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Couldn't believe it - Wayfair is selling stills.
https://www.wayfair.com/kitchen-tableto ... g1014.html

Probably a crappy still, but point being, these things are going mainstream. Next thing you know, Walmart will be selling them.
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Oh great , it’s the shitty Chinese Vevor still . :thumbdown:
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Yummyrum wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:02 pm Oh great , it’s the shitty Chinese Vevor still . :thumbdown:
Exactly my thought before seeing your post!
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Another outlet for more shit stills.....more disappointed people
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"A fool and his money are soon parted."
I didn't click the link, I'd have guessed it to be a Alembic. Not a shitty conglomeration of cheap pots, tainted copper and brass, and silicone seals.
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Deplorable wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:22 am "A fool and his money are soon parted."
I didn't click the link, I'd have guessed it to be a Alembic. Not a shitty conglomeration of cheap pots, tainted copper and brass, and silicone seals.
A perfect description Deplorable :clap:
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Queue the inrush of newbs. This kind of mainstream popularity will, no doubt, be frustrating for the moderators and experienced hobbyists who will be snubbed at for having to beat the dead horses again. However, IMO it will end up being beneficial towards legalizing the craft as more and more people, hopefully, begin to understand the safe and practical means of distilling their own alcohol.
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Mainlining shine? Wut?
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Hillbilly Popstar wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:56 pm Mainlining shine? Wut?
Wut?
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Wally World.com does sell them…..Sad.
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It’s this POS for those that don’t want to click the link .
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Yummyrum wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:41 pm It’s this POS for those that don’t want to click the link .
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What in the name of all that is holy, is THAT? :?: Lord have mercy!
Some sort of slicky boy Chinee suicide device? :wtf:
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You need to keep up with whats happening in the world of cheap shit stills Yonder.
These are one of the types of stills that newbs buy and then get offended when you tell them that they have just been ripped off, or that its a piece of rubbish.
There are even worse out there for sale on Amazon and other Net outlets if you look hard enough.
Here is just one example.
These are being described and sold as a "dephlegmator still ".
The difference being that these are a copper piece of shit , instead of a stainless piece of shit.
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acfixer69 wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:48 pm
Hillbilly Popstar wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:56 pm Mainlining shine? Wut?
Wut?
Everytime I'm scrolling the topics list and I see this thread I read it as "Mainlining shine" and I'm like, that sounds dangerous. Lol
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That Copper plated still looks impressive Salty . Are those uniquely hand hammered Dimples to enhance flavour ?

But wheres the thermometer ? It can’t possibly work with out one . How will I know what temperature to hold it at ?
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Yummyrum wrote: Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:11 am But wheres the thermometer ? It can’t possibly work with out one . How will I know what temperature to hold it at ?
I believe there is a port for a probe for a PID that will hold it at the correct temperature :thumbup:
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Sporacle wrote: Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:45 am
Yummyrum wrote: Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:11 am But wheres the thermometer ? It can’t possibly work with out one . How will I know what temperature to hold it at ?
I believe there is a port for a probe for a PID that will hold it at the correct temperature :thumbup:
Must be for that step distilling I keep reading about.
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You can also buy alcohol stills on Home Depot’s website!
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