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Thanks guys. I appreciate the quick replies. If only the rest of SA could match your service delivery :ebiggrin: Ja I bought a brass 32mm basin waste nut and took it with me as a sample to the stainless steel suppliers. They had a 1.25'' SS Barrel that went in the brass nut so I bought a 1.25"...

How long should my condenser be? Let's assume a pump that does 40 liters per minute (also open to upgrading pump specs if the recommended condenser length is ridiculous). As to the shotgun length, anywhere in the range of 20 - 24" will do the job.. One note on ss material as a condenser, it's ...

Hi Guys, Newbie here. I hope that I am posting in the correct thread. I am in the process of building a CCVM still - 50 liter converted keg style. Plan on using 2x 2kW geyser elements in the boiler, all stainless steel since I have access to a professional welder at work. I plan on building a shotgu...

Hi guys, Just some final questions before I (ie my colleague) can start welding. Thanks for all of the help so far. 1) What does the column length impact? I understand that when running in potstil mode it is just a riser and as far as I know it doesn't really change anything, but when I run the CCVM...

Thanks guys. I appreciate the quick replies. If only the rest of SA could match your service delivery :ebiggrin: Ja I bought a brass 32mm basin waste nut and took it with me as a sample to the stainless steel suppliers. They had a 1.25'' SS Barrel that went in the brass nut so I bought a 1.25" ...

Thanks Andrew and Setsumi. I have just one more part to get before I can start the welding and seeing as you are local guys perhaps you can help? I bought some 1.25 inch BSP thread stainless steel sockets today but the geyser elements don't screw in all the way. Do you know if it is NPT threads that...

Good day Everybody. I am new to the hobby and in the process of building my first still. I have a lot of mandatory reading left to do but I guess the excitement got the better of me. I am a long time liqueur enthusiast and would like to complement my home bar with self distilled produce. My plan is ...