What to fill thumper with?

[M_Wag13]

I am a beginner and just gettin into the hobby of distilling spirts and was needing some help. What is the bet thing to put in the thumper keg. I have read to use water or mash and wanted to know which is better. I have read you can flavor your spirts by adding flavors to the thumper keg. Can some explain this to me. Also is there a certain temp that I need to keep the thumper when distilling? Any info is thankful for!! Thanks

[buckwild1]

heres one good read on thumpers. There is another one better. I keep looking for but cant seem to find it
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... ge+thumper

[Prairiepiss]

Run it like a pot still. No thermometer needed.

What to put in it? Just about anything will work. Water will give you a little cleaner lower ABV product. Wash will give you more flavor and ABV. Feints will give you a slightly different flavor with even higher ABV. Fruit or fermenter slops will give you even more flavor. The list his on and on.

[buckwild1]

heres another one. I've been reading here a lot. Was thinking about a thumper myself, now not so much.
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... it=thumper

[M_Wag13]

Now do I need another burner under the thumper or is heat from the burner under the pot good enough along with the heat coming from the vapor going into the thumper?

[kekedog13]

The heat from the pot will do. Thumper won't start putting out until it reaches a high enough temp. Insulating the thumper will help speed this up.

[M_Wag13]

Now by adding flavor to thumper would you put let's say apple juice/water mix to give it a apple flavor?