I have a choice. need some input opinions

[Coilface]

Hey wasnt sure where to post this. however, there is a brewhaus 8 gal pro 2 for sale. and there is a turbo500 for sale. they r both the same price. ( marketplace ) i havent made an offer on either yet. still thinking but assuming I can get either for 500. which of the two is recomended to go with . also ill add the t500 is the stainless and comes with a kit a perk. the brehaus is stainless aswell and a built in burner. not too conearned about the kit. but which still is overall better of the 2 ?

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[Dancing4dan]

For way less money you can build a far better still.

[scubatech]

Couldn't help but notice they are mostly pictures of boxes and not the actual equipment. Also really bad grammar in the post.

[Tammuz]

If you can work with your hands and have the time it might be time to look into building your own.

[Coilface]

Ok. Ya. Would be nice to not pay 750. But rather save most of it

[Coilface]

I don't think I am able to build one though. Otherwise I'd build one and not be asking opinions . So ya. Brewhaus might be more versatile . T500. Easy to use ? But probly just vodca u can make with the t500.

[Stags]

That’s a very small boiler size. If you’re resourceful you could make a simple pot for the price of a keg and some copper pipe.

[GrumbleStill]

My two bob’s worth - I wouldn’t buy either. Way too many $ for the sub standard kit that you are getting.

About the only thing worth having in the Still Spirits buy is the boiler. The T500 is a T500 - there’s about a million posts here on their limitations.

The Brewhaus has an inferior design as a reflux condenser that hasn’t been popular for a decade or more.

If you’re dead against building your own, that’s ok. I know i didn’t, so can’t be a hypocrite. But if you do a bit of research on modular rigs, I’m sure you’ll find that you can get all the gear required for a far better result at a fraction of the cost.

Have fun and stay safe.

[zach]

With tri clamp fittings, you need no construction skills, to assemble a much better still. A 15 gallon keg is a much better boiler. It is possible to purchase a keg with tri clamps already welded to the keg. https://www.gwkent.com/15-gallon-keg-4-tc.html If you are good a shopping you can find one for half this price.

Then a few tri clamp fittings, an immersion heater, a power controller, and a tri clamp condenser and you have a great pot still. If you have a place to work outside the keg can be fired directly with propane for alot less first cost.

[Salt Must Flow]

Neither product you linked does what it's intended to do very well.

The T500 is too short for making the cleanest neutral. It's too damn slow and has plastics in the vapor path.

This Brewhaus design has been obsolete for decades. It's also too short for making the cleanest neutral. It would be kind-of ok if it were more modular. That way you could remove the silly so-called 'dephlegmator', but you can't. You can't even detach the product condenser without cutting it off first and attaching fittings. It's manufactured to SELL, not to buy. There's a reason why you NEVER see anyone build a still with the same design.

If I MUST choose, I'd get the Brewhaus, cut it up, weld on some Tri-Clamp ferrules and make a proper reflux column. BUT ... there's no point in buying it because I could build a BETTER one with a minimal amount of soldering or welding for less than half that price.

There are very few companies that actually sell a reflux column that is designed well. One company that I know of was in Russia, but was put out of business a few years ago.

[GrumbleStill]

By way of comparison, have a look at the rig in this post viewtopic.php?t=94473

Something like this will produce a superior product considerably faster than either of the other options.