Don't know much about black pot stills; seems to be a Virginia thing, but the ones I have seen/heard about were sometimes made of galvanized. That is, iron...
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Ricky R.
tattart2002
Jan 31, 2013 10:41 pm
yup thats the ones but like I said SMALL scale lol and am thinking 3-5 gal pot also,,its not the size I'm going for just the look but small and still usable...
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Ricky R.
tattart2002
Jan 31, 2013 10:48 pm
yeah kinda Va. and NC. think would look great with copper and wood on the side though ... From: Alex Netherton To: new_distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 31, 2013 11:14 pm
To answer this quaestion meaningfully, I need to find out if we are talking about potstills or reflux stills. In a typical (and ideal) potstill, the head...
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last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 4:14 am
I got my replacement in today, so I decided to run 2 gal. I did not have the cap seated properly so I lost some valuable vapors. After the cap was reseated...
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akjones1966
Feb 1, 2013 4:14 am
Yes ... From: "angelis1972" <angelis1972@...> To: "new distillers" <new_distillers@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:42:55 PM Subject:...
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ahandyman59
Feb 1, 2013 4:15 am
Yes I built my own pot still (and my own reflux still). After experimenting with chemistry glassware, I picked up one of the precut copper pot still kits that...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
Feb 1, 2013 4:16 am
Do your self a favor and don't use any yeast with the word "turbo" in it, it leaves a terrible taste! Â Use Lavin 1118 wine yeast, no taste! Â James D. Graves...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 4:17 am
One of the biggest questions I have about temps is the difference between stripping temps and finish temps? My wash starts at around 7 to 10% abv. I toss...
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Fredrick Lee
AreoSpike
Feb 1, 2013 5:06 am
Remember keep the chlorine away from the stainless. It will make it pit....
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Becool Stayslinky
becoolstaysl...
Feb 1, 2013 7:39 am
I have used both Lalvin EC1118 and Lalvin DV10 with similar results. The DV10 is more expensive and probably is not worth the extra expense, 42 dollars versus...
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edbar44
Feb 1, 2013 2:56 pm
I stumbled across this water distiller and thought it might be a unit that could easily be converted to distill ethanol, what do you think? ...
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Kevin Regira
kpregira
Feb 1, 2013 8:21 pm
I totally agree Sent from my iPhone...
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bleu jeanzz
bleujeanzz
Feb 1, 2013 8:21 pm
Robert, you run a pot still with out a thermometer. They are worthless in a pot still. Make your cuts by smell, taste and feel. I don't know anyone who...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 8:22 pm
I agree with using EC-1118, alcohol tolerant up to 16% abv. and it smells great in sugar wash. It made my first 2 - 1 gal samples smell like wine as they...
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ilmariners
Feb 1, 2013 8:22 pm
Great to hear. That's the road I'm heading down too. I've got it narrowed to the precut copper also or doing a keg and making the condenser and the rest out...
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chris
gillig960502001
Feb 1, 2013 8:22 pm
Ahoy Ahoy All, OK, what gives? I have heard good and bad about Turbo yeast. What does everybody use for sugar wash and why? I gots to know before I do my first...
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Bill Rogers
tucciim
Feb 1, 2013 8:23 pm
save your wash for your second spirit run. do a run of the cheapest wine you can get your hands on for your first "spirit" run. On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:39...
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last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 8:23 pm
We have mentioned Lalvin EC-1118, DV 10, Red Star, Brewer's, and Baker's yeast so far, but the most important issue: What is the best yeast for conversion of...
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chris
gillig960502001
Feb 1, 2013 8:24 pm
Were you using a pot still or reflux?...
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White Bear
sha_man_1
Feb 1, 2013 8:50 pm
Nothing is written in stone my friends. I have used Red Star bakers yeast for over 40 years in my wine making, with fresh fruit and concentrate with very...
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cnapier@att.net
Feb 1, 2013 10:58 pm
Excellent info...... So no thermometer? Where do you set the initial temp setting at then? Thanks, Claude ________________________________ From: bleu jeanzz...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 10:58 pm
I am a newbie to distillation, 6 total stripping runs, and not not one finish run to date. My family were not moonshiners, and with AFT and TTB getting a...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 10:58 pm
I can only comment on what I have read and from my very limited experience. All of my reading states 4% abv kills bake's yeast, but I used to make a sugar...
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White Bear
sha_man_1
Feb 1, 2013 11:17 pm
19% is quite fantastic, unusual but fantastic especially for a bakers yeast but not unheard of with all the specifics in place. If you could, try to...
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White Bear
sha_man_1
Feb 1, 2013 11:43 pm
Claude-  I always use a thermometer with my pot still, It works great if placed just before where the product leaves the still into the condensor and...
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tgfoitwoods
Feb 1, 2013 11:55 pm
Robert, I'm not sure where you heard the bit about boiling point of a mixture "freezing"; at the boiling point of each volatile liquid in the mixture (I'm...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 1, 2013 11:58 pm
I was very ignorant at that time, and I broke all of the rules from what I know today. For example: 60g+ of yeast was normal, unreal amount of sugar 10 to 15...
