ive researched alot about stills, i have read "making pure corn whiskey" and "the comepleat distiller" is in the mail soon to be read, and i know stills can vary quite a bit and continue to be efficient, what do yall think most efficient way to collect the spirts dripping off of the condenser coils and still have the reflux effect would be or what are the diffrent options?
i like this design, with the little bowl in the middle so if the lowest point of the condenser coil is centered above the bowl the spirit should drip right into it and easly over flow to reflux
are there any other options when it comes to reflux stills that dont have an offset head? or having an offset head better? does anyone know how the amphora-society's pda-1 and pda-2 work, they seem to know there stuff.
cruzan wrote:are there any other options when it comes to reflux stills that dont have an offset head? or having an offset head better? does anyone know how the amphora-society's pda-1 and pda-2 work, they seem to know there stuff.
Heaps of designs - but how to compare them with all of us scattered all over the globe, claiming 'ours' is the best?
I chose the Bokakob slanting plate - one valve system - KISS principle.
[pedant mode] It's good to see that it's not only Aussies that dont know the difference between ' there', 'their' and 'they're'. [/pedant mode]
well its all up to what your willing to spend and fabricate (if your building it on your own and i would assmume so) And just because it is super efficent dosnt mean crap if you dont know how to use it (no offense but everyone learns though experinece in this hobby).
man if i were you Living in the metroplex i think Rick (the guy who runs brewhaus) would know me by name since they are now allowing people to walk in order. (instante gratification just go and buy it not having to wait on S&H)
I know its in dfw I think they are located in keller which might be just as cheap to mail it if ya live to far away but its always nice to know that materials are never more than an hour away sadly the closest brew shop closed up of course i dont know what it was doing open in the first place in a city like copperas cove I know that the wine maker shop in fort worth has a good grain selection but shy on the disstilling stuff except for the alchometers.
yea luckly homebrew headquarters is only 15min from me. they stick to beer and wine tho. i went in there asking for an alcometer a while back and all i got was questions. "what do you need that for?" and so on. but for brewing supplys there are awesome and will help you out with anything.
Yeah i hate that when people ask ya what are ya gunna do with that alcometer or what do you need that much suagr on and on. But come on you know those brewshop owner are not dumb i wonder what they were thinking when i bought 12lbs of peated malt or a grain bill that no way could be used for a beer im just glad they are cool about it which as long as i give them buisness i dont see why they wouldn't.
I'm not sure if it's to late to get in this conversation but I have to agree with one of the post above. I use the Mini Still designed by Alex Bokakob. This is the simplest column to build and since you're not buying all those elbows and stuff in big copper (big copper fittings are $$$$) it's cheap to build. I knocked out my Mini in about an hour and was using it the same afternoon.
There are many good stills out there but this thing is simple and works beautifully.
Just my 2 cents worth.
PS. I hate nosey people that ask to many questions. You either want to sell me the product or you don't and I don't need to be quized. Next time they ask you about the sugar tell them you are building a bomb to blow up beaver dams ---- theynormally won't ask you any more questions
I know that the wine maker shop in fort worth has a good grain selection but shy on the disstilling stuff except for the alchometers.
