Just getting started in Colorado

[CoNolaStillGuy]

Hello all.
I've been a lurker here for a few months reading articles and trying to gather as much information as possible. My head is spinning from reading so much...
This is something I have wanted to do for a while and finally jumped in. I considered purchasing a rig completely built but the more I looked around, I decided I could put something together myself. I built a column and coupled it to a pony keg as a boiler and added a Liebig condenser.

I have already done a water vinegar run for cleaning. My solder joints held (which surprised me as I have never brazed pipe before this project) and the condenser worked like a switch. I'm hoping to do an alcohol cleaning run soon and then a full distillation pending the results of that.

I've attached a pic of my rig. I am considering making a longer condenser in the future as my intuition says more heat transfer the better.

A big thanks to all on here for the wealth of information.

[Bushman]

Welcome to the forum, please repost the picture as you had to Welcome posts and I deleted the one with the photo.

[CoNolaStillGuy]

Adding the pic of my rig.

[Old Gray Dog]

Yup, that's a pretty short Liebig. Looks like about 12" between the water connections. Might be fine for a slow spirit run but you'd be much more satisfied with a much longer Liebig for stripping runs. I have a very similar Liebig but about 26" between water connections. I can strip about 5 gallons in a little over an hour.

[BoomTown]

Adding the pic of my rig.

lovely, simply lovely

[rager]

good start, i rock a 24 inch liebig on a 5 gallon rig heated with a stove and i can over power it with the electric stove. so youre on the right track just build a 30"+ liebig your golden


welcome to the rabit hole.................

cheers