Home Distiller

Ran across this safety issue the other day while prepping to run a UJSSM. I work in the chemical processing industry so checking for line restrictions is kind of second nature. Anyway, I had stored (or left) my still on the back deck(where the neighbors cant see me distilling, one is a police officer ). When checking for flow I realized it wasn't quit up to what I though it should be. I blew on the 2 inch pipe with all the air I could muster with no improvement . Finally took it to my high pressure water spigot(before the regulator) and sealed my nozzle to the bottom of the tower. Finally blew out a substantial amount of pine straw/grass clippings. We have a lot of carpenter bees here in North Georgia and I have witnessed them boring holes in wood and then dragging pine straw and grass clippings into the hole (nesting purposes I suppose). I guess they like small diameter copper pipe also.....imagine that. So.....the MORAL of the story here I guess should be ALWAYS check for restrictions in your Still before firing it up. Pressure is not your friend. Be safe!!!

Glad you were paying attention, hate to think what could have happened..

There's easier ways to make Mead or Krupnik, not to mention Pine needles and Grass make shitty Gin.

I'm not a big fan of storing my stillin apparatus out in the elements.... now I have another reason why.

Black Eye wrote:There's easier ways to make Mead or Krupnik, not to mention Pine needles and Grass make shitty Gin.

I'm not a big fan of storing my stillin apparatus out in the elements.... now I have another reason why.

I hear you on the shitty gin. I've learned my lesson on outside storage(although not in the elements) . I already have the unions to make the Still more storage friendly, just been to lazy to solder them on. I guess I'll get off my ass now.

Might be stilling some critter licker there, take a close look at that tube and plumming.

Critter licker.....mmm!!
Stay thirsty my friends.

critter likker, ha.... I found a misquito in one of my Jars of Rum from the weekend

Dead drunk dog pecker gnats are what I have to contend with .

I thought better of you Tb than to be one bothered by drunk dog pecker gnats! I heard once they get drunk they go straight for your eyes!? with all the rain GA been having the mosquitoes are really about to be a problem! Bow season may turn to brew season!
Ga Flatwoods

ga flatwoods wrote:I thought better of you Tb than to be one bothered by drunk dog pecker gnats! I heard once they get drunk they go straight for your eyes!? with all the rain GA been having the mosquitoes are really about to be a problem! Bow season may turn to brew season!
Ga Flatwoods

They ain't much of a bother . They get drunk and then dead in the collection jars . Not hard to skim off with a spoon . My foolproof Ever Ready Bow could cure your bow season problem . Filled my cannin jars in short order durin the years I used it . Deer here ran about 11 quarts to the head after back straps were stripped out .

Truckinbutch wrote:Dead drunk dog pecker gnats are what I have to contend with .

...They get drunk and then dead in the collection jars . Not hard to skim off with a spoon....

Mmmmmmmm, ....likker pickled gnats!

Them's some mighty fine eatin'! A down South delicacy I am told, although it takes whoppin' mess of 'em to fill you up. That's why most folks only serve 'em up as the appetizer.