Pot still....LWTCS style

[beelah]

wow that copper porn is beautiful!!! have you run it yet?

[Prairiepiss]

Very steampunk. I like it. Can't wait to hear how she does.

[HolyBear]

Mmmmm, now that's sexy!!!

[fullhouse]

super nice looking rig RC!

[Prairiepiss]

You didn't tell me you did a internal vent? Do tell more? How did you go about it?

And now you and Larry got me thinking about a drain system. I mite just have to go about it a bit different. Damnit now its stuck in my head.

[Usge]

Nice work rc!!! Could you explain your dephleg/control setup a little more? Hard to tell from picks but it looks like you've got a feed coming from the condensor output, that is 2-way valved (I assume one direction goes on to next stage towards depleg and the other side goes to drain?) And then from the depleg side you have another 2-way valve on the input at the bottom..such that you can maintain even pressure in the line prior to feeding it into the depleg. The drain side from the depleg I can't see. Looks like maybe a manifold as well on that side?

I also note you put your therm to measure vapor temp "above" the depleg (instead of below). Also, just looking at it, I bet that thing weighs a "ton". Good job!!!

[rad14701]

Very steampunk.

That was my exact initial thought when I first saw those pictures...

Looking good, rockchucker22... I knew you guys were up to something...

[mash rookie]

Nice work RC. The top to bottom drain is something I pioneered on my sexy girl with much success. I love the site glass in the line and trap near bottom.

I use my site tube above my valve without a trap. That allows me to close the valve just enough to keep the tube mostly full and flowing down without gas escaping up. It made a considerable difference in fraction separation and flavor improvement.

MR

[Bushman]

You've got me excited to finish my build, damn that copper is beautiful!

Looking at the keg seems you are heating it with propane, what size is the drain valve? I put a 1" on mine.

[mash rookie]

Nice work RC. The top to bottom drain is something I pioneered on my sexy girl with much success. I love the site glass in the line and trap near bottom.

I use my site tube above my valve without a trap. That allows me to close the valve just enough to keep the tube mostly full and flowing down without gas escaping up. It made a considerable difference in fraction separation and flavor improvement.

MR

Yes MR sorry you did pioneer the top drain

Usage, I'll take some better pics of the deplegamator drain system today.

All Good RC. I love to see your work! Keep it up. Where did you source ferules that fit over four inch copper?

[blind drunk]

Wow, that's some fine work. Way to go.

[Usge]

thanks for that detail/post rc. Preciate it.

[mash rookie]

Have you ran this baby yet RC?

[Prairiepiss]

Ooooooo I'm excited. When you gona throw some alcohol through it?
Popcorn check.
Drink check.
Comfy couch check.

[LWTCS]

Slide over PP for heavens sake...
Make some room. Waddia got elephant balls or sumpin?,,,,,,pass the popcorn please.

[Bushman]

I have a 1" drain valve in mine. I like your idea of having a dephlag by pass but a separate valve for the dephlag and just turning the cooling off seems like a simpler solution and would serve the same purpose?

[Bushman]

I have a 1" drain valve in mine. I like your idea of having a dephlag by pass but a separate valve for the dephlag and just turning the cooling off seems like a simpler solution and would serve the same purpose?

Well your right, it would serve a similar purpose, my thought is I can control the dephleg from a drip to torrent. My last dephleg worked as you said, but fine tuning wasn't an option. Hard for me to explain, but basicly it's all about fine tuning and controll over the dephlegamator.

I agree and hoping to get similar performance and control with mine!

[mash rookie]

With the gate valves and your anti cavitation device you will have great control. I had similar problems initially on my sexy girl and solved it with a restriction on the exit plumbing. Your device will prohibit siphoning.

I believe you have the thermometer in the correct position as well. How better to understand what you are doing with your dephlag?

I am able to dial my still in with a ball valve by controlling temp above the dephlag. With my drain closed, power at full I push enough coolant through for 100% reflux. When it is time to pull the heads off I decrease coolant just enough to hold head temps at maximum 178 deg. Heads will actually escape by then stop. I can slowly turn down the dephlag to bring temp up 2 degrees and take off all heads by test. Then I...... Sorry, I am rambling on your post but you will much greater control knowing the temp after the dephlag.

Rev it up! Lets hear this baby purr.

[mash rookie]

The dephleg is very responsive! But my ACD has one issue, water wants to shoot out the vent. I put a pencil in the vent then it worked perfect. Does this mean it doesn't need to be vented???

I just means there is enough restriction in the drain for coolant to overcome your device. Did you plug the vent and defeat the unit? I was hoping it was going to work for you. If it does not, restrict the exit flow to keep your dephlag full.
MR

[Frosteecat]

What a beautiful still! I'm going to have to read this thread about ten times to understand how it works though.
It's work like this that really inspires us neophytes to dream big!

[Prairiepiss]

I still want to build a two stage delohlemater of some sort to go on top of mine. Still working on a design or two or three. Actually 3 in my head right now. All three will be for a different purposes.

[LWTCS]

A few critical updates coming up Monday. A bit of eye candy/functional art! May be tuesday before I upload all the pics....

Kind of a dirty trick making a post like that Sir.......

[Prairiepiss]

Insert evil laugh here ".....mmmm haaa haaa ha....." while rubbing my belly and patting my head!

Still a dirty trick.

[mash rookie]

A few critical updates coming up Monday. A bit of eye candy/functional art! May be tuesday before I upload all the pics....

You know that I am waiting to see the eye candy!!! Hurry up!

[Bushman]

OK, Monday has come and gone where's the pics?

[NcHooch]

Great lookin still there RC , but sure looks complicated .
I thought I read somewhere that there were 4 plates, but you never said what kind of plates ...bubble?

[mash rookie]

I love it! You are a wild man Rock!

Where is the train whistle?

[Oxbo Rene]

Awesome ! ! ! !

[LWTCS]

Really is a nice rig Rock.
Turning out to be a real eye catcher and no doubt a strong producer too.

Clean that rig up and run some rum dern it.

[Prairiepiss]

Hell yeah that's freakin great.