I have an idea for a short, squat Graham product condenser. I’ve searched everywhere for someone else who’s done it already and I’m finding nothing, which tells me it’s either a genius innovation or a really terrible idea. I’m guessing it’s the second, but I can’t see why yet.
Background: I’ve been running a cheap Chinese pot still for a couple years. It works pretty well, but I’m ready to start slowly upgrading. I’m hoping to solve 2 challenges here - 1) no running water, but I do have a roughly 300 gallon rainwater reservoir. 2) the need to store everything very compactly between runs. A liebig won’t work for my space as it will be too long to stow. Also, my plan seems more fun.
The proposed solution: I already plan to create a new condenser worm in a bigger container. The one that came with my still is the crappiest component of the whole thing. It occurred to me that I can just put a lid on the worm’s container and then circulate through water from my rainwater reservoir with a small on demand pump. I’ve got an 8 qt aluminum stockpot that I plan to house the worm in. I’ll add a gasket and clamps to keep the lid on securely.
So what can go wrong here and how would you do it better?.
Graham product condenser?
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