Here's my pot still.
Thanks to all for answering my Q's and giving me good ideas.
I think this was Punkins still plan... Thanks mate.
The liebig is about 35" long. It's 3/4" copper inside a 1" jacket.
I'll first do a vinegar wash, followed by a not so good batch of homebrew. Then I'll get in to the rums, the USJM's and the rice/potato vodkas. (I like my Vodka to taste like stuff).
I could have but more elbow grease in to the polishing of it... but I'd rather spend the time brewing/distilling.
naw, that shiny shit is for show. Make sure it gets a good brown patina. That is what 'real' stills should look like. WELL used. Like the farmers kid in college with the shiny new truck, that has never seen any work. Get that fuk'r dirty, and well broke in!
H.
(ps, just ribbin ya. That is a perty one!!)
Hillbilly Rebel: Unless you are one of the people on this site who are legalling distilling, keep a low profile, don't tell, don't sell.
Husker wrote:naw, that shiny shit is for show. Make sure it gets a good brown patina. That is what 'real' stills should look like. WELL used. Like the farmers kid in college with the shiny new truck, that has never seen any work. Get that fuk'r dirty, and well broke in!
Samohon wrote:Nice n Shinny..mmmm. You'll get some nice flavoured hooch from that still man...
S.
If shinieness did actually contribute to quality, then we would all be chrome palting out stills...still. Its very pretty.
What did you use to polish it?
ScottishBoy
HD Survival in a Nutshell...
Read.Search.Listen.Ask for feedback, you WILL get it. Plastic is always "questionable". Dont hurry. Be Careful. Dont Sell,Tell, or Yell. If you wouldnt serve it to your friends, then it isnt worth keeping.
Samohon wrote:Nice n Shinny..mmmm. You'll get some nice flavoured hooch from that still man...
S.
If shinieness did actually contribute to quality, then we would all be chrome palting out stills...still. Its very pretty.
What did you use to polish it?
Probably deserved that SB, but if his hooch is cut as clean as the shininess on his copper then he'll have a nice beverage.
Personally. I polished with 20%amonia and 80% - 60% abv hooch once for photos. Now, the still is ageing nicely - as I am...lol
ScottishBoy
HD Survival in a Nutshell...
Read.Search.Listen.Ask for feedback, you WILL get it. Plastic is always "questionable". Dont hurry. Be Careful. Dont Sell,Tell, or Yell. If you wouldnt serve it to your friends, then it isnt worth keeping.
hstuurman wrote:Nice stuff, wondering if I can buy them in Holland?
Probably you have a lot of dairy cows in Holland? Clamps like this are used in milking machines so you could get them from a place that installs or services the milking machines, or a place that supplies the fittings for the machines.
ScottishBoy wrote:Oh I was just pokin fun. No offense.
I try to age gracefully as well...(try anyway)...
None taken SB...
I don't want to sit and polish copper, takes me away from stillin...
"he said as he poured another".
S.
EDIT: SB, they used to sell a product here in Scotland called 'Brasso', a mix of methylated spirit and amonia. Cant get it now, health and safety and all that, but my quantities seem to work pretty good... S.
Brasso? Smelly dark gray pasty type stuff? Yeah...got some in my cupboard too...
ScottishBoy
HD Survival in a Nutshell...
Read.Search.Listen.Ask for feedback, you WILL get it. Plastic is always "questionable". Dont hurry. Be Careful. Dont Sell,Tell, or Yell. If you wouldnt serve it to your friends, then it isnt worth keeping.
hstuurman wrote:Nice stuff, wondering if I can buy them in Holland?
Probably you have a lot of dairy cows in Holland? Clamps like this are used in milking machines so you could get them from a place that installs or services the milking machines, or a place that supplies the fittings for the machines.
Thanks, but I've dicided to go for a copper boiler, and I can solder a copper joint. So no tri-clamp needed (the first couple of years )
