Pot Still Modification Question

TryMe · Post by **TryMe** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:25 pm

What would happen if you added a short (10"-18") packed column to a pot still with a coil??? Would it hurt or help anything? I sorta drew up an idea of what I mean..Obviously this drawing is far from exact but shows my general idea.Thx.

Post by **Dnderhead** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:38 pm

You would have a hybrid higher % than pot still but lower than
reflux ,most commercial whisky stills are like that

wineo · Post by **wineo** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:51 pm

My potstill column is a hybred,and is about 18 inches tall,with 8 inches of 2 inch copper,and 8 inches of 1 inch copper with a leibeg condencer.It runs a little higher alc%,but only about 5% higher.I can run 6 SS scrubbers in the column to clean things up a little,or run it empty for full flavor.It works good for me.

TryMe · Post by **TryMe** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:33 pm

I have seen a LOT of pictures of old stills that look like this..I dont see a coil could someone tell me what type of still this would be considered and how it works?? I am assuming its a pot still but the copper line coming out is huge and as mentioned I see no coil??

Post by **Dnderhead** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:40 pm

IT is pot still Lye arm is tapered as vapors con dens needs less room
coil is not shone it probable worm in bucket Bigger still needs bigger
lye arm and condenser I could have fun with that!

BW Redneck · Post by **BW Redneck** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:07 pm

Them Revinoors bent the lyne arm in half so that it couldn't be used. Probably had to rip the coil off of it so they could do it. Kinking the coil wouldn't do, bending a new one is easy compared to soldering a piece of copper sheet into a hollow taper (I would think). Plus, it probably made a nice picture for a local newspaper back in its time.

Post by **Dnderhead** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:30 pm

Ya but it would look nice setting in my shop

mbasketcase13 · Post by **mbasketcase13** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:36 pm

probably couldn't afford to heat that thing up but it would make a nice lawn ornament

Post by **Dnderhead** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:53 pm

looks like may be 200gal i could heat that i used to heat one that was
--------- never mind just put it in my shop ill show you

goose eye · Post by **goose eye** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:14 pm

these boys seen a cap riged kinda like that goin to a branch worm they also had a cap with to arms for biger charges. went to seperate condencers.

so im tole

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:53 pm

The Largest still in captivity. ca 1922.

The photograph illustrates Lt. O.T. Davis, Sergt. J.D. McQuade, George Fowler of Internal Revenue Service and H.G. Bauer with the largest still ever taken in the national capital.

I don't think revenoors bent the lyne arm. From what I've seen around that downpipe went into a thump barrel, like in the pic below...

The flake stand is behind the thump barrel.
According to a post on the site where this pic resides,
"Billy was a still hand for an appalachian moonshimer. An hour and a half after making this picture the still caught fire and the shack where it was located burned to the ground."

Post by **Dnderhead** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:03 pm

nice pic but that to big four Anny thing iv ----Weill just too big

goose eye · Post by **goose eye** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:53 am

all that looks hard soldered meanin it wont ever took off the blocks much an aint sure they gonna take the time doublein they mite just be salein low wines. could of been made to run tween floors you leave the ketle on 2nd an just disconect everythang on first an hide it. probly runin it in a sand box so it aint gonna catch the house up. rekon they pour hot slops down the drain. some have a seperate septic just for that an got a honey diper that can get it gone when need be.
that other picture yall see them elbows with rags . hard to tell but you put your biscut on then rap with rag. gives somethin to push again. cant do it on cap

so im tole

Post by **Dnderhead** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:38 am

Id say 2 one fired with kerosene sea hole in side

pintoshine · Post by **pintoshine** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:59 am

IN the second picture, did you notice the concrete and the copper off to the left for the other still? It may have been the doubling still or they were cooking in one while stilling in the other, for almost constant production.

Ricky · Post by **Ricky** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:18 pm

very observant pint. looks like the second one was fired in the same fashion as the big one.