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New stillen

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Thanks for my member ship.Ive learned a lot from this site. So I hav built a 2" reflux still. looking for a boiler I've been looking a week still havent found one. I'm looking forward to chatting with you all.I still hav to Learn to mash and run a still but I can't wait.
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Welcome Hilbillyman. Are you looking for a keg or something else? Lots of good reading round here. If you are not familiar with stillin then in my signature is a couple of good sites to start.
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Thanks it's all new to me.i can't get it out of my head every sence I built the column
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I still need to learn to send a pic the right size
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Sheet copper are a beer keg what comes first
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Is any body out there
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Hillbillyman wrote:Sheet copper are a beer keg what comes first
Not exactly sure what you're asking but if I were to build another it would be a SS keg in a heartbeat.

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Keg is truly really, really, forgiving
easy to work with, do anything you want,
talk bad to them, put them down, call them names,
Like I said really forgiving.

Do the happy keg dance

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SS keg is the best route....unless you have other options available to you.....
I made my own boiler at work, and cost me $ 0 .... :D
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What did u make it out of. I hav good copper skills from work But ss vs copper cleaning which is easier
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Hillbillyman wrote:What did u make it out of. I hav good copper skills from work But ss vs copper cleaning which is easier
What cleaning? I rinse with water and let it dry. You need copper in the process for sulfide removal one way or the other. In the boiler, not so much.

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So my reflux head been copper my boiler can be ss I did not now if it would make a better product " copper". Being better.
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Go to your local liquor store and see if they will sell you a empty half keg
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Thanks I will do that I can't what to show my build
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Go with a keg friend and welcome be safe and have fun.
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How do I show me build and where do I show it
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Thank i will stic to beer and wine making not ready for the leap
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Why the change of heart? I love making beer, but love stillin even more. so i do both.
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I can't find help
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All the help you need is here, mostly in the form of research. Go through the forums looking at other builds, figure out what you like and make something that works for you! With copper skills as you stated it should be very easy!
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if yer asking how to post a picture of yer rig... get a digital camera. set it to take an "email sized picture" in the setup menu. take the picture and transfer it to your computer and save it to "desktop". name it "still" so it's easier to find.

open the forum. on the page where you "post a reply" look right below the text window and click on the tab that is labelled "upload attachment" when you see "choose file", click that. when the new window opens find the desktop, then the still photo then click "insert"

then click "submit" when i'ts done.

apologies if i misunderstood your request for help "How do I show me build and where do I show it"

i believe you may also post you build in http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=32

or in

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=17

but this is your thread, so go nuts, and post it here!
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