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I have recently decided to try my hand and making my own rum (tired of the Captain taken all my loot). I was lucky enough to find all of you here, and I have been absorbing as much info as will fit into my little brain. I am not an engineer, nor a chemist so alot of information goes beyound my grasp. The fact that it is here though is incredible! This is one of the best forums I have seen on any subject.

Since my first love is rum, I guess I'm gonna start with a potsill. I have a couple of bush kegs and 3/4 copper for a worm, still hunting some copper for the stack and arm. Thanks 4 the info. I'll post pics of build when done.

welcome to the Forum Still more and good luck with you're new project.the parent site has tons of info along with the forum as well..

With 3/4" copper worm tubing I would just make the easiest/cheapest transition (using proper materials) from keg to 3/4" worm that I could. No need for a stack and arm. No reflux required in a pot still. As long as you're careful to prevent puking just connect the 3/4" right to the top of the keg. A slobber box would make a good safety if you went this route.

What's a slobber box? Just curious.

Don't you just hate it when the answer is in Clusty.

I broke my rule of asking prior to checking. I now know what a slobber box is.

Thanks for the replies; I have found the .org and wiki sites and have taken many notes, I also finished read the compleat distiller. After seeing some of the pot still that others have made [theholeymackle's is bad ass], and looking at some old version I think i would like a small stack as to increase the vapor contact with the copper [for taste]. I am really after a great product, want to see just how nice of rum i can make. I am not much of a drinker but when I do I want something good!

I have noticed on a couple of old poy stills that they didnt have stacks, but have spheresate the top where the arm would come out. I havent seen any here try that. Is it a matter of matterials? I am thinking of getting to copper bowls and soldering/braizing them togerther and have arm come off of the top. Any ideas on this?

I haven't ever posted a picture of my still, so I'm sure ya haven't seen it.

My still isn't pretty. I built it on the cheap with function as my only critera.

If ya wanna see a still built for function and beauty take a gander at Uncle Remus' pot still. He's definately a craftsman with eye for what looks good. I also like his potstill for it's simplicity. Nothin' on it to distract the distiller from payin' attention to the distillate, like he should. I've always thought a potstill with too many "bells and whistles" stopped bein' a potstill.

I saw a picture of a pot still with a a copper bowel and stack on top of a 15gal keg, there was a boxer(the dog type) in the back ground I thought they said it was yours. Vrom how you dicribe it then it was prob. his.