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I really enjoyed this build, Bolverk. :clap: If you do go on to build the 4" please post your results very interested and still following :thumbup: I love seeing all the build options out there for running steam. Thanks for posting this build, I as well as others I'm sure, appreciate seeing the...

I would be interested in participating in this meetup. I can schedule my vacation anytime so I will be following this thread. So to get involved do I need to PM someone? I like the hotel idea, casino is not a bad touch either. I know my better half would like that idea. It would be nice to put faces...

I don't believe you are using the correct enzyme if its the LD Carlson powder enzyme.
I may be wrong but i don't think it works at those temps. You need to get hi temp amylase like Sebstar HTL or something.
Then you still have your low temp enzyme you put in at 150 or below.

I can't say anything about with barley but I haven't noticed anything horrific with the YL with corn steam stripped on grain.

If its your first run I would start with a sugar wash or something cheap because your first run would be your sacrificial run after your vinegar cleaning run. If you are gonna do it you might as well do it right. 1st cleaning run 2nd sacrificial run I understand jumping in with both feet but don't w...

It's crazy how this stuff works out, I ordered his book last week Making Fine Spirits. Its like when you are looking at parts on the internet and next thing you know its showing up everywhere. I was talking to someone about needing more reading material and they told me to check it out. I knew the n...

Thanks guys like I said just using you guys as pretty much a thoughts board. I know you guys will tell me exactly what you think and appreciate that about this forum. SS: my kegs work great and have been using them as well as my milk can boiler for quite some time now. I hear what your saying and ye...

Hey guys I've been thinking about upping my game a little bit. I have a guy here locally that has a brite tank from his brewing days that he's looking to unload for a decent price. I believe it is 35 gallon i know it is breaking the 30 gallon rule but I'm working with what I can get my hands on. I f...

Really enjoying this build thread so far. I would love to have a run through your parts stockpile you're pulling from.
I've been pricing out 4" copper and get sticker shock. Looks awesome and cant wait to see how the pump and nozzle work out.
Keep the pics and the build going. Thanks for sharing.

I only started running a thumper this past year. I came from running CCVM and CM stills originally. I love using my thumper but I only use it on my stripping runs. I didn't want to upset anyone with what I had said. I was also excited about running my unit with a thumper for the first time I had no ...

You don't run by temperature. You run by your take off speed. If you're strip running push it as fast as your condenser can handle it. If you're doing a spirit run bring your temp up slow and once it starts producing adjust your temp by your take off speed. It's my opinion that thermometers only tel...

I think Andrew is trying to figure out why he was deleted from the other thread he was in earlier. From what I was reading before it was deleted someone thought there was a language barrier or something that I wasn't picking up on. I did read that you are using rashing rings as your packing. I too u...

I really like this recipe, probably my favorite of everything I've made so far. Last year I concentrated on this recipe only. My plan was to fill a 5 gallon barrel, I saved up all of my best cuts only to find that the barrel actually held a bit over 6 gallon. That was about 8 months ago and have bee...

Are you trying to keep any flavor from the fruit? If you are I wouldn't go with any reflux and just go pot still mode. Any reflux strips the flavors from it. Most of your fruit flavors don't carry over very strong anyway and I'd be afraid not knowing for sure how your column is set up. If it is grea...

I saw it on the other thread. I was thinking I remember alot of this reading it before. It doesn't bother me when people post on old threads I enjoy reading alot of those. There is alot of information in these forums. Sometimes people accidentally post in old threads and I read back to the beginning...

Subbrew the original ferment was using SOCD Easy large batch mashing technique with enzymes, Been doing it that way for years. It was until recently i acquired a new boiler and using my milk can as a thumper. So it should have been pretty much gelatinized the first time around. I put it in the thump...

Good point, I wasn't even thinking about that. They do create quite a bit of heat themselves.

Depending on what yeast you are using, it will slow it down. I know I use DADY yeast and it slows down in that temp range.
There are other beer yeasts that don't mind tho. It really depends on your choice of yeast.

Hello all, I am new to using a thumper and learning as I go. But this is the mashing fermenting section. So I'm used to working with my column and squeezing the grain after fermentation. Dealing with mostly ground corn not cracked but not quite meal either. I'm putting my clear an my boiler and the ...

I built something like that a few years ago. I was going to try using it to sparge the grains thinking my false bottom would be good enough to hold any chunks back from the circulating system. The pump didn't have any trouble pushing the fluid through but about 10mins in i found out my false bottom ...

Blue,
I love that manometer. Another great thread to read. I do have a question where did you find the 1/2" return elbows?
I was looking for some of those a while back. Looks a lot cleaner than two elbows put together.
I really enjoyed this thread thanks for sharing.

I really enjoyed reading about this build. Turned out really nice. It would be great to hear how she runs out for you.
And the different combinations on what goes in each of them. Very interesting possibilities.
Thanks for sharing so far.

It seems like something must be off with this batch since the first one didn't have any problems. I also don't think pH 4 is that bad. I also wouldn't use baking soda. Pickling lime is what i use to balance out my pH. I agree SG really doesn't give you a whole lot as far as SG and FG readings but it...

If it was me I would put apple juice concentrate in your thumper. I'm sure I am using a completely different set up than you are mine being a 15 gallon keg boiler and using my 13 gallon milk can as a thumper. So in my case I would use probably 2 gallons of juice to cover the down pipe. Amazon still ...

Sorry Yummy, You are much appreciated as well. You know of all the years lurking it is hard for me to keep track of everybody.
I honestly don't mean to leave anybody out, thanks for the welcome and I really do appreciate everything you guys have done to help me out.

Hello, I've been lurking around here quite a while. When I first found this site I cant remember what the popular trend in still builds was but, shortly after DAD3000 was really bringing the CCVM to the front of the line on what I wanted to build at the time. Between him and Odin and his SPP numbers...