Yummy’s Pot still
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Yummy’s Pot still
Just realised , I haven't posted my Pot still build here , so here goes .
This was my second Potty build . The first was a small
3/4” over 1/2” . This one was intended for a friends Hubby but I decided it was too good and kept it for myself and made him a slightly lesser model .
As I distill mostly on gas , the thinking was to keep the collection end as far away as possible .
My first Pot still had hoses at each end ….. as most Liebigs do , but the one near the keg git scorched on a few occasions and the one near the product was too close to the collection area and always got in the way .
So I stole an idea from Stubbydrainer in CCSC and brought the coolant lines back to a safe place and added a control valve there . On my original Liebig , I had no local control if flow and had ti run to the tap to adjust flow .
So it was born . 1” over 3/4” . 1.6 metres if jacketed section .
Crimped inner tube and spiral wrapped to encourage efficient coolant flow I had to braze up some brackets to support the coolant lines to where I wanted . I used liquid paper as a mask to stop the braze running and avoid later cleanup.
I use garden hose fittings so I brazed then up at the same time . Note the big block of Pumas …… thats a trick I learned from my Dad . Its great to hold stuff while you braze it .
So here are all the bits ready for assembly . I added a ring of cork inside the brackets to insulate the coolant lines from the still ….. its probably a mute point …. but hey . Lucky point was that the copper tube cutter kinda forms a lip on the tube so it holds the cork in place .
This was my second Potty build . The first was a small
3/4” over 1/2” . This one was intended for a friends Hubby but I decided it was too good and kept it for myself and made him a slightly lesser model .
As I distill mostly on gas , the thinking was to keep the collection end as far away as possible .
My first Pot still had hoses at each end ….. as most Liebigs do , but the one near the keg git scorched on a few occasions and the one near the product was too close to the collection area and always got in the way .
So I stole an idea from Stubbydrainer in CCSC and brought the coolant lines back to a safe place and added a control valve there . On my original Liebig , I had no local control if flow and had ti run to the tap to adjust flow .
So it was born . 1” over 3/4” . 1.6 metres if jacketed section .
Crimped inner tube and spiral wrapped to encourage efficient coolant flow I had to braze up some brackets to support the coolant lines to where I wanted . I used liquid paper as a mask to stop the braze running and avoid later cleanup.
I use garden hose fittings so I brazed then up at the same time . Note the big block of Pumas …… thats a trick I learned from my Dad . Its great to hold stuff while you braze it .
So here are all the bits ready for assembly . I added a ring of cork inside the brackets to insulate the coolant lines from the still ….. its probably a mute point …. but hey . Lucky point was that the copper tube cutter kinda forms a lip on the tube so it holds the cork in place .
My recommended goto .
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
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Re: Yummy’s Pot still
So here are all the bits
Vinegar run
A real run . Cranked gas to see what it could do .
Clocked it at about 27litres /h before ai chickened out and wound the gas back down to a sensible point .My recommended goto .
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
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That is some serious knockdown power. well done.
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love it, "long" live the liebig!
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Whewwww That's Nice!!
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That's the beast from your video in my thread Yummyrum! Wow!
If I ever build another Liebig I'll be blatantly copying that design feature for the coolant line routing for sure.
I'd really like to have a stripping rig that I can run on fire in the garden, because I'm tight and because it would be cool, and a condenser that kind of length would be perfect for it.
But alas, my neighbours would soon suss what I'm doing, so it will have to stay in my dreams.
If I could do it though, what you've built there is perfection.
If I ever build another Liebig I'll be blatantly copying that design feature for the coolant line routing for sure.
I'd really like to have a stripping rig that I can run on fire in the garden, because I'm tight and because it would be cool, and a condenser that kind of length would be perfect for it.
But alas, my neighbours would soon suss what I'm doing, so it will have to stay in my dreams.
If I could do it though, what you've built there is perfection.
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Nice build man. That condenser is a beast. Well done sir
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Such a cool picture of that Liebig in the moonlight. One of my favorites so far, thanks for sharing.
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Wow that's a beaut. Nice work
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Yummy with all that beautiful copper work you should change the valve handles to your own. I copied Mash Rookies idea.