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thebear1
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hi im from new zealand an have been reading alot about distilling and hav just finished my first still a 3" cm on a keg boiller.

let me no wot u think?
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Sweet!!! Is that a Still Dragon set up???
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It is c CM still that i have designed and built over the last few months in the "man cave".
it has a12" double helix coil for reflux in the column.
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Welcome aboard.

Nice looking still you built there. But that reflux condenser sounds like a little overkill. I have a 4" single coil in mine. And I find it hard to adjust it low enough. I bet yours will be a pita. Have you ran it yet?
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NY Chris
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Did you say that's your first build!!! Wow
Amazing
Good luck with it.
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always good to see a local, welcome
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thebear1
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1bottler wrote:always good to see a local, welcome
thanks mate im in tauranga were r u?
thebear1
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Prairiepiss wrote:Welcome aboard.

Nice looking still you built there. But that reflux condenser sounds like a little overkill. I have a 4" single coil in mine. And I find it hard to adjust it low enough. I bet yours will be a pita. Have you ran it yet?
i thort that after the fact but its in there now lol.
i have only done a water run so far and it is just about turned off to allow product take off.

But in under 2 min it will nock back the head tep from 95° too 60° is this good?.
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