Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hi everyone,

My name is Nathan and I am a distilling virgin :greetings-waveyellow:

I've been reading up a fair bit and came across this group and boy is there a bit to read or what. Before I start asking to questions that have been answered a million times I will keep reading through the pages of info here first.

I'm interested in making whiskeys and neutrals to start at first then move into the fun stuff.

So far I have a kindly donated 25L boiler and a T500 which is missing a few bits, so not sure wether I try and get the missing pieces to the puzzle or if I set my sights on a nice 4″ FSD Neutralizer. Probably a little over ambitious so probably get a 2" reflux to start with.

I'm from Quakers Hill NSW so if there is anyone local that can give me a helping hand please give me a shout.

Nathan

Hi mate welcome to the forum

Welcome mate! :greetings-waveyellow:

Welcome bud :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Welcome Nathan.

There's nothing wrong with jumping in at the top! The neutraliser will certainly give you the ability to make the spirits you're looking to make depending on how you assemble it and it IS the cream of the off the shelf stills however you will need to get a different boiler as it will be way too heavy for the T500 boiler and it may not even be powerful enough to drive it. I can recommend the milk can boilers, they're excellent and the 50 litre capacity pairs really well with the neutraliser.

If you do want to start out with smaller batches using the T500 boiler, you can't go past the the 5 Star 2" boka for your neutral. Couple it with a few extra bits to give you the pot still functionality for your flavoured spirits and you'll be well sorted. Some of the pot still parts could even be be re-used should you later decide to move up to a larger still and boiler combo.

Another thing to consider is where you will be running the still. The neutraliser is a big bugger - my one when mounted on my 100 litre boiler is in excess of 2.4 metres tall (even with a blockhead rather than the 90 deg bends at the top) so it doesn't fit under my shed roof. I have to run 4 plates rather than 5 which gives me just 5mm clearance to the roof!

Best bet is to give Andrew at 5 Star a call and discuss your needs with him - he'll see you right.

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

Thanks for the welcome.

Thanks for the advice Professor Green, I don't think I will spulrge out just yet although it is tempting. I will look up the 2" Boka so I can get started and get familiar with everything. I plan on setting it all up in my shed which is only 2.4 high so ill take your advice into consideration.

A boka will be a good starter rig as it can do both neutrals and brown spirits. They aren't real fast but they do make a nice neutral :handgestures-thumbupleft: