Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

+1 on splitting the column into 2 pieces :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I was goin to make it one peice as i have a pot and once i get more bits ill get back on my bubbler just after a better neutral rig than my reflux

+1 on being in two bits as it will be heaps easier to clean but it will be a lot better to pack :handgestures-thumbupleft:

benpandaae86 wrote:I was goin to make it one peice as i have a pot and once i get more bits ill get back on my bubbler just after a better neutral rig than my reflux

No wucken furries mate,sometime's the advice given is also for the many watching your progress or reading the build later ;-) .looking forward ta seeing what ya do with the bubbler build.cheers hillzabilly

Needle valve came today

How much copper does 1 use when making a double helix coil for a 3" boka

benpandaae86 wrote:Needle valve came today

Nice one ,ya may want to spin ya valve around to the side or down,when she is all set up with the 1.6mt colomn and keg it may be aukward to adjust.unless you are a tall bastard.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Not sure how much copper i used it was a coil layin around

I am quite tall hillzabilly but on the side is a good idea and like you guys advised ill be spliting the coloumn into 2 peices im ordering some 3 inch ferrules n clamps it will make it easier to store and clean

benpandaae86 wrote:Not sure how much copper i used it was a coil layin around

I am quite tall hillzabilly but on the side is a good idea and like you guys advised ill be spliting the coloumn into 2 peices im ordering some 3 inch ferrules n clamps it will make it easier to store and clean

If it's 3inch pipe and ya get 3inch ferrule's you may need to either expand the pipe to take the ferruls or use joining rings .I bought a three piece exhaust expander kit does up to 3.5inches cheapo ones but good enough for copper pipe .Joining rings available at most plumber supply places.cheers hillzabilly

I was thinkin all staino with some of macs copper packin

FFFFFFFFFF --- Yeh :music-deathmetal: pleazed to be polishing her well befor the photo shoot ,maybe that swirl polishing would look cool ,foam pipe insulation over the top will reduce passive reflux on ya colomn,clark rubber have 1.5meter lenghts .and on the end of the colomn add a cross of 3mm rod to help retain packing.cheers hillzabilly

Thanks for the ideas ive got a copper insert in my expanding joint off my pot which this will clamp too i was gunna use that to hold the packin in but a cross at the base of each section will stop that

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5Star copper mesh and some column insulation will really help :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Mad I have a presie for you if your going to build a boka pm me
Sorry to hi jack

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If ya go with Macs packing it will be way cheaper than HBS ,for my 3inch rig I needed 7 rolls @ $26 bucks a roll you do the maths ,and the more you use copper packing the shorter its life (no copper packing will last as long as ssteel scrubbies)but ya get better spirit .cheers hillzabilly

Nice welds on the boka head mate. What do they look like on the inside? Did you purge them?

Na didnt purge not enough time i just did ten min here n there new forman was been a pain in the arse he wanted me to work on a saturday of all things
i have some pickling paste at home ill give it all a pickle and rinse before my cleaning runs

Ok its been a while since my last post i got a bottle of argon from cybathug (cheers buddy) so i can tig up the head to the column and bottom fitting the only question i have is how tall should i make it

Will a 1200mm packed section be plenty there will be the 2"-3" reducer to but thats packed with copper

Keg 520mm
2"-3" reducer 180mm
Red boka head 500mm
total height 1200mm (with out packed section)

Packed section 1200mm
New total height 2400mm

Calc from site for theroy plates