Thank you John Brase and Zymurgy Bob for your comments. I have picked up a 25 litre keg so maybe that will do away with the need to double up on batches. I had...
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air_lock84
Dec 5, 2012 9:13 pm
I have also uploaded a picture if it helps at all. The lyne arm and tubing have been cut down much shorter since this picture was taken. The tube is only...
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ballard_bootlegger
ballard_boot...
Dec 5, 2012 9:14 pm
+1 Bob You might also check out 'Making Pure Corn Whiskey' and 'The Compleat Distiller' also available at http://www.amphora-society.com/ Have fun and Drink...
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ballard_bootlegger
ballard_boot...
Dec 5, 2012 9:15 pm
That's a good question, I think I was picturing the vinyl tubing elsewhere in your system. If you can keep to copper connections between your still and...
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tehiru.chalal
Dec 5, 2012 9:15 pm
Thanks for the tip, tgfoitwoods. I will go with the bokabob dual slat-plate still. I found the article surprisingly comprehensive for a beginner like me! I...
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derick881
Dec 5, 2012 9:17 pm
Several of the designs I have seen use a 12" rise before breaking over for a pot still....
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rhinodust
Dec 6, 2012 1:12 am
Building my first Boka and I have a few questions: Was wondering about thermocouple (not a themometer) placement. I could put it in the cap at the top of the...
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Mark
mkbmacayan
Dec 6, 2012 11:48 pm
I have decided to make a still based on Bokabob's design. For now it will be attached to a stainless steel pot but I am considering using a used beer keg. In...
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Claude
cnapier@att.net
Dec 6, 2012 11:48 pm
Greets.....I love reading the posts in this post....awesome. I have a question. I have Multiple Sclerosis....I wanted to build my own still and rig. This isn't...
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Bob Glicksman
robertglicksman
Dec 7, 2012 12:39 am
I do not own one of these, but I am impressed with the Amphora Society and their offerings. For one thing, they sell Mike Nixon's book and, in my opinion, you...
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tgfoitwoods
Dec 7, 2012 12:58 am
Claude, My first question would be, "What kinds of spirits do you want to make?". Although there are some in-between compromises you can make, generally...
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tgfoitwoods
Dec 7, 2012 1:09 am
Mark, Can't help you with #1, but for #2, yes, you can approximate a potstill with a Bok with the packing removed and the product valve wide open, but your...
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Robert Hubble
tgfoitwoods
Dec 7, 2012 8:36 pm
Wow Blackhat-Whitedog! I don't understand what has apparently happened to you. While I do not buy from Stilldragon, because I make my own stills, I hear of and...
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Some Hoser
somehoser@...
Dec 8, 2012 1:05 am
Bob/Blackhat-Whitebog, The scripts used on that site are pretty innocuous. Unfortunately, there are a handful of scripts necessary for functionality/display ( ...
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TODP
cd_caron
Dec 9, 2012 11:10 am
I got mine at Mile High!! Denver Colorado!! EXCELLENT WORK!! WORKS PERFECT!! All Stainless Steel, 8 gal ELECTRIC with 2" reflux with copper and ceramic...
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Blackhat-Whitedog
blkhatwhtdog
Dec 9, 2012 11:12 am
zymurgybob is one of those names that comes up now and then on forums, on a local still maker/promoter, taught a class or a dozen in my area, a recommendation...
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Alex Netherton
danetherton2000
Dec 9, 2012 11:14 am
Some people are super paranoid, and have their browser set to warn at the least sign of a script, cookie, whatever. In the US it is indeed illegal to distill...
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tonyjones60@...
akjones1966
Dec 9, 2012 11:16 am
I have purchased from Still Dragon on several occasions. Their products are of high quality and I have been more than satisfied with every purchase. Another...
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cnapier@...
cnapier@att.net
Dec 9, 2012 11:17 am
Awesome info..... Looking to create some high quality whiskey....all I have is time.....:) Thanks, Claude ________________________________ From: tgfoitwoods...
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John Sorge
johnsorge
Dec 9, 2012 11:17 am
MILE-High Distillery Colorado. Tad high, but the best and all stainless. Watch his videos. ... From: Claude To: new_distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
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Wes Deviers
hburgwes
Dec 10, 2012 4:25 am
Also, it *clearly* says it's for essential oil creation, which as a cooking nerd is a perfectly valid way to operate such a sweet device. Seems like you could...
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GGB
girlguidebis...
Dec 15, 2012 4:52 pm
Here's a suggestion from methanol recovery in biodiesel making. Not only insulate your riser but heat it. It could be that cold air is causing your ethanol...
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TODP
cd_caron
Dec 18, 2012 10:22 pm
I made my first batch and am very happy with it! Decided to try a second.. made up a simple sugar wash again and let cool to 90 deg. F then pitched my turbo...
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tgfoitwoods
Dec 18, 2012 11:09 pm
TODP, Since turbo yeast is really a yeast much like champagne yeast, but with a boatload of nutrients added, and since your yeast may be deceased but the...
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jnhaller@...
jnhaller...
Dec 22, 2012 1:46 pm
I believe I have made a major mistake while trying to make a peated scotch. I am wanting to make an Islay-type scotch with the high phenol flavor. Although the...
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TODP
cd_caron
Dec 28, 2012 2:23 pm
THANKS!! I went out on a limb and stirred like crazy and skimmed off what I could from the top. I decided to use bakers yeast as I had some on hand. I put two...
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RATAN CHAND
bliss.nagpur
Dec 28, 2012 2:23 pm
Go ahead and add more yeast. In any case it is a sugar wash , to be convered to vodka. More nutriens will help fresh yeast....
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scrc_matt
Dec 28, 2012 2:23 pm
Anyone have any ideas on how to clean leftover solder flux from inside 1/2 inch copper pipe?...
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skub13
Dec 28, 2012 2:24 pm
Hi people, just need to double check some stuff to do with the yeast because im down under it gets a little too hot. i know when in the fermenting process the...
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maximus_308
Dec 28, 2012 2:24 pm
I was reading this the other day and I was a bit confused where it said (near the end)take a hydrometer reading and adjust as needed. My question is what...
