First ever pot still

[dom187]

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well this just arrived, cant wait to fire it up

[The Stig]

Took its time getting there :teasing-neener:

[Georgio]

Nice setup mate, looks the business on that milk can!

[dom187]

Took its time getting there

sure did, still waiting on the elements , probably Monday I guess. o well not long now :happy-partydance:

[dom187]

Nice setup mate, looks the business on that milk can

sure does mate, going to need a bigger fermenter now tho :shock:

[Rock]

Nice setup mate, looks the business on that milk can

sure does mate, going to need a bigger fermenter now tho :shock:

Excellent set up,
I've got 5 x 160ltr big fv and 5 x 30 ltr , i always seem to be using the smaller one's for flavor washes, quicker to get to desired generation then make a bigger wash.
Also if you bugger up a 160lt wash you get a bit more cranky with yourself.

But saying that, I always do the TFFV in 120 lt batches, being a single generation wash rarely or never fails as opposed to generation washes that requires more closely monitoring.
My 2 bobs worth, best i get back over to the shed and waste a bit more time :teasing-tease:

[southern45]

Didn't take you too long to upgrade from the T500 then! :D

sure does mate, going to need a bigger fermenter now tho :shock:

Yep once you move from a 25L boiler to a Milk Can everything else gets bigger and heavier in order to fill it. I put down batches in 2 x 30L fermenters so I can handle them easier than one bigger 60L container (mainly because I am a weakling). Although if you fancy smaller batches for experimenting you can always run that 5 Star pot on the T500 boiler with the right adaptor.

What's first on the brew list?

[bluc]

Sweet rig :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[dom187]

Didn't take you too long to upgrade from the T500 then! :D

sure does mate, going to need a bigger fermenter now tho :shock:

Yep once you move from a 25L boiler to a Milk Can everything else gets bigger and heavier in order to fill it. I put down batches in 2 x 30L fermenters so I can handle them easier than one bigger 60L container (mainly because I am a weakling). Although if you fancy smaller batches for experimenting you can always

run that 5 Star pot on the T500 boiler with the right adaptor. … I just happen to have that here :)

What's first on the brew list? I have a 30L fermenter with a gen1??? UJSSM . its only really about 16L of wash tho because the corn takes up so much room. pretty much to the 10L mark , so im thinking I will have to run that on the t500 boiler otherwise it wont cover the elements. really need to be doing atleast 2 of these from now on so it would be over 30L. and a TPW (25L)

[dom187]

Nice setup mate, looks the business on that milk can

sure does mate, going to need a bigger fermenter now tho :shock:

Excellent set up,
I've got 5 x 160ltr big fv and 5 x 30 ltr , i always seem to be using the smaller one's for flavor washes, quicker to get to desired generation then make a bigger wash.
Also if you bugger up a 160lt wash you get a bit more cranky with yourself. yeah this make sense,..... I will need to order a few more 30L and 60L fermenters

But saying that, I always do the TFFV in 120 lt batches, being a single generation wash rarely or never fails as opposed to generation washes that requires more closely monitoring.
My 2 bobs worth, best i get back over to the shed and waste a bit more time :teasing-tease:

[hillzabilly]

Didn't take you too long to upgrade from the T500 then! :D

sure does mate, going to need a bigger fermenter now tho :shock:

Yep once you move from a 25L boiler to a Milk Can everything else gets bigger and heavier in order to fill it. I put down batches in 2 x 30L fermenters so I can handle them easier than one bigger 60L container (mainly because I am a weakling). Although if you fancy smaller batches for experimenting you can always

run that 5 Star pot on the T500 boiler with the right adaptor. … I just happen to have that here :)

What's first on the brew list? I have a 30L fermenter with a gen1??? UJSSM . its only really about 16L of wash tho because the corn takes up so much room. pretty much to the 10L mark , so im thinking I will have to run that on the t500 boiler otherwise it wont cover the elements. really need to be doing atleast 2 of these from now on so it would be over 30L. and a TPW (25L)

Just add 10-15lt water and you will be fine.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

[The Stig]

Don’t forget to clean the copper mesh before running

[dom187]

Don’t forget to clean the copper mesh before running

Just do I vinegar run hey? then sacrificial run, then good to go?

[hillzabilly]

Ifn ya have any waste high proof spirit or even some metho ,soak the oily copper mesh for a few minutes and rinse with hot water and repeat will get a lot of the oil off,befor ya vinegar and sac run.Worked well for me until SWMBO realized I had used one of her prize Tupperware containers wich was just a little bigger than the roll of copper mesh,so I did not waste too much metho,oops .cheers hillzabilly ;-)

[The Stig]

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[dom187]

Ifn ya have any waste high proof spirit or even some metho ,soak the oily copper mesh for a few minutes and rinse with hot water and repeat will get a lot of the oil off,befor ya vinegar and sac run.Worked well for me until SWMBO realized I had used one of her prize Tupperware containers wich was just a little bigger than the roll of copper mesh,so I did not waste too much metho,oops .cheers hillzabilly ;-)

Thanks hillzabilly , I have about 400ml of fores, that should do