Hello from New York

bigprimmer · Post by **bigprimmer** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:15 am

Hi all. I've been reading till my eyes bleed. Took me six months to get through it all. Ready to progress to the next level.
I'd like to produce some simple white-dog for sipping, and start playing around aging/oaking after I produce a product that is tolerable. I hope to progress to AG bourbon and whiskey as my skills progress. I'll start, however, with a few generations of UJSSM to keep things simple for a while.
I'm going to build a simple pot still along the lines of the one Samahon posted on the diagrams and plans stickie. Any comments on this design?
I might modify it slightly by swapping the 45degree elbow in the Lyne arm with a 90 degree to get a more stable footprint. In using a smaller 5 gal boiler and I'm concerned with the whole unit tipping on me.

I'm happy to be here and very grateful for all of you sharing your knowledge and experience about this craft. I'm excited to get started!

Post by **Bigbob** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:01 am

Welcome bigprimmer, glad to see your reading! It sounds like you have a excellent game plan. Good luck and enjoy the forums!

Post by **GrassHopper** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:11 pm

Welcome bigprimmer,
It's a pleasure to have someone join that you feel you can't advise on which direction to start. You have a plan based on reading and understanding basic concepts. All I can say is glad to have you aboard.
Carry on and enjoy the ride.

bigprimmer · Post by **bigprimmer** » Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:19 pm

Thanks. I hope to be a make a constructive contribution some day once my skills can compare to those here. Until then, I'll keep my eyes bleeding, my nose clean, and my head down.

Post by **HDNB** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:51 am

hi ! welcome in!

AG is not that tough if you use some enzymes and lots of heat. a little malt for flavour...it's not the purist's mash, but it gets the job done.

good luck, Have some fun!

bigprimmer · Post by **bigprimmer** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:22 pm

I'll be dry fitting my copper tonight in prep for a soldering party tomorrow with my buddy who is a master plumber. I'll post pics of my still head tonight for some feedback

bigprimmer · Post by **bigprimmer** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:48 pm

bigprimmer · Post by **bigprimmer** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:53 pm

Got my still head dry fit.
2" x 24" column to 1" flat lyne arm 6 inches long. 90 degree bend to another 6 inches of 1 ". Reduce to 1/2" then to a copper on copper union, brass nut is NOT in vapor path. Leibeg is 1/2" id, 1" od. 24" long.

Tell me what u think before I solder it up!

Post by **Old Gray Dog** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 4:26 pm

Your condenser should be fine. Your boiler is only slightly smaller than mine and liebig condenser approximately the same dimensions as mine except I have a 3/4" outer tube. I easily can run at 2400 watts without over running the condenser. How big is your heater?

rager · Post by **rager** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:44 pm

id put the union in the horiztontal part of the lyne arm. this would alow you to afjust the angle of the liebig and change your collection area if needed other than that it should work just fine

der wo · Post by **der wo** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:58 pm

I like the union there. It's good in case you have to clean the liebig someday (puking, scorching...).

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