If your just starting out...

[goinbroke2]

After picking up my new burner to replace my old rim burner, it dawned on me how available everything is, and cheap too!

If your starting out from scratch, get a keg. They are on kajiji/e-bay/scrap yard. ($30-50).
Get a triclover fitting and furrel from any dairy store/farm supply house. ($20.00)
Get a outdoor propane burner from Rona/HD/CanTire/etc ($59.00)
Get your 2" copper pipe from local scrap yard ($8.00)
Get your copper tubing at CanTire/HD/etc ($25.00)
Get a HDPE garbage can from CanTire/HD/Lowes ($12.00)
Get glass mason jars ANYWHERE ($8.99 for 12 500ml)
Get a glass carboy for product at a brew/wine place (19.99)

Stick it all together and get er done!

I made out better cause the keg and copper were free and I raided the wifes huge collection of mason jars. I had the glass carboys from my beer making days.
So I've got about $79.00 invested and have drank GALLONS of shine.

I can see why the government doesn't want to ease restrictions!

Seriously, if your new and are thinking about building something, save your penny's and time and just buy the aforementioned stuff and your in business. No muss/no fuss/ no dicking around with "I heard this will work" or "can I do this"? Once you sit back and look, you'll be WAY farther ahead and making product quicker.

[Hack]

Also, spend $6-8 each on a beer/wine hydrometer and also a spirit hydrometer. If you're too cheap to buy both at first, buy the spirit hydrometer first so you can accurately guage the final proof of your spirit.

[Tatt2d]

Good post

I just picked up 2 ss kegs that I found on craigslist.
KIJIJI is a new one few me , I'll definitely check it out.

[squeezins]

i can get beer kegs all day long for $30. at a beer store near here. I bought 8 of em last year at one time. Some i use for wine making and some I dont.

[Mr.Spooky]

i had to buy my keg,,, well "rent" it at the local GAS STATION,, they wouldent let me "rent" a empty keg, so i had to buy 100$$$ worth of natural light i drank some of it, and used the rest as a " trial run" ..... guess ya gotta pay if yer gona play.

[goinbroke2]

i can get beer kegs all day long for $30. at a beer store near here. I bought 8 of em last year at one time. Some i use for wine making and some I dont.

just curious but, where are you? (approx, province/state/territory) Going to a beer store and buying them seems pretty convenient if you ask me. $30.00? I saw one on kajiji the other night, said "it was left in this apartment when I moved in last month, best offer".

[squeezins]

In Tx. They look at you kinda funny but when you tell them that its for fermenting wine they dont give you any problems. $30.00 is the deposit they have to pay on them so they arent losing any money.

[goinbroke2]

Tx? Damn, too far away.....thanks anyway