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[bubble cups]

Hi there,
I've had two stainless kegs in shed here in Perth for 20 years and finally thought I should do something with them or get rid of them!
So here I am.
Lots of good ideas here to be sure.
I mostly like Rum and Gin which seem to require different stills. My understanding is a a scrubber filled reflux tube is best for gin and vodka, and a pot still is best for rum, but I like the idea of building a flute mainly because they look great!
So many ideas, so I guess just start of small and cheap.
Thanks for all the help and ideas so far.

I found these great magnifying lamp widows at Fasttech for $2.72.

https://www.fasttech.com/p/1660906

[woodduck]

Hi mate welcome.

If your building a bubbler you won't need a separate reflux still just a packed section to put on top :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Those glasses look interesting. What type of glass are they? You want to make sure they can handle the temp changes, you don't want one cracking mid run. You want borosilicate glass.

Good luck mate

[Doubleuj]

Gday mate, good intro :handgestures-thumbupleft:
With a name like bubble cups you have to build a bubble cap bubbler.
You can use that one still to make your rum and gin.

[bubble cups]

Cheers,
I think maybe a flute with stuffed section might be the way to go.

I thought because the lenses were designed for stage lamps they may be able to handle it. Borosilicate isn't mentioned but they seem like good quality and they'd look cool with the magnification. No idea how to mount them yet though.

Aspheric lens
Temperature resistance: -30'C ~ +120'C
Full diameter: 63mm
Inner diameter: 57.5mm
Height: 10mm
Edge thickness: 3mm
Beam angle: 5-90 degree
Light transmittance up to 98%
Widely used for stage lamp, wall washer lamp, ceiling light, spotlight, flashlight, desk light, etc.

[woodduck]

Get one heat it in the oven up to 100deg then spray it with water. If it survives that they're good to go :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Doubleuj]

If it doesn’t, good luck explaining to your missus why there’s glass shards all through the oven :laughing-rolling:
Honestly I don’t think the magnifying is a good idea, it’s hard enough to see into a sight glass still as they are.
But that’s just me coming from the wonderful world of a glasser :teasing-neener:

[Arismac]

Hi there,
I've had two stainless kegs in shed here in Perth for 20 years

So, that's where they went when I sold the Happy Days.

Welcome to the forum.