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Jaktpanda
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Hi from Sweden

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Good evening all,

I'm new at this, coming from doing wines/ciders, and getting into distilling with a hand-me-down "Labmaster" right now – interested to see if I get the bug and start building more advanced equipment.

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Welcome!

The labmaster is a good starter and can be run as a potstill if you just bypass the lower cooling parts.

It's flaw lies in a soldered tiny product condenser which makes stripping runs slow. But it surely can produce a fine spirit with patience! :)
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Welcome aboard man. Have fun and stay safe.
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Welcome and 🍻
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hello and welcome!!
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Välkommen!

Happy to see fellow Swedes here!
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LordL wrote: Sun May 21, 2023 2:29 pm The labmaster is a good starter and can be run as a potstill if you just bypass the lower cooling parts.
It's flaw lies in a soldered tiny product condenser which makes stripping runs slow. But it surely can produce a fine spirit with patience! :)
Yeah, I've done a few stripping runs and one attempt at finer cuts of a palm date mash which turned out surprisingly nice. It's really slow though, so now I'm building a TC column on top of my beer boiler instead…

Thanks for the welcome y'all!
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Welcome Jak, maybe I'm a bit slow and have missed something , but I don"t think Ive ever heard of a TC column before ?
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Sorry – it's just a 2" triclamp (TC) system. Going for a VM still with the option to remove a section for stripping or potstilling, and plates or SPP for other runs.
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Jaktpanda wrote: Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:59 am Sorry – it's just a 2" triclamp (TC) system. Going for a VM still with the option to remove a section for stripping or potstilling, and plates or SPP for other runs.
Welcome.
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Welcome, we get to Sweden often while visiting my wife’s cousins in Norway.
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I hope you’ve been glued to the screen watching the football World Cup. Your team’s playing well.
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JustinNZ wrote: Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:00 am I hope you’ve been glued to the screen watching the football World Cup. Your team’s playing well.
So I've heard – Had I been one for sports I'm sure I'd been thrilled. Hope the game's good!
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Jaktpanda wrote: Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:20 am
LordL wrote: Sun May 21, 2023 2:29 pm The labmaster is a good starter and can be run as a potstill if you just bypass the lower cooling parts.
It's flaw lies in a soldered tiny product condenser which makes stripping runs slow. But it surely can produce a fine spirit with patience! :)
Yeah, I've done a few stripping runs and one attempt at finer cuts of a palm date mash which turned out surprisingly nice. It's really slow though, so now I'm building a TC column on top of my beer boiler instead…

Thanks for the welcome y'all!
Great to hear! Also run a 2" TC. Only pot though. Flavoured and oaked is what keeps our interest alive here. ;)
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