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... smells like a wet dog dipped in turpentine. Despite running it through a Brita water filter. ... I'm going to save it for now... You didn’t actually run your spirit (high proof alcohol) through a plastic encased carbon filter did you??? No wonder it’s CRAP! It’s firestarter now. Lol lol I wish ...

My final product from a banana wine wash smells like a wet dog dipped in turpentine. Despite running it through a Brita water filter. I'm going to save it for now, maybe use it in a thumper if I can get that to work, but I'm not going to try and drink it.

OtisT: You're right, the teapot still was completely glued together with the flour paste. I threw out that hole setup after that run. As for the current still, I glued it together too and did a steam run. I couldn't keep up with all the leaks so I finally soldered it all together. I'm actually not b...

Oops, I put up a picture of my current still too.

For my first build I tried a teapot, with a copper worm and a Black and Decker electric burner. My first run was running Bud light and trying to make it whiskey while waiting for my first patch of apple wash to ferment. I used flour paste to seal up everything. All in all, it was a horrible failure....

What does it mean when it doesn't burn in the spoon or the plate? Does that mean I'm running too hot and I'm just getting flavored water?

Hello all, I finally registered. I'm just starting out and my first project is to make a few jar's for my brother's wedding gift. I'm looking forward to learning from you guys.