what if you don't make one ?

terryt · Post by **terryt** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:18 pm

Hi everyone - Has anyone here ever tried one of these tabletop water distillers ? Or any other small unit ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/WATER-DISTILLER-Dis ... dZViewItem" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

AfricaUnite · Post by **AfricaUnite** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:41 pm

Havent used one but you dont want a water distiller off the shelf your looking for something like this. Plastic and stills are not usually a good combo.

http://www.brewhaus.com/EasyStill_Disti ... 005000.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Post by **shadylane** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:10 pm

Since I'm working away from home at the moment. I need a portable still. I'm building one out of a very large S.S. coffee pot, with a condenser made out of two lengths of copper tubing soldered parallel to each other, one for the cooling water and the other for the condensate. So far I have $32 invested including a digital thermometer. I've only run water through it so far. Still waiting for the mash to finish.

Aidas · Post by **Aidas** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:21 pm

Here are some threads dealing with table top distillers.

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =easystill

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =easystill

Aidas

Post by **Husker** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:10 am

AfricaUnite wrote:Havent used one but you dont want a water distiller off the shelf your looking for something like this. Plastic and stills are not usually a good combo.

http://www.brewhaus.com/EasyStill_Disti ... 005000.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Stills like this (the ones I have seen), are not plastic. The catch container that comes with it is plastic, but if you simply collect into a glass container, then the whole vapor path is stainless or glass. I have one similar to Gerts easy still (it is the same model, just without the smaller heater). They work and I could give them a C- on usability (they are pretty small). However, for someone in an apartment, they are not a bad trade off. You "can" make a product as good or better than commercial, with a still like this (with practice).

H.

AfricaUnite · Post by **AfricaUnite** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:22 pm

My mistake Husker, looked to me like it was attached.