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schommer75 wrote:Got a call from big Mike yesterday...said he had a vehicle break down...seems to happen alot. Was going to start on my still Monday and sent off on Tuesday/Wednesday at the latest so we will see said he would throw in a couple things free so we will see...I'm taking bets that its stuff I already picked up like fermenter or hydrometer or alchometer hoping for a hot plate haha

Baseball cap and a can kooler.

I hope you guys are taking warning on what needs to be fixed with these stills to make them safe. So when you get them you can fix them.

MuleKicker wrote:

Baseball cap and a can kooler.

I never have enough can koozies I always been to manage to lose a beer in the lake off the pontoon and my can koozie goes down with it

Prairiepiss wrote:I hope you guys are taking warning on what needs to be fixed with these stills to make them safe. So when you get them you can fix them.

Very good point I had planned to pull everything apart right away and re sodder together with safe sodder just for my piece of mind but I may reconfigure also

Personally, I'd cancel any order through bootleggers simply because their thinking isn't in line with our core beliefs here... Not to mention what appears to be bad designs and shoddy craftsmanship...

I ordered from Bootleggerstills.com before I saw this thread. I got pretty worried after reading some of this. I called "Big Mike" after about 2 weeks from when I ordered. I left a voicemail telling him that I hadn't heard anything and I was getting ready to dispute my paypal charges if I didn't hear back. He called me back about 10 mins later giving me a lot of excuses. I was pretty easy going about the whole thing and decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. I ordered on Jan 14, and received the still today Feb 7. I have only done a cleaning run and a water run so far, but I have something in the fermenter that is about done (I think). I'm pretty happy with this still. It is a bit cheap looking, but seems to work just fine. It is a good starting still for me. Maybe I'll make my own one of these days once I get the hang of it, but I'm happy with this still.

I just wanted to post this for people who may have been worried about this website being another rip-off website. Just don't be in a hurry to get it in the mail, gotta be patient.

Well rastagolf, you are one of the lucky ones, but trust me there are MUCH MUCH better outfits to do business with.

rastagolf

Did you have any leaking problems around the flange on the lid? I did a water run last night want water was coming up through the screws

rastagolf, which spectacular model did you purchase...??? Virtually every one of them requires a bit of work to make them safe... Don't consider yourself lucky just yet...

Rasta,
I encourage you to heed the advice of the veterans like rad around here. They just want you do things
safely.


Nothing but stainless steel and/or copper should come into contact with your distillate. No aluminum at all. No rubber of plastic gaskets at all. Remember, you get what you pay for. Good Luck AW

I had to come back and post this after re-visiting the bootleggerstills site...

Big Mike wrote:So You Want to Make Your Best Deal?
We are tuff on the deals we make!
We are all Ready Giving a Killer Deal...

Make Your Best Offer. We will Accept or Counter Your Offer
And Send You a Invoice to Your Email.
Check Your Junk Mail For Your Deal!

Gotta wonder how/why he knows to tell folks to check their junk mail...

Had final contact with bootleggerstills today went to PayPal for a 20 dollar refund as I had yet to get my water pump for my still they counter offered 8.99 said I was gold digging and told me to have a great day and they would fight this to the end, I countered back with 14.99 to purchase a pump and I would take the extra hit on shipping, they accepted the offer and then told me to basicly F off what great customer service. Don't buy from them please...save yourself the hassle

Well shommer 75, this is a real bunch of winners you are dealing with, (sadly I speak from experiance) I never could get all the leaks stopped in mine, I was able to rework it and have a usable still in the end, but hell in hind sight I could have built it my self, which is what it ended up being anyhow for a quarter of the price. Real fine bunch, bet they are on the top of the BBB list OMD

Wish I would have found his site before I got a 3 gal still from them guys,it is working after some more solder,I redid every joint,slow to make and ship,wrong one that I ordered,I ordered 4 gal. non elec.,double thumper,got a single thumper,3 gal with a hot plate. Never again,it is making some great stuff.

Glad you got it working ohiosteeler, but those guys don't make a thumper at all so it wouldn't matter if you got a single or a double "jar" you didn't get a thumper, did you bypass that junk? doing that will eliminate a bunch of the leaks.

No i'm letting go thur the jar,I put the jar stuff in my next run,I may run a bypass in the near feature,Thanks... Ohio Steeler

Just watch out for those leaks, especially if you use an open flame "propane" like I do for heat.

useing a hot plate,nothing better to do for 4 hrs. Hahahahaha

rastagolf wrote:I ordered from Bootleggerstills.com before I saw this thread. I got pretty worried after reading some of this. I called "Big Mike" after about 2 weeks from when I ordered. I left a voicemail telling him that I hadn't heard anything and I was getting ready to dispute my paypal charges if I didn't hear back. He called me back about 10 mins later giving me a lot of excuses. I was pretty easy going about the whole thing and decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. I ordered on Jan 14, and received the still today Feb 7. I have only done a cleaning run and a water run so far, but I have something in the fermenter that is about done (I think). I'm pretty happy with this still. It is a bit cheap looking, but seems to work just fine. It is a good starting still for me. Maybe I'll make my own one of these days once I get the hang of it, but I'm happy with this still.

I just wanted to post this for people who may have been worried about this website being another rip-off website. Just don't be in a hurry to get it in the mail, gotta be patient.

did ur still work out alright did it run okay i order one taking forever hope it runs alright when i finally get it

wildman1983 wrote:.....hope it runs alright when i finally get it.....

@ wildman1983,

Your Bootleggerstills Still will NOT run “Alright” when you get it.

Reviewing your Home Distiller postings you are focused on receiving your Bootleggerstills Still and unfortunately overlooking or ignoring the fact that Bootleggerstills Stills are dangerous products and the alcohol sprit product produced in these Stills is not safe for human consumption.

Suggest reviewing The Rules By Which We Live item #8 - usage of plastics/synthetics in distilling ->

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =35&t=5090

Throughout the Bootleggerstills Stills plastic/synthetic gaskets, seals, grommets, and O-rings and other plastic/synthetic components are used which results in dangerous toxic compounds being leached into the alcohol sprit product. This makes the alcohol sprit product produced in these Stills unsafe for human consumption. They also use brass fittings that leach dangerous lead into the alcohol sprit product.

Strongly suggest that you Closely review ALL the Forum postings concerning Bootleggerstills and be fully aware of the dangers of Bootleggerstills Stills.

If you do through research at the Home Distiller Forum on the Bootleggerstills Stills you will find to make a Bootleggerstills Still safe to produce a safe drinkable alcohol sprit product will require extensive disassembling, re-engineering the Still design, and reassembling using known proven safe components. Failure to do so and attempting to distill an alcohol sprit product in a stock unmodified Bootleggerstills Still will result in producing a dangerous unsafe alcohol sprit product.

Regards,
Coaster

yea u now i am going to have to do some remodeling on it why would they use brass fittings dam are they trying to kill sombody i planned to take it apart when i got it i just wish i would get it so i can start modifying it soon as possible i just dont think i can get my money back u would think they would do a good job i just dont want to get screwed i should have built my own have u rebuilt one

wildman1983 wrote:yea u now i am going to have to do some remodeling on it why would they use brass fittings dam are they trying to kill sombody i planned to take it apart when i got it i just wish i would get it so i can start modifying it soon as possible i just dont think i can get my money back u would think they would do a good job i just dont want to get screwed i should have built my own have u rebuilt one

is there main pipe coming out copper or brass or is that the fittings and i meant have u rebuilt one of there stills thanks for the information

Many use brass fittings in building stills. You should pickle them to remove any surface lead. This will need to be done from time to time.

Was bored and doing some research today and found another site that looks alot like these cats again. Moonshinestillsinc.com same ole hype and even busten on the Colonels work and looks like a mile hi rig too... Just a heads up. Never liked clowns much.

Just ran by the site

Bootleggerstills.com is closed

Sold the sites content and still plans

That's a bummer! Also planned to grab my still from this shop, not until I came across the discussions in this site about them. Screw these stilldrinkin guys! Better ads but have no good to offer.

Nice PVC "carbon filter system" they offer.

These clowns care nothing about quality, health, safety or honesty.

Old B wrote:Was bored and doing some research today and found another site that looks alot like these cats again. Moonshinestillsinc.com same ole hype and even busten on the Colonels work and looks like a mile hi rig too... Just a heads up. Never liked clowns much.

has to be the same ones.... just a different site... everything looks just about identical

That's what these crooks do. Take a bunch of peoples money. Or get in trouble somehow. Then close up shop and start a new one under a different name.

sad thing for those who waste money with them prior to finding a place like this... boooyyy there would be hell to pay if i wasted my hard earned money, what little i do have, to recieve nothing and have to deal with that kind of people!!