Home Distiller

Seeing as you only run Corn in that still , it worries me that you are at high risk of that darn thing blowing up . The holes in the gaskets in those flexible Stainless tube are smaller than a corn kernel . Iff’n you have a foam up in that boiler and some of that corn floats up and gets stuck in the...

Hi Mark I’ll also shame bash you that you didn’t strip Low enough . No biggy ……. You're here for the journey . :thumbup: Anyway Here you are . Crossroads Two main paths . You can Pot still mode that strip and make a flavoursome Rum which will require a year or so on Oak to become a really nice Rum O...

He is looking for volumes/ratios with which to charge the retorts with is what in sounds like to me? Exactly Larry … the recipe book isn’t there . That is what I was refering to A few here have double retort ( Thumpers) but the specifics of what goes where is very generalised and open to a lot of i...

The responses pretty much confirmed my thoughts, so making it modular will be the better way. Yessir . Much more flexible and not locked in to one still . I’m sure though , that that brewhuas will be just fine for spirit runs , it will be too small for stripping ….. well you could run harder with a...

I think you just have to jump in and have a go . Now when I started , it was with a Home brew shop still . I followed the instructions and made some booze . So the instructions were very basic and left a lot to be desired , but I made some booze ……which also left a lit to be desired …. but I did not...

Can’t say I’ve heard of John Dore Rum Do you have any clues , links ? A few here have double retort ( Thumpers) but the specifics of what goes where is very generalised and open to a lot of interpretation. I am quite interested in the process but still finding it hard to pin down anything more than ...

Solder the copper onto to the Brew kettle and put a big sight glass or Man way in the side of the copper for filling /Cleaning . Would also help with watching for foaming

IMG_0019.jpeg Well It was yesterday , but did spirit run on SBB Rum . 180litres worth , stripped in three stripping sessions over the last week. Using Thumper . Have been putting heads in Thumper ( with water down to 40ish ) and tails in pot with strip . This time I thought I’d try something differ...

Usually I set aside about 3 hours per stripping run from start to finish and around 8hrs for a spirit run . Irrespective of boiler size or charge , these will be the same . This is why it is recommended to do several stripping runs and combine for a final spirit run . You save 16 hrs over doing 3 se...

I used Garden hoses and fittings for about ten years but are now using braided 1/2” lines with the BSP thread . I find they don’t leak and I only need to do them finger tight . Am interested in Camlock but it looks like an expensive change . Curious , is there like a defacto standard size Camlock th...

Welcome in Bill .

I’m also keen on going double Thumper for Rum . So be keen to see your progress on this .

Agree with what AC said , PIDs are totally useless for Distilling but very useful for Mashing and Fermenting

Hello and welcome!! I started with a 5 gal Vevor. Make sure you get rid of all the silicone if you haven't yet. There are a few good thread on here for improving that still. I found my condenser to be waaaaay to small. There is a ton of good info here. Enjoy the ride! Just curious...Why get rid of ...

Cool . Think of your still head like a cast iron pan . Once you have “seasoned” it , (IE done an alcohol run through it ) , just a quick rinse is all it needs . Don’t scrub it back to bare metal after every use . In a similar way that the seasoning of a cast iron pan protects it from rusting , the p...

Lights will pulse on & off with the power setting you choose. It will flash slow at low power and will stay on at 100% power. Not correct. Depends if it is in Time proportional or Burstfire mode . Time proportional mode uses Mark/space and has a period of about 1second ( If I can remember when ...

Wiring looks good to me .Looks like you sorted uour double up connections no worries
Test it with all those things SMF said . Just add that if using a Lamp , use an old incandescent lamp not one of those LED or Compact Fluoro ones .

I don’t do Imperial well but 5 US gal = 18.92 litres . A standard drink is 30ml @40% abv I was wondering were they might have got the 5gal limit from . My Gastro Surgeon recently told me that they have dropped the considered safe amount to drink to 2 standard drinks for 4 nights a week with three da...

Welcome to the forum johnny .
Glad you are making good use of the site .

Good luck with your Rum adventures .

Is this legit? Maybe. Sometimes libertarian things happen by accident. A long while back, making wine and beer became legal at the federal level. Next step is for Homedistillers to be able to distill the beer and wine we can legally make. And that there is the whole joke of the matter . I prefer to...

deanodeano wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:30 am Thank you Mooseman! That makes sense. I did not know that.

More so the still head . If you haven’t rinsed it already , have a look inside it . I bet its going green already .

Riser? I’ve got a 3 gallon Vexar still with thumper. Right from Amazon. Check it out. Get back with me. Plz Guess'n you got one of these .This is the Riser . Vevor Riser.jpg Some don't have the copper bit .But the Flexable Stainless is still a riser . Vevor 2 Riser.jpg Just be super carefull distil...

And don't forget to Immediately rinse it out with fresh water . Vinegar will start corroding copper very quickly .

Looks pretty much identical to the one I’m going to be using soon . I’m not worried .

Anyway , I totally get your decision to use an external controller to not void your warrantee

During testing we cycled the relays 5 times per second (25times faster than what you can set in the settings of the device). We then overloaded the relays with 30amps (substantially more than what they are used.) We then cycled them on and off for months at this highly accelerated testing and confi...

Fiveoclock I’m guessing you just posted that pic for clarity . In your other topic , you show a Vevor still . https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7779766#p7779766 If I am correct , they sell it as a thumper but it does not have a tube inside that goes to the bottom . It is in fact a Slob...

The Baker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:38 pm Travelling a different road, as usual.
On you tube:

Polyphony: Motets and Madrigals (15th - 20th Century .

Easy listening.

Geoff

This Geoff ?





I think you are a few clicks away from sharing your stuff

Sorry I definitely meant 100 proof! It's early here and my math wasn't mathing.I have been collecting my dunder for the next run but thought it might be good to use to water it down to 40 proof. Thanks for your reply. Hee hee , you need to get your proofs and ABV ‘s in order . Proof is …. In my opi...

Used to smoke , mostly rollies …. After many failed attempts finally quit the Bipda about 18 years ago. But after a few years , I decided to partake in a Cigar circa Christmas /New year and developed the habit of purchasing a small box of these nasty little fuckers . IMG_9918.jpeg They are tiny wee ...

Fetching your own beer also helps with rehabilitation after such events. Not saying that as a smart arse Shady, those who have met me in person know I've got more busted and wonky bits that the average person. What he said ….. and talk about wonky :ebiggrin: Not really Salty :wink: Hey glad to hear...

:shock: 100abv ….. that be impossible … well unless you have some very special laboratory equipment: :ewink: Umm surely you mean 100proof ( 50% abv ) We recommend using low wines at no more than 80 proof ( 40% abv) If you did end up with low wines that are 100proof ( 50%abv) from a stripping run , t...