according to the blood test results as you know..espeacially for the situations like mine..and the test results were normal..I am not allergic to alcohol..industrial spirits do not cause such effects..I also tried distilling mash from sugar..much or less the same result..I have been ...

I went to the doc. and inspecyed from toes to head(if thats the right expression!)everyrhing is normal..

Hi, I have been fermenting mostly fruits,especially grapes..No matter how accurately the fermantation and how many times I distilled it,the result is much or less the same..it ends with itching,nothing bisible on the skin,something like an insect bites under the skin periodically..sleepless nights.....

Hi mates, This is Teoman from Turkey.I have been distilling for almost three years..We turks love drinking Rakı..For the ones who don't know it s ethanol from grapes flouvered with anaceed.. I am married and a father of a girl.I like riding motorbikes and have a 1150 GS and a scooter..I hope I enjoy...