My pot still

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My pot still

Postby casamayor » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:50 am

Hello,
I post some photos of my pot still, the boiler has a capacity of 35 liters powered by a 3 rings gas burner of 9 kilowatts (0 to 9kw) all equipment is sealed by flour and paper clips, with a mash of 8% ABV the output is 82%ABV and a mean heart at 75% ABV.
On the Boiler there are 2 plates with one bubble cap each, over the whole there is a kind of deplagmator, the glass of the upper plate is made by a Coleman lamp.
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Re: My pot still

Postby casamayor » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:59 am

more pics
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Re: My pot still

Postby jasonc2861 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:13 am

Man that's a weird looking still! :handgestures-thumbupleft: the UFO!
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Postby Sam. » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:41 am

That's pretty cool mate, that's what I call using what you got!
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Re: My pot still

Postby googe » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:44 am

That certainly is different!, good name Jason lol. Lots of ingenuity going on there with the cooling system!. I think you just made bt1 wet his pants with the glass bit :laughing-rolling: . Do you just turn the water back to get product?. I really like the look of the bottom tray :handgestures-thumbupleft: . Reminds me of something but can't put my finger on it :think: it's not a light mounting or something?. Good job mate.
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Postby casamayor » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:00 am

Hello Googe,
The cap of the bottom plate comes from a ladle kitchen utensil :))
Could you give me more explanation "Do you just turn the water back to get product?
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Re: My pot still

Postby casamayor » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:19 am

one more picture
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Re: My pot still

Postby Yummyrum » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:29 am

I love it :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Is that an air cooled Deflagmator (Reflux condenser) ? Just looking at the fan up the top?
Confused as can see cooling lines there as well

Bet your missus is gonna crack the shits when she goes to cook dinner and the pot cupboards are empty :laughing-rolling:
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Postby Lowndsey » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:40 am

100% for originality mate. First time I have seen a pedestal fan being used in the construction of a still lol
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Postby wedwards » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:59 pm

Serious freakin mad props for designing that thing and then actually making stuff out of it! Very nice!
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Re: My pot still

Postby googe » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:13 pm

I bet your missus loves you using the ladle lol, clever idea!. I thought you had to turn the cooling down so you could get product like a normal coolent management still but I see it's just run like a pot still, my bad :handgestures-thumbupleft: .
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Postby 1 2many » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:36 pm

:character-beavisbutthead: Man thats cool .the possibilities amaze me great work :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My pot still

Postby Brendan » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:53 pm

Wow man, that sure is interesting.

Have to give you an A+ for ingenuity :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Postby bushbrew » Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:19 pm

Love the paperclips :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Postby emptyglass » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:02 pm

I love it. Steam punk to the max!

Shows what a kitchen raid can can do for a guy!

:text-bravo:
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Re: My pot still

Postby casamayor » Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:51 am

Hello everyone,
I made some modifications on my potstill,i built a reflux coil instead of the previous condenser and blower, i got 0% to %100% of reflux, some pictures:
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Re: My pot still

Postby Yummyrum » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:53 pm

Mate ..........Mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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