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I am a beginner and just gettin into the hobby of distilling spirts and was needing some help. What is the bet thing to put in the thumper keg. I have read to use water or mash and wanted to know which is better. I have read you can flavor your spirts by adding flavors to the thumper keg. Can some explain this to me. Also is there a certain temp that I need to keep the thumper when distilling? Any info is thankful for!! Thanks

heres one good read on thumpers. There is another one better. I keep looking for but cant seem to find it
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... ge+thumper

Run it like a pot still. No thermometer needed.

What to put in it? Just about anything will work. Water will give you a little cleaner lower ABV product. Wash will give you more flavor and ABV. Feints will give you a slightly different flavor with even higher ABV. Fruit or fermenter slops will give you even more flavor. The list his on and on.

heres another one. I've been reading here a lot. Was thinking about a thumper myself, now not so much.
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... it=thumper

Now do I need another burner under the thumper or is heat from the burner under the pot good enough along with the heat coming from the vapor going into the thumper?

The heat from the pot will do. Thumper won't start putting out until it reaches a high enough temp. Insulating the thumper will help speed this up.

Now by adding flavor to thumper would you put let's say apple juice/water mix to give it a apple flavor?