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Sweet. Got to love it when ALL the crap I got with my “budget” still setup sucks! At least I still like the boiler... waiting for that shoe to drop! Do you think it’s possibly FKM? There has to be some sort of “off the shelf solution” to support those aquarium rings in the column - possibly somethin...

I wonder if a 3" stainless mesh gasket at the base of the column where it meets the kettle would be a good "support" for the nearly 10# of aquarium rings in the column?

Height limited to 108” for interior use. Boiler is 28”. Adding additional 12” tomorrow and more 1/2” aquarium ceramic packing (takes me to 60” of 3”, ergo 1:20). Planning on ditching the 7” tall sightglass and probably pivot to a modular SS VM design. Emptying the fermenters tomorrow and going with ...

Yes, yummyrum, shockingly the RC collar can completely knock down the vapor column. I have a massive water pump pushing a swimming pool full of cold water into a tee that takes a line to the PC and RC. Have a ball valve on the lower input line of the RC and a needle valve on the upper exhaust line (...

I go to the DR once a month or so, and always grab a bottle of Mamajuana for friends. It appears you’re missing THE ingredient - mamajuana bark! That’s like making tonic water without chinchona bark (from which quinine is extracted)... Plus, the mamajuana bark is supposed to make one, uh,... “strong...

So, this is crushing me! I doubled the height of the 3” column by adding an additional 24” of stainless, wrapped the column with a double layer of reflectix. Packed the column, bottom to top, with a roll of copper, 1/2” aquarium filter rings (per Shady’s suggestion) to about 43”, then added another ...

Thanks for the replies - much appreciated! I've tried TPW, FFV, and a pure sugar washes - not a whole lot of variation on output - then again I'm striving for neutral... It's relatively inexpensive to add an additional 24" spool. Do you think if the bottom spool were packed with raschig rings a...

Hello, I’ve been lurking here for quite some time, reading and chasing every nuance down the rabbit hole. I’ve been refining my still components and washes bit by bit over the last several months and taking copious notes while doing so… and, I feel like the time has come to reach out and get some op...

Welcome from someone from the wet side of Wa :wave: I'd like to see a picture of your still. CM designs vary tremendously and maybe we can help you reach your goal. Mine does 95% pretty much start to finish. Of course that really isn't a subject for a welcome thread. Wet indeed! Just a few more wee...

Hello from Western Washington State! Been reading these forums like a madman over the last four months, literally for hours at a time doing my spirit runs, finally figured I join the place and join the fantastic discussions, what a tremendous source of information! I'm on the quest to make the perfe...