Copper Cap

[scmoose]

Does anyone make a copper cap and arm the will connect to a beer keg using a tri clamp? Looking for something that taper up from the where it would clamp to the keg up, then have an arm coming out of it. I am picturing this into a mason jar thumper / gin basket then into the worm. I built a slant plate column years ago that has since been passed on, now entertaining the idea of something else that doesn't take all day to run off up to a few quarts or a gallon.

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[pope]

If you're going to go to the trouble of making one of these, you might as well weld on a larger diameter triclamp ferrule to the keg, and ditch the 2" stem. Or flip the keg over and weld (or have welded) a fitting to the bottom and use the other side for a drain if you're running electric.

[scmoose]

I hadn’t planned on making the cap, I was hoping I could buy one that would clamp onto the keg?

[The Baker]

I have a heavy copper fire extinguisher shell.
One day I will fit a four inch ferrule to the bottom and a two inch ferrule to the top; and clamp the bottom to my boiler.
I had hoped to have it done a while back but have been waiting for COPPER ferrules to become available...

And I have another that was damaged close to the top (I think they took a hatchet to it when it was decommissioned) so I cut off the damaged part and I would like to make a cap for it... Maybe..
(It cost me five dollars.)

Geoff

[Saltbush Bill]

What will the cap achieve on a hobby scale still that a normal 2 or 3 inch pot still wont do. Wouldn't it be easier to just build something yourself ?
Mason Jar / Glass thumpers will draw you plenty of flack around here.

but have been waiting for COPPER ferrules to become available...

Copper ferrules have been available for ages, Empty Glass has been manufacturing and selling them for yonks , why don't you just contact him.

[The Baker]

Thanks, Saltbush,
I have been looking up emptyglass's website every day, as he advised, for months, but the copper ferrules have been always out of stock.
Still watching and waiting.

Geoff

[emptyglass]

Its taken a while but they are back in stock.

[cayars]

Is there some reason you actually want this type of cap?
It's not an ideal design for spirits but for building from copper sheets.

[scmoose]

Is there some reason you actually want this type of cap?
It's not an ideal design for spirits but for building from copper sheets.

I guess I just got used to seeing this type of head on older type stills and thought that was the way I wanted to go if I decided to build another one. I’ve since moved to a 2” pot still idea.

[The Baker]

Its taken a while but they are back in stock.

Hallelujah.
I'll be on the website tomorrow.
I've been away again for a few days so I hope they are still available!

Geoff