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....arrrgggghhh!!! the f*ing screws i used for the sight glass aren't stainless! dammit! i went out and bought the screws for the top tri-clamp ferrule, and got a couple extras...they looked like the exact same metal as some i had already, so i figgerd that they had to be stainless also...

nope!


back to the hardware store in the morning.

condensificator wrote:my wife just gave me that..."ooooooo...kayyyy........" look...and walked off like i just farted or something.

Thats as funny as your thumper is awesome!

My girlfriend gives me that look all the time too!

This is way better then I had imagined! I can't wait to see her in action!

-n

running again today with the thumper...it's SICK to say the least. this is my 3rd effort, and i think i'm learing how to drive it. once i get it wired, i am going to be able to make some really neat stuff. got a whole bunch of grappa brewing and another gen of rum bubbling away. gonna be a fun winter!

i'll try and figger out how to do some video and post em.

would love to see a video... that would realy be cool.
KS

Condensificator,
Is this gonna be a dedicated rum maker?

If so, you should keep some dunder in that thing in between runs. Season the inside and keep your staves tight.

What with all the rancio dialog and talk of Pusser's wood boilers on some of the other rum topics.

If your too freaked about the mold then some rum feins.
Get that thumpificator rumificated from the tooter to the rooter

LWTCS wrote:Condensificator,
Is this gonna be a dedicated rum maker?

If so, you should keep some dunder in that thing in between runs. Season the inside and keep your staves tight.

What with all the rancio dialog and talk of Pusser's wood boilers on some of the other rum topics.

If your too freaked about the mold then some rum feins.
Get that thumpificator rumificated from the tooter to the rooter

done. just filled it to the cold run start level (about 1/3 of the way uup the glass) with half rum dunder and half rum feints. ...and with the mold...will i end up with the good kind that we desire in the pit? still don't really understand the whole thing, but i am just sort of letting a couple gallons sit as an experiment. my 4h gen is just finishing up now, will be running it in about a week.

Great work Condensificater (shit that takes some spelling. I might just call you the first letter of the alphabet from now on ) but what else would I expect from you. Beautiful work.

That is truly an awesome piece!!!! For display and I am pretty sure it works well too.

thanks guys.

yeah, i think it works killer, but i don't have anything to compare it with. the first run i used it on, i charged it with some stuff i had spices soaking in, and a bit of molasses....it had WAY too much anise in it, and all other flavors were hard to detect. so, i re-ran all of my rum though the thumpificator again...all the stuff i was going to bottle and all of the rum feints i had. that run went AWESOME. nice deep rum flavor, very light spice notes. very high and constant abv (80%) all through the hearts. i ended up with some really, really nice stuff, but with all the stuff that went on to get there, i doubt i could ever repeat it....one of these days, i'ma gonna git me a notebook...

here's a little vid of the thumpification. this is my first attempt at youtubing...hope y'all can see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWP9vuWThY
it was toward the beginning of the run and it was still pretty frothy. it cleared up shortly after, but i forgot to take more vid.

another little clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE51_BWFBgE

rock on with your bad self!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a nice slow thump to it Looks like it's doing the hula. Fantastic!!

Can you tell me where where you got those stainless steel flanges from? The ones with the groove to hold the o ring... and are they but soldered? or is the flange going into the copper

Mile high sells em. They nice eh?

Brewhaus also sells them

Speechless man, just friggin beautiful... Your copper-smithins A1 condenser...

Thanks man...

LWTCS wrote:Mile high sells em. They nice eh?

yea, gots me thinkin how im gonna build my thumper now

thanks samo! the thumper is my new fav...RUM RUM RUM RUM RUM RUM!!! on another note, ran my first keeper run on the 3"T tonight, and i promised you the first bottle for all of your help when i was designing and building it...i'm thinking you might want to wait for the next run...it was kind of a rough night, and i am going to have to tweak a few things!


rowd...they are pretty common on this forum, there's a lot of info on em. if yer searching, use "tri-clamp." they actually use gaskets, not orings, and the best part is that you can get them in teflon, so the plastic cops don't mess with you. i have soldered all of mine with 56% hard silver solder...kinda tricky at first, but once you get it, goes pretty easy.
i LOVE em.

condensificator wrote: rowd...they are pretty common on this forum, there's a lot of info on em. if yer searching, use "tri-clamp." they actually use gaskets, not orings, and the best part is that you can get them in teflon, so the plastic cops don't mess with you. i have soldered all of mine with 56% hard silver solder...kinda tricky at first, but once you get it, goes pretty easy.
i LOVE em.

Yea I assume you use the shorter length? and they are just a "Short" 2 inch ferrule that is hammer into the 2 inch copper? IM thinking heating the copper with my oxy/act and tapping it in and teflon gaskets

Good to go

i use either standard or short, or i'll turn them down to whatever is needed. i solder all of mine with 56% hard silver solder, i doubt they would seal without solder. the relationship/fit of the ferrule to the pipe depends on the type of pipe that you use. here is a chart on pipe id/od: http://www.gizmology.net/pipe.htm if you are talking 2", type m is a good tight fit, DWV is a loose fit, type L will take some work, type K would take a ton of work (swaging/expanding/turning/etc).

if you have an oxy/acetylene set-up, you'll be able to solder the ferrules (with hard silver solder). use lots of brazing/paste flux, keep the heat 90% on the copper, 10% on the SS. do NOT get the stainless too hot, once it gets fire scale, solder will not stick. everyone seems to have their own special technique, so look around the site....like i was saying, there is a lot of info on this here. good luck.

Nice work Cond'en..love the oak look..have you any plans for this hiding in here

thanks! no plans, it was all just done with custom cut parts as needed to match the angle of my lyne arm. built on a 3 x 1-1/2" reducer with 2 45˚ bends and tri-clamp ferrules. the ferrules in the barrel are attached with SS sheet screws and the holes were cut with the appropriate size hole saw.

THe cost of copper fittings that size are ridiculous

In fact I bet if someone was going to buy 2 inch copper tubing, fittings, keg, and everything needed to make their still they could buy one for the same price or cheaper off brewhaus or mile high

rowdybowdy wrote:THe cost of copper fittings that size are ridiculous

In fact I bet if someone was going to buy 2 inch copper tubing, fittings, keg, and everything needed to make their still they could buy one for the same price or cheaper off brewhaus or mile high

but why
spooky

+1 indeed!

Don't you find that building and discussing such matters is also part of the pleasure of the hobby experience?

LWTCS wrote:Don't you find that building and discussing such matters is also part of the pleasure of the hobby experience?

Absolutely But the price of copper is Outrageous 20 dollars for a 2 inch Tee

But i did find that 2 inch copper fittings are cheaper then butt weld 2 inch sanitary fittings... at least at a brewery supply

I guess i just had more of a disposable income to play with copper...

I want to find some 4 inch copper... but that shits expensive

LWTCS wrote:Don't you find that building and discussing such matters is also part of the pleasure of the hobby experience?

hell yeah. it's honestly (and prolly obviously) my favorite part....that and the top class likker! figger if i was trying to save money, i could just go to the bevmo and hit the clearance bins.



....also rowdy...you should look on ebay for your fittings. i can usually find whatever i am looking for at about 1/4 the price of buying it new at the supplier.