New Still Cleaning question

[stillenand chillen]

Hi everyone,
My wife and I are new to the distilling hobby.
Thanks for a great informative site!

We built a 30 gallon stainless drum with a copper reflux. Have not tried to run it yet. Should we clean with vinegar and water and can you give us more details on the cleaning process?

Thanks!

[Braz]

Welcome.

Run a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water, then rinse everything with clean water. Next you want to do a sacrificial alcohol run. You can make up a simple sugar wash for this or you can buy a few jugs of cheap white wine and run that. If you go the wine route, try to find some in glass Jugs. They will come in handy later.

[Kentucky shinner]

That is correct, 50/50 vinegar water then alcohol... after that your ready for the real mccoy...

[Bushman]

Your question has been answered but I would love to see pictures of your 30 gal rig

[stillenand chillen]

Say hello to my little friend...


Thanks for the advice. Cleaning now in process! Good stuff soon to come!!

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[Mud Mechanik]

Say hello to my little friend...

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Thanks for the advice. Cleaning now in process! Good stuff soon to come!!

Dude, not a smart thing to do putting a picture of yourself on here, or even a friend, personally I would remove it

[stillenand chillen]

Thanks for responding so quick. Not the one I wanted to attach... Fixed.

[Mud Mechanik]

Much better, that is a nice looking rig. Since I was one of the few, if not the only person to see you........your ugly