How high should the vertical leg rise before the bend is made? And what diameter should i go up to for reducing velocity? I also picked up a compression...
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tgfoitwoods
Dec 4, 2012 4:41 am
You're very welcome, Paul. As for your still-filling questions, a couple of things. On a strip run, I usually keep distilling until my total aggregate ABV is...
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derick881
Dec 3, 2012 10:31 pm
There are three things that strike me about your still design that could contribute to your milky distillate problem. #1 is the short vertical leg coming off...
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John Brase
jbrase2000
Dec 3, 2012 9:38 pm
GGB, keep the boiler you have. It is the perfect size. 1. Make two 20 liter washes. Combine them for your strip run. On the strip run collect everything down...
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GGB
girlguidebis...
Dec 3, 2012 8:41 pm
"tgfoitwoods" <zymurgybob@...> wrote: "It sounds like you have two separate problems, or more accurately one misconception and one problem." ZB, thank you for...
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air_lock84
Dec 3, 2012 8:02 pm
Will the FDA approved beer lines hold up at those temperatures? To be honest i use the tubing not only to visually monitor output, but it gives me a very...
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air_lock84
Dec 3, 2012 7:39 pm
tgfoitwoods, Thanks for all the info and the chart. I always heard to run your wash as low and slow as possible but never took into consideration that the...
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tgfoitwoods
Dec 3, 2012 5:42 pm
tehiru.chalal, If you are certain you want to build a reflux still, here are good instruction for one of the most common and respected reflux still, the ...
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tehiru.chalal
Dec 3, 2012 8:28 am
Hi there! I am Michael, and I am just getting started on this hobby. I am recently retired, and possess enough basic soldering and brazing skills that I am...
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Buster
buster_hawk1
Dec 3, 2012 8:27 am
I have'nt been to this group in almost 10yrs and I gotta say alot of people in this group have some talent and Thank you for sharing your pics...I no longer...
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ballard_bootlegger
ballard_boot...
Dec 3, 2012 8:26 am
Welcome! Feel free to throw out any questions that you come up with during your research. Drink Well, W....
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ballard_bootlegger
ballard_boot...
Dec 3, 2012 8:26 am
Hey Noob, You seem to be doing what you need to for a basic distillation. Do you know the ABV of your wash? Often times at the end of the run or if for some...
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andyrud3
Dec 2, 2012 6:54 pm
... Thanks again, Andy...
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mav
mavnkaf
Dec 2, 2012 6:46 am
If you want a video look on youtube or google neutral spirits product or GSN spirits Cheers marc...
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tgfoitwoods
Dec 1, 2012 10:22 pm
Airlock, It sounds like you have two separate problems, or more accurately one misconception and one problem. First off, the misconception. To make the still...
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TODP
cd_caron
Dec 1, 2012 7:14 pm
Do your research.. YouTube is a wonderful thing! There are literally THOUSANDS of videos out about the whole process already!! JUST GOOGLE A SEARCH! On Fri,...
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new_distillers@yahoog...
Dec 1, 2012 8:45 am
Welcome all New Members, This site contains much information and a multitude of members with vast amounts of information. Please feel free to research and ask ...
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Dec 1, 2012 8:45 am
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Mark
mkbmacayan
Dec 1, 2012 6:43 am
Hi everyone and Happy Holidays! I was doing some online research about still designs and saw a reference to this user group. Being a novice distiller I am...
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pcbuilderchris
Dec 1, 2012 6:42 am
I'm new to the whole idea of making my own swill...(and cant wait to learn) I'd like for someone to make a video or two of what we newbs would need to get...
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White Bear
sha_man_1
Nov 30, 2012 11:19 pm
"A Newbe"- You have made basically the identical still as I did with the exception that I have a 4" Stainless steel pot "grease pot" welded over a 3" hole in...
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air_lock84
Nov 30, 2012 9:34 pm
Hey Guys, I have given distilling a few tries and I'm having some issues that I can't seem to work out. My still is constructed out of a stainless stock pot...
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kekedog13
Nov 28, 2012 7:32 pm
To answer #1 & # 3. You can simply drill a hole and get a rubber grommet from a hardware store, or get fancy and use brass compression fittings. To fit the...
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Fredrick Lee
AreoSpike
Nov 28, 2012 4:31 am
Our 6kw heater sits inside a small vertical RIMS tube from brewershardware.com...
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shark_killah
Nov 28, 2012 4:02 am
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nt34af9eua6lmwe/drawing2.jpg <https://www.dropbox.com/s/nt34af9eua6lmwe/drawing2.jpg> please see the drawing of my rough plan for my...
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bob@...
bobcrowder2001
Nov 28, 2012 4:00 am
Fredrick Lee [fredrick@...] >1.) We realized not only did we need to know the temp of the grain bed (mash temp), we also needed to know the temp of...
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Fredrick Lee
AreoSpike
Nov 26, 2012 11:10 pm
Gavin, I own a 12HL (a little less than 300 gallons) brewery and we use a 6000W RIMS tube for our mash tun temp changes. Two things we have solved that have...
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laxt57@...
laxt57
Nov 26, 2012 9:09 pm
Hi Well, er, ah,mumble*%#** I hate to butt in. But you could use a solid state contactor Switch on and off lots without issue Jeri ... From: Bob Glicksman...
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bob@...
bobcrowder2001
Nov 26, 2012 9:07 pm
... bacteria cannot get a hold. But in practise it is a good idea to rack off wine or beer because the dying yeast will impart flavours of its own. Paul I have...
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jsducote
Nov 26, 2012 3:49 pm
According to my google, coffee filters are only good down to about 20 micron. Cartridge water filters abound in the 1-5 micron range and I saw one rated for...
