Finally I'm getting around to say G'day

[beeksy]

Hi all,
I've been a member for some time now and I've been distilling for about 6 years now.
I started with a 25l still spirits reflux still using turbo's and carbon making something i thought was good....for the price. It didn't take me long to find out about TPW and WPOSW, stripping runs, cuts, running still as a pot, removing plastic and rubber from still, etc from homedistiller. Although it was better and cheaper than turbos I could never make something that even came close to a neutral. All ways smelling and tasting of tails and sour yeast????

I am hopeless trying to explain tastes and smells. So I was stuck with carbon filtering that I hate with a passion. Tried UJSM, rum from molasses, DWWG all failing miserably and re-distilling and filtering. I pretty well gave up for a while until I found the This Forum that helped being Aussie and more helpful I could nearly answer all questions i had without posting (Reason 1 for taking so long to post hi). I sorted out a voltage controller thinking that the elements i had (1250w and 2200w) were too big and smearing my cuts........nope still tasted like CRAP?

I didn't know if my taste buds were super fussy and everyone else on forums were just seasoned to home distilled booze...(Reason 2 for not posting earlier). So i was at wits end and I couldn't see how my still run as a simple pot could be the problem...but was the only thing yet I have not changed. So build I did. Got 2m of 2" copper from a plumber for a carton of piss and promise of a bottle when things work out. I have now built a Dual slant plate boka on a 1.4m column and a simple pot still.
I did my maiden run with my boka on a feints run of dud rum and neutral and I can report........alcometer sunk to the bottom of the glass and believe it or not tasted like.......nothing....WINNING! Now i had a UJ fermentering for another attempt. I stripped the first sweet run with my old still......poo...but went to neutral pile anyway. I have since done a stripping run of second gen UJ with my built pot and actually smelt of nice corn as opposed to stale rat and infected corn as per previous attempts at UJSM. So old still got booted to curb wondering WTF.
O well 6 years in the making I things are looking great for the future.
So ill do shout out thanks to everyone from noob to the pro's, all question and experiences helped me and I'm going to now help out if and where I can.

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[dogbreath vodka]

Hell of a story there Beeksy.

Welcome and thanks for sharing.

It just goes to show how we all progress in this hobby over time. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Building your own is a great experience, at least for me it is.

Look forward to more of your posts, now you've started. :D :D

DBV

[Bushy]

Bout bloody time ;-)
Good onya Beeksy. Welcome to the madhouse :greetings-waveyellow:
Whats the go with yr shed ? You some kind of a neat freak mate ?

[beeksy]

Neat freak my arse, I had to back my car out so I had room to work with the copper, that's the organized side of the shed, I'm afraid to look at the other side. lol

[Dominator]

Good to see your getting it sorted. Nothing worse than being all excited too test your product and it does meet your expectations.

I agree Bushy, his shed is way too clean. I have a 9mx9m shed and I can still only fit one car in it. :wtf:

[tipsy]

Hi all,
I've been a member for some time now

:clap: Bout time ya said g'day rather than just eavesdropping :teasing-neener:

Nice pics mate, welcome aboard.

[punchy21]

I would say welcome but you've been here for a while so, g'day :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[BackyardBrewer]

Welcome aboard!

[Kimbo]

Welcome to the forum Beesky :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Sam.]

Glad you finally got it sorted mate, your not the only one to have been led down the HBS turbo path before seeing the light :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[beeksy]

Yea. I still think its bizaar that the same washs run through my poxy reflux still configured to a pot has a completly differerent (poor) results as opposed to a very simple pot still. Makes me want to run a grinder through the still looking for a reason or a dead rat.