Howdy Ya'll

[SRWYSF]

Figured it's about time I said hi. Been lurking in the shadows for months, reading and attempting to absorb some of the infinite knowledge ya'll have provided. I must say "Ya'll have a great group of extremely knowledgeable folk on here!" My brain has been scrambled more than once reading through the boards. I'm sure I will have a few questions as time goes by. Anyway, a little about me...I've been making my own beer and wine for, we'll just say well over 20 years. It kind of scares me to realize I've lasted this long. I figure it's time to take my home brewing to the next level. Thanks to ya'll, I've managed to put together a 2" Bok with removable head, a 42" column (packed with 12" of rasching rings and 30" of copper mesh), an 8" double wound condenser, a liebig cooling condenser and a parrot. I've ran 2 vinegar runs and a water run through it for cleaning and have 5 gal of birdwatchers fermenting for the alcohol cleaning run, then its off to the races. Thanks again for sharing your wisdom! Here's a couple pictures of the parts. Didn't take a pix of it all together, but will post one on the next run. Please don't laugh at my solder job, looks like crap but it don't leak.

[Bushman]

Welcome aboard looks like you've done a nice job on your build, if that was your first condenser coil build I am impressed. Took me three tries before I figured out how to do it right. Don't worry about the solder it gets better with practice and if it doesn't leak you've got years of good use ahead

[SRWYSF]

Thanks Bushman,

Condenser coil is my third attempt also, had to cheat and fill it with salt.