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serpentruss
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Carolina Newbie Here

Post by serpentruss »

Hey everyone,

I started distilling about a year ago and many of my Google searches brought me here to topics on this board. Joining seems to make a lot of sense.

I have a very small homemade pot still made from an 8-quart stainless pressure cooker. I learned pretty quickly that the temperature control was terrible, so I run it with a variac. I've decided to upgrade to a larger still and hopefully this forum will help answer questions when I hit a bump in the road.

Thanks for having me,

Russ
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SW_Shiner
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Joined: Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:46 pm
Location: South Waikato, New Zealand

Re: Carolina Newbie Here

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Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your successes so far. Building a new bigger still is always a fun endeavour.
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Bolverk
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Location: NC

Re: Carolina Newbie Here

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Welcome aboard

What Carolina are you from?
There are two types of people in this world.
1. Those that can extrapolate from incomplete information.
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Rusty Ole Bucket
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Location: Well, I'm not sure.

Re: Carolina Newbie Here

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Welcome to HD! Whether you decide to build or buy, you're in the right place to figure it out.

Rusty
"Knowledge is a paradox; the more one understands, the more one realizes the vastness of his ignorance" - Viktor (Arcane)

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BlackStrap
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Location: The hills of Appalachia

Re: Carolina Newbie Here

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Welcome serpentruss

Sounds like you are off to a great start. 8) Great place to find all the answers you may be looking for :)

Be Safe & Have Fun
BlackStrap
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bilgriss
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Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:28 pm
Location: Southeast-ish.

Re: Carolina Newbie Here

Post by bilgriss »

You will be very happy to have a larger pot.

Glad you are here; enjoy the forum!
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