Hello from New member

[Finnlily]

Hello everyone.

I am new to distilling and I have a lot to learn. I intend to buy a 10 gallon still with a thumper. I am leaning towards electric heating for the still. I've been in electronics most of my life, so I'm familiar with connecting and controlling electricity .

We grow our own peaches and blackberries. Our plum tree should be bearing fruit in another year or two. Corn is plentiful in our area.

I will do my best to research the answers to my many questions before I post something.

I'm looking forward to this new adventure!

[GrumbleStill]

Welcome aboard.

Sounds like you’re off to a good start by researching first and asking second. That’s a great way to learn, and avoid mistakes. Well at least some mistakes

The beauty of this hobby is that no matter how much you learn, there is still a lifetime’s worth more out there.

Have fun & stay safe.

[Reefer1]

Welcome into the club.
Much to learn, yes, plenty of info here read, read and more read, sounds like you have some great ingredients on your door step.
If i could advise, havin been through the massive learning curve that distilling is, my learnings are these.
1, do your homework on the still, i advise staying away from some of the cheapo chinese stills, buy cheap you buy twice, as i found out.
2, learn how to make a decent neutral spirit first, it's cheap to make and if you do screw it up, little lost.there is a few recipes in the tried and true section.
3, make records of what you do and what works.
4, don't try running before you can walk.
5, have fun and don't blow up your shed lol
Good look

[Yummyrum]

Welcome and I couldn’t agree more with the recommendations above .

Distilling pulp and grains have the potential for foaming and plugging . Avoid Pot and thumpers with small connection pipes that can block up .That rules out all the cheap stuff .

Might also want to reconsider electric element .
Search forum on scorching ….. common with pulp and grains

[jonnys_spirit]

Welcome to HD Finnlily!

<echo others recommendations ON>

You might consider starting with a simple pot still setup - boiler, riser, product condenser. This setup is much more versatile than would appear to be at first.

Thumpers are certainly a useful additional tool but definitely not required and may make things more complicated at first with unnecessary options.

A larger thumper might be useful for stripping on grain or fruit solids. The time you put in running a pot will help in learning how you might size your thumper depending on what you want to do with it.

Anyway, welcome to the forum and have fun reading and researching. Questions and contributions to the collective pool of knowledge are always welcome.

Cheers,
jonny

[VikingCanuck]

Welcome Finnlily! Jealous of your orchard. Making homemade likker from homegrown stuff sounds really cool. Good luck and I’m looking forward to discussing your journey in the future! Cheers