Hey all, just looking for some opinions re the attached still design. I don't have a still and am stil in the research stage, reading all the required reading on here. It will be a while before I'm ready to build or buy a still but hoping for some input in the hopes of avoiding obvious pitfalls of new distillers. Initially I had thought I'd just buy a basic pot still to attach to by brewzilla, but the more I read the more I thought I could do better.
I have been thinking about building a CCVM still as it gives me options and is modular and seems fairly straightforward to build for a newbie. But I have also come across a guy who builds them and like the idea of getting one ready made given I already have enough projects on the go and have a current back injury which limits my ability to do too much manual stuff at the moment.
The pic is what he has ready made, but i have discussed with him about going 2" all the way through to a shotgun condenser rather than the step down to 1" liebig. The attached sketch is what he has drawn up and quoted a bit under $700AUD.
To be fair, I'm still in the learning stages and getting my head around things so will be doing a bunch more reading, so am not ready just yet to commit to anything.
Is anyone able to offer an opinion on the attached, whether its worthwhile, changes you'd make, avoid etc. I would like to make rum and neutral at this stage and like the idea of an all in one kind of system. My thinking would be to build a keg boiler to run it.
What do you reckon of this still/ advice sought?
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What do you reckon of this still/ advice sought?
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