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StillerBoy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:02 pm To achieve higher than 93% you will need to lengthen your column, as it must be shorter than 30"..
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Yeah, 51" of packing... I'm working on it

Cross post from my column debugging thread. I just repacked the column, managed to double the amount of scrubbers in it. I stretched them out differently than shady's picture. I stretched them in width and length. After stretching I can push more watts into the boiler and now run my 3" column /...

Hmm, am I using the wrong word? Its the copper twisty thing (condenser) with the cold finger up the top that you use for CCVMs. The still is LM. Yeah I stretched them out first, then smacked them with a rubber mallet into a small circile thing then stuffed them in the column.

Cheers, appreciate the feedback. Same output rate. It might be a limitation of the boka(ish) design but even slowing down the output rate it doesnt increase the abv.... Its crazy wierd... Next run I will break out the CCVM attachment and see what happens next time. I like the chinese boka(ish) becau...

Just repacked the column, managed to double the amount of scrubbers in it. I can now run it at 100% (from 3600kw to 4400kw) and it went from 92% to 93% output... I didnt pack it crazy tight, I used a 3 2/5" (100cm) template and hammered it with a rubber mallet and then had to squish it back dow...

Harry used to talk about a 10/1 RR. Is that what you are doing? I had to google that one! I am not that much of a purist, I am simply going as high as my ceilings allow. Cool idea though. Some slightly better close ups. IMG_20200208_134457.jpg IMG_20200208_134821.jpg n.b. the product output is PTFE.

Thanks for the ideas! I havn't tried it slower, I read that a 3" can do 1 gallon an hour so I aimed at that. Its good to have goals right? I enjoy tweeking it and learning, so far its been a proper boka and a ccmv and now the boka(ish) design as well as growing from 2" x 36" (90cm) to...

The 15 gallon (50 liter) boiler was inspired by Still It's build, it has 2x2200w at 240v. A 2" triclamp connector for the column, a 4" fill hole, a thermometer and a tap. The column is 80" (200cm) high plus the boiler and has 51" (1300mm) of packed stainless and copper scrubbers....

Ive got over a dozen of the 4 liter and 3 liter ones, the corks hold up okay.

Horses seem to get fed molasses, find a pet / feed store that supplies people in jodhpurs and riding crops. I got 20 liters for $25 or something crazy cheap, there was no sludge when I clarified it. N.b. I just did my first rum run without checking the hydrometer at all, totally fubared it and got n...

Something worth thinking about is how your going to move your liquids around. For example an 8 gallon (30) liter fermenter I can lift. So they sit on the garage floor until they are ready to be racked. I then pick them up and put them up on top of a bench so I can use the built in taps, a hose and g...

I have had a variation on #3 but I built a keg boiler to save money. Imho #3 its just easier to use than an LM still which #1 and #2 are. On the other hand #2 would be better for stripping runs as that 45cm (18") shotgun condenser is a beast.

I finally got to the end! These are the salient points I got out of the thread with a focus on Odin's comments: Crush the Cornflakes (with your foot?!), use 500g... or more 750g / 1kg for extra flavour. Cook the cornflakes in simmering water for 30 minutes. Let it cool. Add water and replace some of...

When I was last active on this forum, 6 or 7 years ago, this was a big issue for Aussie tourists (an other nationalities obviously) in Bali. Several deaths and some very ill people. I went to bali around that time and purchsed some vodka from the local corner store. Got it back to the hotel, smelle...

Welcome, a keg still will make enough product for personal consumption. For me the diameter of the column is what I changed on my second still to cut down production time. Good luck and be safe! Cheers, your name sounds familiar. I have already planned out the replacement column and even sourced a ...

Hello everybody, I did a favour for a friend and in repayment he gave me a homemade bottle of Gin. It was the best Gin I had ever tasted. I've drunk a lot of Vodka and Gin and dabbled with cocktails. So a lot of research, still it the you tube channel and here we go. One 15 gallon keg, a whole bunch...