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Hello everyone. I am a new expat from the USA to Panama. I bought a home with loads of fruit trees and I have the Panamanian equivalent of zucchini (bananas) growing everywhere. I am hoping that someone can make some recommendations as to a mash recipe using my abundance of bananas. I have two 60l S...

BlueSasquatch,

Nope on the keg. For me buying a new one is the way to go. But cleaning stainless should be a whole lot easier. Put in a 6" ferrule in the top and scrub away.

BlueSasquatch, I used a 5 gallon bucket and probably put in approx. 2/3 cup of citric acid (just shook some in). I put enough hot water in the bucket to get the citric acid dissolves well then topped it off. I left mine in for 24-48 hours and it was both nice and pink on the outside and inside. Hope...

Yummyrum and Salt Must Flow,

Thank you for the kind words. I am also in the process of a new copper build. So, I decided on multiple upgrades to my equipment. Mainly done while my new knee gets stronger.

Lefty

Everyone, Well, I have to say that I am extremely pleased with how this conversion turned out. I used the pull thru ferrule tool from BrewHardware and was able to install and solder a 1.5" tri clamp ferrule thru the wall of my boiler. Extremely simple to do. Now just figuring out why my control...

Thank you Yummyrun.

Deplorable,

I truly appreciate the help with this build. I will start a new thread and document it. I think I will only polish it once as it will be hidden behind pipe wrap.

Lefty

Well, I actually used a combination of all of the suggestions as the pipes were pretty grungy but I think they turned out nice. Pink and clean inside as well.
Thanks all,

Lefty

Deplorable wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:44 am A lot of great I put here. I'm looking forward to following your build Lefty.
Are you going to document it in a new topic here?

Absolutely. I can’t thank you enough for the help.

Lefty

Some stuff I have acquired was quite corroded inside . One method I used was to stuck the Copper tube in a PVC pipe a little larger in diameter with a end cap glued on it . Filled it with Sulphuric acid diluted about 20:1 . IE , pour 50mls of acid into 1litre of water . ( never the other way … it e...

EricTheRed wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:20 pm 20 ml citric acid + 20 ml lemon based dish soap and some water.
Soak a scrubby with this and pull it through a few times. Twist while pulling/pushing.
Cleans it up a treat

Perfect. Thank you.

I just sourced some 2” copper pipe from a local metal recycler. Now I need to clean it. I have a handle on taking care of the outside of the pipe but the interior seems “greasy” in places. I figure the first step will be to degrease them all first, then I am using a rough AO coated 2” wheel welded t...

Thank you to everyone who responded. I was able to get 3 sticks (totaling 10') of 2" type L at my local metal salvage for $55. Far cry from the $232 at the plumbing supply. Love to save money. Now for fittings, etc and a bunch of cleaning and polishing on these salvage pipes.

Be well,

Lefty

Hello all. I am in the process of sourcing materials for my first CCVM build to replace my current setup. I am wanting to find a good and hopefully reasonably priced place to source my 2" copper pipe and fittings from. Anyone have any suggestions? My local Home Depot no longer carries 2" c...

I am a pretty new distiller and the information on this site has been invaluable. I’ve made a few neutral spirit and all grain runs that I think turned out well but I still feel like I have just scratched the knowledge surface. Looking to be more efficient in my process and setup. Currently my keg s...