Gday

[StilPhil]

Hi,
Done some home brew over the years with mixed success.
Did the Giniversity course at Limeburners Margaret River recently and interested in trying my own recipes for gin and vodka.
Based in Perth.
Joined this forum to get more info on methods and equipment. First thoughts are that the copper Turbo 500 look like a decent option to start with.

Cheers
Phil

[effque]

Welcome to the forums im new here too

i stopped in at the other limeburners i think in albany along my travels they make some great spirits

[andybear]

Welcome mate. The turbo 500 is a popular starting point. As it was for me too. My biggest down side was the speed. It's so slow. Do your research before purchasing.

[Doubleuj]

Gday mate

[hillzabilly]

G-day and welcome to another Westy,ifn ya research well and read thru the newbies centre,you will make a well informed choice ,do not do what I did and get a desighn or choice in ya head without good research,PPPPPP proper prep prevents piss poor performance,and dissapointment,make sure it meets your needs and the production volume,otherwise you may end up a very unhappy camper and waste ya hard earnt coin.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

[db1979]

Welcome to the forum :greetings-waveyellow:

[Professor Green]

Welcome Phil.

:text-+1: on hillzbilly's advice. Do your research before you purchase anything and you'll avoid costly mistakes others have made before you and you'll end up with the best still for your purposes.

Some things to consider are:

• Budget.
• How much time and room you have to devote to making spirits.
• How handy you are with tools - this will determine whether you can make your own still or whether you are limited to something off the shelf
• What kind of spirits you ultimately want to make

One other thing to consider since you mentioned you're looking at making Vodka and Gin is, for vodka you'll need a reflux still and for gin, depending on what method you want to use, you'll need either a pot still or reflux still you can remove the packing from, or to start out with a modular still that you can configure for whatever spirit you're making at the time.

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

[StilPhil]

Welcome Phil.

:text-+1: on hillzbilly's advice. Do your research before you purchase anything and you'll avoid costly mistakes others have made before you and you'll end up with the best still for your purposes.

Some things to consider are:

• Budget.
• How much time and room you have to devote to making spirits.
• How handy you are with tools - this will determine whether you can make your own still or whether you are limited to something off the shelf
• What kind of spirits you ultimately want to make

One other thing to consider since you mentioned you're looking at making Vodka and Gin is, for vodka you'll need a reflux still and for gin, depending on what method you want to use, you'll need either a pot still or reflux still you can remove the packing from, or to start out with a modular still that you can configure for whatever spirit you're making at the time.

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

Thanks for the welcome.

The whiskies from Albany were a surprise, did a couple of weeks in Tassie in November and was not expecting a better drop to be made in WA. The other half got me a bottle of Darkest Winter for my 50th. Spoilt!

Budget, decent - the missus is a gin lover. She did Giniversity with me, so doing more because we want to, not to save dollars. Though it will likely pay for itself at our normal rate of consumption.

Time, that’s an issue usually home about sixish and up at five, so asleep by ten. Not a lot of time at night. So really only weekends for long runs. Space well I have a decent deck and a spare bathroom.

After reading about the T500 on here I will give 5Star a call as the 2” BoKa could be a good option.
Definitely heavy on the Gin. I like a good whisky when in the mood, but not a fan of some of the nasties I have tried, and I reckon I will be kissing a lot of frogs. So rather buy a setup to suit Gin making.

Tools, well not super great tbh. Woodwork ok, but never welded or did any metalwork.

[StilPhil]

Welcome mate. The turbo 500 is a popular starting point. As it was for me too. My biggest down side was the speed. It's so slow. Do your research before purchasing.

Yeah my research has been useful. The T500 is hyped up a lot. A bit like coffe machines. I ended up with a lemon before my current Rocket.

[Professor Green]

The 2” Boka is great for neutrals but is very slow. You could do that and add a 2” pot still for your gin if you wanted to keep things compact. I think a 4” modular still on a 50 litre boiler is an ideal rig for what you want to do but it does require an area with plenty available height.

Definitely give 5 Star a call and have a chat to Sue or Allan, tell them what you want to achieve and they’ll see you right. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

[woodduck]

G'day mate and welcome to the forum.
Plenty of great advice above. Spend some time reading and you'll know what still suits you before long :handgestures-thumbupleft: