Crows new still

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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:01 pm

Myob ha yeah we used that in fact I have it here but haven't used it for 3 or 4 yrs. I found the fucking picture and ran out of credit while posting, :handgestures-thumbdown: . Can't win a trick lately
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Re: Crows new still

Postby MR-E » Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:15 pm

Looks like you have done a bit of work setting that up, looks good :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby googe » Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:58 pm

Looks good mate, must be nice having the water plumbed in :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:05 pm

Will be better once I get it hooked to the 1000 ltr tank but mains water will have to do for now
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Re: Crows new still

Postby emptyglass » Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:56 pm

Shed's looking good!

Sort of looks like you ripped mama's stove out and put a real home appliance in its place :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby MacStill » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:27 pm

Nice set up crow.

Now we can see it I've moved it here :teasing-neener:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:55 pm

Ok it was just to hot here to test it today :handgestures-thumbdown: spent the day building shelves so I can empty the old shed as the railway heritage mob are waiting to pull it down (I donated it to them) but not 100 odd litres of low wines stored in there :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby emptyglass » Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:05 pm

You are suffering from a lack of drinking problem. 100 litres of it, odd.
We can cure that on the weekend....
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Re: Crows new still

Postby Gas on » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:31 am

Nice crow! thats the goods. :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby bt1 » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:53 am

Are we there yet?...car fix was clear winner are we there yet?

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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:33 am

Nup was too hot to crawl under the car or run the still maybe today
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Re: Crows new still

Postby MacStill » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:24 pm

:angry-tappingfoot:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:27 pm

yep was about to test it when I realized the boier had a handful of fillings still in it so just had to pull the whole still down to clean it out :angry-banghead:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:09 pm

Ok weird, doing a water run and the only leak I could find is at the keg join, just where ya wouldn't expect it. Ok so ran it a bit harder to make sure there were no others and that one stopped leaking :wtf:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby Yummyrum » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:20 pm

Nice job Crow.

Looks right at home there.

What method of plumbing did you use on your condensers ?
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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:52 pm

copper pipe and some braided flexi hose.
Ok well bottom joint is leaking again , i got it very tight so will have to investigate why :-B
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Re: Crows new still

Postby Yummyrum » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:53 pm

Hope you found the leak.

Thanks Re: the plumbing but I was interested in how you did it .Like is it cold in the Product Condenser and out to the RC then back to the tank or have you separate cold feeds or something different

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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:22 pm

yep bottom join, will fix :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby emptyglass » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:41 pm

:happy-partydance: :happy-partydance: :happy-partydance:

Might want to check the flanges for stillson marks, make sue a pair didnt damage the keg :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Crows new still

Postby crow » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:46 pm

nup I know where it is I just finished wire wheeling it and can see two spots that look like the culprits ;-)
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