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diddeman1
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Hello from Arizona I'm new here
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Welcome diddleman.
Could you please expand a little on what you have said so far.
Do you have any previous experience?....do you own a still? if so what sort?......if not will you build one or buy one?
Information like that helps the members here help you.
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Welcome. Tell us a bit more about what you hope to create. We are a curious bunch
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Welcome to HD.
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Yes I have a small 7 gallon still with a reflux column and pid and have made 2 batches of which the first one didn't ferment correctly I am now fermenting a batch of agave spirits
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You will get a lot of reaction to the pid. Not a good tool for running a still. There are plenty of threads here that explain why, recommend you read a few. Let us know the details of your incorrect fermentation (in a new thread) and we can help you determine the cause so it is not repeated.
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I pretty sure I stopped the fermentation too soon and didn't get much alchohol at all 2nd try went alot better because I didn't get so impatient I think
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diddeman1 wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:57 pm 7 gallon still with a reflux column and pid
Those few words say that you have watched way to much of a certain channel on Youtube.
The good news is that you have found a fair better source of information now. :thumbup:
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