Was going to do the vinegar run this morning but I decided to delay it a bit. With the output of the still being so high, I was going to have to muck around with tables, milk crates and all that sort of crap just to get a jar up to collection height. Thought I’d bodgy up a contraption that could do the task for me. With my current still, I use little tables and blocks of wood to set the heights needed depending on how the still is configured. Starting to get sick of that so here’s what I came up with.
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Just used pine off cuts that I normally use to start the fire in winter. Didn’t cost me anything but I was limited with the design due to the length of the pieces I had. The handles of the boiler act as attachment points for 2 x bases made from 90x35. Cutouts on each one around the column means not having to touch the still to set it up. Blocks underneath secure the base. 10mm bolts are finger tightened to keep it in place. An adjustable table fits into slots with pins made from bolts holding the whole thing together. Only takes a couple of minutes to set it up or pull it down. Will modify it as needed to accomodate parrots etc.
Anyway back to the vinegar run. Had a couple of issues there. First problem was a very slight leak on one of the easy flanges. It showed up when the temp built. I think the seal was poorly positioned. Next issue was the glass on the fill port. You all will know what happened there so I won’t say any more about it. Andrew said that I should not over tighten the tri clamp. Some people are just slow learners....... The third issue was the adjustment device I made for holding the RC in place. The weight of the hoses pulled the locking pin away from slots in the 1/2” riser and therefore would not lock the RC in place. Apart from those teething problems, everything ran well. Rinsed components and reassembled ready for the sac run. Only just finished that run. Will organise some photos and write up what happened after dinner.
Cheers
Les
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