still porn

[Copperhead road]

Made by emptyglass for me....

[emptyglass]

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[Copperhead road]

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Mr Footwide is pretty hard to beat....you win emptyglass
The 12” column is very deceiving in photos, it doesn’t look that big but you could drop a small child down it....

[MoonBreath]

Big Copper
Beautiful work.

[Kareltje]

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Mr Footwide is pretty hard to beat....you win emptyglass
The 12” column is very deceiving in photos, it doesn’t look that big but you could drop a small child down it....

That is how they used young boys to sweep chimneys in old London: let them go naked from roof to fire place.
Or like the sacrifices of children to ancient gods.

[Tony1964]

Full gin mode

[Crisppy123]

Pretty ugly but i like her.
Propane fired up to 140 000 btu from the hell fire.
Modular potstill / boka with sight glass.
2"x28" shot gun used in pot still or on top of the boka wil knock down every and anything i can feed her.
Just starting my 4" plated flute.

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[ezlle71]

My 3" Flute and trombone condenser

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[Durhommer]

30 gallon boiler
4" 4plates

[Chauncey]

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Havent looked at this thread for a bit, holy shyza thats a gorgeous column

[LWTCS]

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[Beerswimmer]

LWTCS, could you talk about that setup? I think I know what's going on, but not 100%. Beer column on the left, vodka column on the right? What's going on in the middle?

[emptyglass]

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Havent looked at this thread for a bit, holy shyza thats a gorgeous column

Thanks.

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Its been a tough road to walk trying to make stills locally. I've always believed that copper stills represent the best return on your dollar. I don't care where you get a still from, as long as its got copper in it

[emptyglass]

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[LWTCS]

LWTCS, could you talk about that setup? I think I know what's going on, but not 100%. Beer column on the left, vodka column on the right? What's going on in the middle?

The middle section is the rack that holds all of the heat exchangers. The heat exchangers are oriented horizontally so that they are lower to the ground making them easier / safer to access for cleaning, inspections, etc.

We are using a pair of 12" x 72" HXs to recover heat for preheating beer prior to injection. The finished product condenser is cooled with an independent cooling circuit as are the dephlegmators.

[Copperhead road]

Bump..

[BigSwede]

Bump..

Copperhead needs a copper fix.

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VM setup. Yes, I am an idiot for using hard copper for cooling water... but I like it.

[PalCabral]

Maybe not porn material, Copper, Unni is a classy lady. Here she is dressed in the Sapphire configuration that I use when stripping fruit. Lots of copper contact after using Campden while giving pectinase 2 days to break down the fruit.

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[NorthWoodsAb]

Bump..

Copperhead needs a copper fix.

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VM setup. Yes, I am an idiot for using hard copper for cooling water... but I like it.

Beautiful Swede. I love the copper rivets and handle on the valve. That did not come off a shelf anywhere.
Cheers

[NorthWoodsAb]

Maybe not porn material, Copper, Unni is a classy lady. Here she is dressed in the Sapphire configuration that I use when stripping fruit. Lots of copper contact after using Campden while giving pectinase 2 days to break down the fruit.

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It's copper porn me Pal
Cheers

[Corn Cracker]

Wow. Y'all got some nice rigs, copper and elegance

[Copperhead road]

Bump..

Copperhead needs a copper fix.

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VM setup. Yes, I am an idiot for using hard copper for cooling water... but I like it.

Beautiful Swede. I love the copper rivets and handle on the valve. That did not come off a shelf anywhere.
Cheers

Same, its a nice touch...

[Yummyrum]

Yes, I am an idiot for using hard copper for cooling water... but I like it.

Hell no , it adds to the sex appeal

BTW , maybe start another topic on that VM mechanism you have . Looks very interesting .

[Copperhead road]

Bump..

Copperhead needs a copper fix.

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VM setup. Yes, I am an idiot for using hard copper for cooling water... but I like it.

That there is some copper porn Swede!

[BigSwede]

BTW , maybe start another topic on that VM mechanism you have . Looks very interesting .

The build is here, from 2014 - (viewtopic.php?t=48882) - It was originally designed to be dual function, but in practice it's a VM head. The build is full of my usual machinist excess.

In a nutshell, it's a slide valve diverter. Inside the horizontal portion is a stainless sleeve, closed at one end. In this pic, product goes left, reflux on top, column below.

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Flip it upside down, so we're looking at the end attached to the column. Turn the handle, and it cracks open a path for vapor.

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Keep turning, and the product path opens more, closing off the reflux path. It can be opened so there's zero reflux and 100% vapor to PC. So in that sense, it's different from your normal VM gate valve arrangement, which bleeds off vapor but leaves the reflux wide open. In practice, it works the same.

What makes it nice to use is that it's something like 40 turns from closed to open. Not overly sensitive to valve changes. Oh yes, the handle was ripped off from an old coffee grinder! Thought it fit the retro style.

Added: After posting this, I thought about the mechanism. I can close off reflux 100%. Anyone tried stripping through a packed column? Jack the power way up, the only reflux would be passive from the column, and as that heats, perhaps it'll be close to nil. If possible, I can have one setup for both stripping and spirit runs by just closing off the reflux condenser.

[NorthWoodsAb]

That right there is a work of art. Awesome job Swede.

[Copperhead road]

BigSwede your round handle is awesome, it reminds me of the handle on old cast iron grain mills.

Sweet job mate.

[Novice]

Damn after these shots if I ever post a pic of my stills it's going to need a title of most ugly but serviceable still.
I'll need to put a sheet over my still to hide it's embarrassment.

[Copperhead road]

Damn after these shots if I ever post a pic of my stills it's going to need a title of most ugly but serviceable still.
I'll need to put a sheet over my still to hide it's embarrassment.

the produce coming off the still is just the same, not everyone has a shiny copper rig.