After building a stock pot still with a thumper and testing it with water and a diluted vodka wash, I made my first real run with a cornflake/sugar wash with a...
Just recived a new 26 gallon pot still.It has 3 stainless fittings in the boiler what is the best way to seal the fittings.Can i apply teflon tape to the...
Here are some pics of my new, first still set up. It's a pot still with a slobber box/thumper and encased coil condensor. After first run, it works pretty...
Hey there. New Guy here. No questions, I just want to introduce myself. I'm probably like a lot of newcomers. I stumbled onto the TV show Moonshiners and...
I had a 1/2 gal of recovered ice water from my freeze distillation process, so I run it through my new pot still just to see what the results would be. It was...
Was wondering what percent to cut to, second run on it,got rid of the foreshots, saved and threw the first run back in the second mash to rerun and got 140...
Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone knows about and courses in australia (victoria) for brewing or distilling had a bit of a look but it seems you need...
Sorry if these are getting repetitive, but I figure, better to ask the experts before I go mangling things than afterwards, plus, you guys are being INCREDIBLY...
Dear All I have filled a 1/2" three meter long copper tube with salt powder to bend and make a coil. Â For nearly two months the salt filled copper tube is...
I did my first water run with a new pot still. Something of great interest was that there was 3 drops at 160 F, and it started to drip stead after 173 F. My...
(The last raft of answers-to-questions was super helpful, thank you a bunch...here's a few more...) 1: I'm diligently following the steps in Z-Bob's book...
I started my yeast experiment yesterday. If my experiment works as planned, I will never have to purchase large amounts of yeast ever again for my wash...
I use 3-1/2 tea cups of sugar, 2 liter water to make the mash and add a packet of 12 grams  bakers instant dry yeast..and leave  the wash for 30 days....
I was wondering when making your run with a thump-er do you have to still pitch the head, Because I don't see anything about pitching the head,I was going to...
Hi all, I'm currently Making a valved refluv distiller I've found some great info online. I only have one concern PRESSURE in the boiler. I can't seem to find...
Does anyone have knowledge or experience with a ceramic refractional distiller or info how to build one? I do have pottery experience and my own killn Cornelis...
Hey all. Sorry if this is a stupid question. I have a 25l reflux and have put a few runs through it. The way I have done it in the past is to steady the...
my parts come in tomorow i am using a 15.5 gallon beer keg and a 2inch copper riser trying to figure out the best design to go with any help would be...
Hi.I'm reading and searching as fast as I can, but I thought maybe asking would be faster. I see mention of getting the column established, and the reflux...
Over the past few months, I have conducted freeze distillation experiments, so my wash could be stored until a still could be purchased. At first the collected...
Has anyone encountered an unreasonably long fermentation? I am conducting sugar wash experiments since my new still will not arrive for another 2 weeks. In my...
I made several batches of Uncle Jesse Simple Sour Mash recipe. I used the trub from the first batch, to ferment the rest of the batches. Worked really well. I...
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...
For the love of god I cant get the 5 4 digit numbers right the add 2 to the 3rd number could someone point me in the right direction on that have tried every...
Looked a bit on the 'net and couldn't find anywhere to get 1/2 gallon or 1 gallon sized glass jugs. I saw places selling the half gallon for 13$. which seems...
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...
