Gday I hope this is ok to post to the list. I live on the Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland and our local community are having a brew and grog competition to...
Hi there Jan. The heater elements in my new still are 1800w with 1"bsp thread.They cost $40 ea and can be purchased from any appliance parts centre off the...
dear fellow distillers i am very new to the distilling hobbie i just got a 50L distill and a carbonator. i put thought my fisrt wash and got 75percent alchol...
There seems to be a lot of "Hoo Haa" about this thing. I have recently seen one and it is a plastic bent in a S shape and which you fill with carbon. Exactly...
Alcohol fuel still plans and designs Final four chapters of the MOTHER EARTH Alcohol Fuel Manual uploaded to the Biofuels Library: Chapter 7 How the...
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Hi seeking more help please. regarding the still im building with a 2" column. regarding the column packing, I have spotted some good lengths of 3/16" diameter...
Say you want to make a reflux still, capable of making 90%+ purity, to handle say 20L of wash within 6 hours. The following is a basic primer on how to go...
I found this water destiller, http://www.steamdistiller.com/ does anyone who knows more about electronics then myself (wouldn't be hard) have any idea on how...
G'day, What happened to the discussion re. building/designing a continuous still? The original concept was looking good, then it fizzled out? I studied the...
i just made my first water PURIFIER . its a fire extinguiser (the kind that held water)with a 2" copper pipe threaded on top. i have 2 - 1/2 '' copper pipes...
hey there..... i started thinking about brewing my own spirits a coupla months back after going into a homebrew shop with a mate to get some beer stuff and i...
One option around this recent spate of virus spreading, is to have your email options for the newsgroups set to "Daily Digest". This digest is a "text-only"...
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I asked my wife to get me an aquarium digital thermometer for my still with two readings, the intention being to remove the...
Vickers wrote about his all-grain brewing experience and in it he said he sparged his mash, which is good brewing practice. However, from what I have read the...
General Comments Running a "reflux" heat exchange (cannot use terminology of s**** as 'tis frowned upon here) unit - 50mm SS tubing total 400mm long. Internal...
Hello friends, well I have got hold of that 2" cu pipe at last!!! I now have two questions that I would appreciate help with. I intend to build my still top...
Hi there, I have just recenlty built a reflux still and I'm having a few problems. I've just joined this group and was wondering if any one can help me? My...
Good morning (or whatever time of day this finds you) I have recently completed a revamp of my still and have added a Nixon/Stone style unit. I posted my...
... I would like to know as I will be using it away from a water source if an aquarium [external] air pump can be used in some way to circulate the cooling...
See in Alo Normans book ... The home distillation handbook...it is quoted that a scotch manufacturer changed to an all stainless still and the virgin whiskey...
Hello, I am building my first reflux column (2" copper x 1 meter tall) and wondered about cooling the top of the column. Is it better to wrap the outside with...
Gday Jeppe that was a great bunch of questions, can't wait for all the answers to come flooding in. I would like to know some myself. I did find info on using...
Hi to all, Does anyone out there know the process for removing water from ethanol using 3A zeolite. I know this is the material used by industry to do this but...
Gday I'm part way through my first batch using a reflux still. A couple of people I have spoken to have told me how dreadful home made spirits are. Especially...
I've been reading through an old 'home cookery' book which belonged to my grandmother, and which I'm guessing was published in the 20's or 30's (unfortunately...
Hello group, I currently have a destilab still. I use this to further distill 40% commercial vodka to about 85-90%, and my results so far have been good. I do...
