... O' Hubby of Deb, I'm still a little confused as to how the Thumper actually works. From the sounds of it, to be getting 170-190 proof, from a single...
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Jacques La Marr
jaclamar@...
May 1, 2000 12:27 pm
... Tony, From what little I know, I do know there is no heat source under the thump (slobber) box. You are correct that it just works with hot vapor. The...
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Jacques La Marr
jaclamar@...
May 1, 2000 1:02 pm
Here are some pics of the still I just bought.I don't have it, yet, but am anxiously waiting. It may need a bit of polishing, and definately needs some...
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Robert Warren
robertwarren@...
May 1, 2000 1:10 pm
Dear Tony & Elle, A thumper is the same as a bubbler, a doubler, or a slobber pot. These old stills were widely used and widely copied, and probably not one of...
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giles@...
May 1, 2000 8:30 pm
For some obscure reason, i am subscribed to this list twice. So what? Well i get each message twice which used to be just a minor irritation, but since the...
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Self
giles@...
May 1, 2000 9:27 pm
... Although i am not an australian, could i suggest that you look first at the design in the Stone /Nixon ebook which has the distillate take off between the...
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giles@...
May 1, 2000 9:47 pm
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DAVID REID
nzag@...
May 1, 2000 10:44 pm
Mark, Tony, et al, Mark are you sure you wouldnt like to swap your new still for a bright shiny polished new one? No seriously congratulations Mark it looks...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
May 2, 2000 2:26 am
Just the heat of the vapor going into it. Thumper is too hot to touch when it starts to force vapor thru the condenser. It actually makes a thumping noise...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
May 2, 2000 2:30 am
Thanks to Warren, David, Deb and "Jessie Duke" I think I've finally got this Thumper / slobber business worked out, using the Ethanol-Water equilibrium graph...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
May 2, 2000 2:50 am
Close :) You fill the thumper about 1/3 full (this would vary with your setup) of your first runnings (lower alcohol content but still around 100 proof give...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
May 2, 2000 3:01 am
thanks Deb, ... whew !! ... how much does it hold ? Tony...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
May 2, 2000 3:06 am
How full you fill it depends on the length of your copper pipes going in and out of the thumper. If its too full it either takes too long to heat (or can not...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
May 2, 2000 3:11 am
Our pot is 5 gallons and we cook about 2 1/2 gallons of mash. The thumper is about 1 gallon and we add about a quart of liquid to it. Yield is 2-3 quarts of...
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DAVID REID
nzag@...
May 2, 2000 6:10 am
Tony, Glad you grasped the theory. Deb makes a very good point when she says: "Never return whats in your thumper to your pot cuz some of the impurities are...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
May 2, 2000 1:21 pm
Last night I said we use the first runnings for the thumper--CORRECTION--we use the last of what runs out the worm for thumper. Been working some really long...
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Gateswood Quarterhorses
horses@...
May 2, 2000 4:19 pm
Has anyone noticed that each piece of html formatted list mail now comes loaded with cookies that originate from "servedby.advertising.com" and/or ...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
May 2, 2000 5:55 pm
I'm subscribed to the same group--not sure why you aren't getting pics. When I tried to reply to you privately, your mail was returned with----- The following...
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Ross Brown
rossbrown@...
May 2, 2000 8:01 pm
Firstly, I would like to introduce myself to the list, I have been lurking in the archives for a couple of days sucking up knowledge as I'm a newbie to...
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DAVID REID
nzag@...
May 2, 2000 10:19 pm
Ross, In some ways its subjective but I believe yes. At the end of the day a lot of it comes down to costs and you have to weigh this up carefully. Sugar...
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giles@...
May 2, 2000 10:37 pm
Has anyone on the list tried distilling mash made from malt extract. I am talking about the unhopped variety not the type sold in beer kits i also presume the...
... Robert, Very interesting information. Molasses really is an economical source of sugar. I buy small amounts of feed molasses to mix with oats when I need...
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Tom Noftsger
tnoftsger@...
May 3, 2000 8:22 pm
Hi all, I am about to fire up my reflux still for the first time and have been doing some calculations and hit a snag...Reflux ratio. The still is modeled...
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darryn
darryn@...
May 5, 2000 9:52 am
Hi Giles I'm from Australia too.I've built the STILLMAKER still,and a few others with differing results.I manage to get 94% out of my STILLMAKER still which...
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darryn
darryn@...
May 6, 2000 5:04 am
... From: darryn <darryn@...> To: Ross Brown <rossbrown@...> Date: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [Distillers] ... will ... ...
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darryn
darryn@...
May 6, 2000 6:08 am
... From: darryn <darryn@...> To: Giles <giles@...> Date: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [Distillers] Giles help ... ...
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Aaron Smith
azamith@...
May 6, 2000 11:05 pm
thanx Mike and Dave for you circuits, IMPORTANT READ FIRST DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BUILD THIS CIRCUIT UNLESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED OR EXPERIENCED WITH MAINS VOLTAGE....
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darryn
darryn@...
May 8, 2000 10:25 am
Hi Tom I had exactly the same question when I started running my STILLMAKER still. I contacted Bob at the STILLMAKER site and asked him how I could test my...
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Jacques La Marr
jaclamar@...
May 8, 2000 3:05 pm
Considering casking at some point, I stumbled upon http://brewery.org/brewery/library/LmbicJL0696.html It is a Lambric brewing site which is quite interesting...
