I have been reading from this site for the last six months. Who am I ? Just a cabinet maker form the deep south USA. Skill level loooow. I started out by making beer, then wine for the female (works too!)...hot tube helps. I begin distilling sugar washes and progressing from there. I 've been playing around with the still and wanted to upload photos...going to give it a try...do not really know how on this site but going to try anyway :roll
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Welcome, reb1251...
Looks like you've been busy tinkering and having some success...
What have you been using for recipes...???
Looks like you've been busy tinkering and having some success...
What have you been using for recipes...???
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Kentucky shinner
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Re: Hello from reb1251
Hey man welcome. Where do you get your small oak Kegs? Im looking for a good place to get some at a reasonable price.
Looks like your on your way
Looks like your on your way
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3 kegs from mile high. gave 2 to my sons. 3 rd. one leaks a little and that is the one you see. Water still ,table top, also miles high. use it to make gin too. playing around a little, having fun. Sugar wash and yeast nut. chap. yeast. red star
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Thanks for the reply. Very lonely hobby 
I have a 2" column 4' high, no packing in the post, but will try it. I have to get the column temp. over 200 F to get things started. 4 Gal. mash in 5 Gal. still. Collected two quarts in 2 1/2 hr. top proof 160 lowest 140 then it just fell quickly to 30% so I quit. I have too keep the heat really low on the burner. Start to finish 2 1/2 hrs. add 1/2 hr. clean up. It tastes clean too me. Left overs in the keg are around 30% and will add back to the next run. The wooden barrel was 1/3 full to start and 2/3 full at finish. nothing much (maybe 1/4 cup) in the water still, just used the air cooling system and it was just keeping up. I will keep playing around that is part of the fun too me. Thanks for the reply...all my friends get strange when trying to discuss this topic. I have a coil of 3/8 copper and a 5 gal. bucket for cooling and will also try that. It is a standard sugar wash, one 25 pound sugar between two 6 gal. plastic buckets. 5 teaspoons of liguor quick yeast nutrient per 6 gal. 2 pk. red star champ. yeast, (blue package). Thanks for the replies.
I have a 2" column 4' high, no packing in the post, but will try it. I have to get the column temp. over 200 F to get things started. 4 Gal. mash in 5 Gal. still. Collected two quarts in 2 1/2 hr. top proof 160 lowest 140 then it just fell quickly to 30% so I quit. I have too keep the heat really low on the burner. Start to finish 2 1/2 hrs. add 1/2 hr. clean up. It tastes clean too me. Left overs in the keg are around 30% and will add back to the next run. The wooden barrel was 1/3 full to start and 2/3 full at finish. nothing much (maybe 1/4 cup) in the water still, just used the air cooling system and it was just keeping up. I will keep playing around that is part of the fun too me. Thanks for the reply...all my friends get strange when trying to discuss this topic. I have a coil of 3/8 copper and a 5 gal. bucket for cooling and will also try that. It is a standard sugar wash, one 25 pound sugar between two 6 gal. plastic buckets. 5 teaspoons of liguor quick yeast nutrient per 6 gal. 2 pk. red star champ. yeast, (blue package). Thanks for the replies.