by 78Monk » Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:21 pm
So I got the mongrel built.
She's not pretty but she don't leak.
Silver soldering ss to copper is a skill I must continue to master.
No pics at the moment but I'll get some soon.
Vinegar run is done ran for about 2 hours with 50/50 vinegar water. Then I washed all the parts with soap and water.
I'm about to do a sacrificial run with some peaches that I think might have been a little too far gone as the wash tastes a bit off. Gravity is still about 1000 so some booze (or more vinegar) will come out.
If it's not clean after that I have about 5/6 litres of average booze from old turbos I've stashed in the shed I'll throw that in and top up with water.
Is it normal for a copper still when it's not clean to have a copper taste to everything? No I'm not licking the column but I DD stick my finger in the water I was flushing the still with and got a destinct copper/metallic taste. This was flushing after the vinegar run.