Person in need of guidance!
Hello all, brand new to the art of distilling and looking for like minded people to share (or rather absorb) information from! Have a 2.5 gallon pot still and interested in anything related to the subject. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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S-Cackalacky
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Welcome to the HD forums. To get you started, there are some links in my signature that will give you a good understanding of the fundamentals.
Your still is a little small. Not to say that it won't work, but it will be difficult to do good cuts with a still of that size. We recommend no less than 5 gallons for that reason.
Good luck to you and stay safe.
Your still is a little small. Not to say that it won't work, but it will be difficult to do good cuts with a still of that size. We recommend no less than 5 gallons for that reason.
Good luck to you and stay safe.
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Welcome jmhayh. Making cuts on anything less than 5 gal still is gonna be tough. Most like kegs
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Is there anything a 2.5 gal would be good for? Thanks.
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Making essential oils, rose water etc....jmhayh wrote:Is there anything a 2.5 gal would be good for? Thanks.
No one said you CANT do it......just damn near impossible to get good product even for an experienced stiller.
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It would make an excellent thumper for a 5 gallon still.
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I use a 3 gal pot and yes its doable, just very very frustrating. You will need to make like 3oz cuts to get anything decent. I've described it as learning to swim in a bath tub. I wouldn't recommend putting much time and money into a boiler that small.
But what the heck do I know.....I am still learning.
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I wish I had found you guys sooner...LOL. Thanks!
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Love this, I actually pictured it and laughed for a minute!StillLearning1 wrote: I've described it as learning to swim in a bath tub.
Well, between Scotch and nothin', I suppose I'd take Scotch. It's the nearest thing to good moonshine I can find.
- William Faulkner
The Forum Trilogy
The Rules We Live By
New To Distillation
The Parent Site
The More You Know
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New To Distillation
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+1S-Cackalacky wrote:It would make an excellent thumper for a 5 gallon still.
nothin like the sound of a thumper warming up 
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It will make a good training still.jmhayh wrote:Is there anything a 2.5 gal would be good for? Thanks.
Use it and learn.