Hi There. My Name is Heiner I`m new on this List and also a beginner I live here on a 10 acre lot with plenty of Fruit Trees. More then I can eat. Das anyone...
Hey there Homer The boiler on my still was an electric urn,the sort of thing you would have in an office/cafe to boil the water for coffee ect. It has a 1500w...
Hi there. A couple of weeks ago I posted a question or two about my newley built still(1st time at distilling) As a result of the answers and the veiwing of...
Try going to a restraurant supply store they carry heavy duty s.s. scrubbers in large amounts 12 in a pack at a cost of 13.50 a pack, all very clean....
I have 3ft. of 2in. and about 12ft. of 1 and a half inch. also I have 2 220 to 110 transformers several ft. of 210 electrical wire pluss 1 s.s. 5 gal. tank...
Hello, I've been having troubles finding an acceptable way to seal my column to my paper-thin stainless lid. I found a way and thought I'd share it. I had...
What size heating element should I use on a 15L boiler?? I hear using the fire is more danger than its worth. and How effective are hot plates are they ...
Dear Distillers, I am new to this group and I am new to this hobby, I am interested in building a still maker still using a 15L stock pot as the boiler, would ...
To Leeham: Thanks for the info regarding the cooling of the reflux tower. I dont have any cooling pipes in the tower, so from the info I have read in the last...
I want to "slop back" but my wash isnt quite finished (985 and slowly falling but it hasnt cleared yet). If I took it off its lees would enough yeast still...
Hello, I've read through the backlog of messages and haven't found an answer on Galvanized Steel for a boiler. does anyone use one or know of the potential...
Hi Narni The cause of your problem is an excess of nutrient during the ferment, more particularly an excess of Diamonium Phosphate which when not used up...
Hi All, I am new to the group, what a group!! I have a Euro Still, the 30 model which will hold 20 liters or so per batch. My goal is to have plenty of wash...
I am recirculating my coolant and was wondering if there is any disadvantages to running water in one circuit through condenser and column? My condenser is...
About 4 weeks ago I was surfin the net and came across the distilling of booze.Within 1 week I had a still built and in operation. Since then I have come...
Can anybody tell me if i can use a household light dimmer switch as a power controller for a 1000watt immersion heater. I found a 2000watt light dimmer switch...
is there any value in paying the higher price for glucose (dextrose) My new pack of high temp turbo yeast recommends an extra kilo of glucose can be used . (7...
Hello every one, recently I was able to access allot of 304 12 gauge s.s. sheet metal,304 s.s.pipes,pumps,inserts and s.s. strip heaters, digital and manual...
Looking for a source for quality immersion heaters.At present all i can find is basic water heater elements and industrial ones that seem over built for this...
Hi, A while ago I bought a couple of large pots of "ageing smoothing syrup" from Spirits Unlimited in New Zealand . I thought that this consisted solely of...
Can you use half a pack of turbo in a 20-25 litre wash? If not why not? What is the best way of economizing on yeast? and still get a high performance wash? ...
I was wondering why people that use a triac care about what size the element is. If you need 750watts why not use 1500watts on a triac at half power. Would`nt...
Hello There Great info from every one. As a newbie I have a couple of questions I hope you can help me with. We are building a still from a stainless steel...
apparently still nobody home to elaborate on the horse feed recipe??!!......oh well i have a couple months of cold weather to wait out.....maybe i will find...
Tim, Sometimes think it is not so much that I know what I am talking about but that others dont know what they are talking about, foolishly open their mouths...
What would be the place to get Diammonium Suphate or Ammonium Phosphate? I'm quite adept at storing yeasts thanks to my years of brewing but I don't really...
