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I was headed to see him Sunday. I don't think he is out on bond yet.When you thumb your nose to many times in the Mans (Law)face it will bit you in the ass. Age and bad health will keep him from doing too much time but I think he should retire before it gets worse.

I didn't build the adapter and cap. I used stillmaker (middle Tennessee)who made my 40gal copper pot. I told him how high and how long and he did the rest. You can use Pintoshines pattern to make cape.Im too wound up to do small delicate things but I swing a mean hammer in the forge.The pot is Polar...

I removed the tower from my 10 gal brew pot and added a stainless collar and copper cap with 28 inch arm. I used stainless screws and cork gasket. Using the flux Pintoshine likes I soldered up top. Went really well [URL=http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006342589136781482][img]http://aycu18.web...

Can we or do we have a way to pull up just photo's in our history search?? I would love to pull up pictures of my interest at will that have been downloaded or listed and tagged to other sites.

A friend said he get get all the spent mash from a micro brewery I want. I know it will be all kinds of grain mix from light to dark brews. What do you pros think of it for use in making hooch? Free is worth looking into!

I,ve been using plastic insulated(beer) cooler for years and it works great.Easy to clean,air tight,easy to mix in. Made airlock for top and went to work.

Thanks Guys. This is a mixed grain/sugar mash. I keep it air tight with airlock installed. I have never stirred and try not to open to often but older guys laugh and say stirr and lightly cover to keep critters out.

I was taught to not mess with your mash after you pitched your yeast. Old timmers tell me stir everyday till its ready. I searched past notes from the mother ship and never found yes or no. This is after yeasting not before or durring and not a sour mash run. Any ideas good or bad?

Great to know some other smiths are making hooch too. Go to my profile and go to Myspace and see some of my work in my pics section.

I use one in my blacksmith shop as a slack tub, It holds water for cooling steel when needed from the forge.

Since some of you guys are pretty smart on the chemical stuff, can a man use grommets made of SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) and not effect hooch flavor? What about rubber plugs of same material? Tell me what you think.

I was in a pinch one time and my Granddaughters Play-Dough saved the day. The bright green color was very nice also.

Merry Christmas from Mule Town!!

This is style I use. Sure it cranks up to be a bad boy but you can run it low as you need. It will get you from little still to big without buying new equipment. Momma use to buy our jeans long and rolled them up till we needed more and then we rolled them down as we grew. I bet a bunch of you guys ...

Yes I am cooking with gas. I'll be running thump keg with this. I know its killing alot of you about cost. I didn't build it so I had to pay someone to do it. I have less than $800 in it. Should last me a life time, plus she is just plain pretty. Can't put a price on that!

I had him solder then in. They are finger locked in then soldered. The solder there is heavy, shoulded go anywhere

Well I picked up my pot at the stillmakers house and just got it home. 40 gal. It has 16oz sides and 32oz bottom. I put a 1 1/2 pipe drain in and two 1/2 pipe fittings from thermometers. Arm is 3" down to 1 1/2. With your guys information this should work fine. This is like a early Christmas. [...

Pretty much his style.

Ok fellow's I have new 40 gallon pot still. What is your opion of pipe size into thumper keg. I know some don't like thumpers and rather go straight to coil. But if you did what would you do for that size into and out of!. On 10 gallon pot I use 1" in and 5/8 out which I feel is overkill. Lets ...

Great show. They said Popcorn has been making shine 60 years.He would of started when he was 1 or 2. Billy Ray needs a haircut.

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Great Job!! What weight or gauge is copper in tapered roll? Got new soldering iron off ebay for less than 25.00 with freight.300 watt of glory. [img][img]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/ ... ttiron.jpg[/img][/img] 7/8 chisel tip. I'll let you know how it works out.

Hey Pintoshine ,after you tin each piece do you still flux when you join the 2 parts?

In Tennessee you can own or sell a still for ethanol. You have to be able to give any names of buyers if asked. It took me 1 week to get a license to make Ethanol in my back yard. This means I can have still in public veiw at all times but I must render all hooch undrinkable and be able to produce r...

I was having withdrawals!!!! Glad your back.

I collect alot of pictures of stills and have seen modern stills built with wood thump kegs. Maybe if it was charred it could help flavor. I don't know so I was asking you Guys opion. Popcorn is know for his smooth hooch and he always uses wood thump keg. I include picture of one of his big rigs he ...

It's seems we are trying our best for a pure output of hooch. CLEAN!CLEAN!CLEAN!COPPERR!COPPER!COPPER!STAINLESS!STAINLESS! Why would anyone use wood barrel for thump keg?Nasty,old and hard to clean. Does this defeat our goal or am I missing something. Just about finished my rig with thump keg and I ...

Any of you Guys gone to any of the Old Moonshiners Conventions? Seems like every southern state has one. Thanks

What is your process?

I was told by my father that his father (the real Little Lukie) Mamaw would cook with the spent corn mash. I fiqure the alcohol would cook out or if dried you wolud have a workable product like they do in cattle feed.( cornbread?)( sour dough bread?)Any of you guys heard of such. I may have to write...