Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Zak Griffin wrote:If you're worried about making gin, build a Carter head :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yeah I've been thinking that, I've got enough 4" left over to do it too. Holidays coming up... :D

The girlfriend is looking forward to some gin too

Nice rig mate. Like the KISS of it. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I've been busy.

I added 2" sight glasses and a 2" fill port at the bottom of the column.



I decided to give it a bit of a cleanup with sandpaper.

I haven't got round to cleaning up the RC and PC though, not sure that I will. I also thickened up the flanges either side of the RC because they were a bit temperamental and leaked occasionally. Now they're all good. I modified the plumbing so it's more straightforward and takes up less space.





I had an old parrot from when I made my 2" bubbler but there wasn't much point in having a parrot on a 2" bubbler. Anyway, I tried modifying it a while back and stuffed it right up. I got a streak of inspiration and ended up fixing it up again. I also made up a cone reducer (2" to 3/8") for it.



It's currently soaking and it'll be ready for a vinegar run then a sacrificial run.

Gonna be seeing some bubbles for the first time soon :happy-partydance:

Nice going mate, :handgestures-thumbupleft: love the blockhead/ rc combo.
have you got a breather on that parrot?

Nah it's not connected to the PC, there's a gap of a few mm.

Sweet mod have you run it with the sg's yet? Like the fill port idea.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Not, yet, soaking in citric at the moment and I'll do a vinegar run soon, next few hours. I haven't put down a sacrificial wash yet but I've got enough feints, dodgy old runs (that I was going to redistill) and a couple of jars of the cleaning product from my original cleaning run, such that I can dilute down to about 20 L of 10 %. Think I'll run that tomorrow.

I'll put down a weetbix wash for its first proper run this arvo too.

bluc wrote:Like the fill port idea.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I wanna chuck a drain on my boiler too, as well as put it on wheels, then I'll be happy :D

I got the idea for the fill port from hillz's boiler.

That looks awesome DB. most envious of you bubble boys! :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Thats a nice solid little unit you have made there mate,with the colomn lookin like she's ready for the ball ,ya gotta clean up the RC and PC ta match after a test run or two to make sure everything is good ta go,do you have a name for her,like EVE as in cristened on new years eve.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Found a leak in the RC, wasn't there before I modified it. Took a while to fix so I didn't get round to doing the vinegar today. Tomorrow.

Dang rc leaks i spent whole afternoon chasing leaks on mine hoping I got them all. Will check again when i get my fittings..

Thanks for the comments guys :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Vinegar and sacrificial runs done today.

Got to see bubbles for the first time :D

No leaks (apart from my dodgy parrot but I fixed them up). My bottom plate wouldn't load at first, but after a bit I wondered if I wasn't throwing enough power at it. I was running on 2000 W without insulation on the boiler, so I wrapped it up in an old blanket and within a couple of minutes the bottom plate loaded up nicely. Happy times.

While I've said for a while now that sight glasses aren't necessary, they are damn cool :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Maybe I'll shine up the RC and PC and put up another photo some time soon.

Thanks for the name suggestion hillz's. Eve sounds pretty fitting :handgestures-thumbupleft:

db1979 wrote:Thanks for the name suggestion hillz's. Eve sounds pretty fitting :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Hahaha, we were toying with different ideas for a while - naming makes it easier to communicate with others... someone suggested Crystal... but that got messy especially when there were a number of Crystal Meth labels and haul busts going on... never went back to naming it... :think:

Eve in her new home today.

I have grand plans for this space :D

Yes, I know the slab in the foreground is rubbish, probably going to pour some epoxy on it and make it nice and smooth.

Nice db!
At least you'll have a dedicated spot for your gear even if it isn't fancy, mine is spread around the place in different cupboards and i have to set it up under the pergola each time.
A bit of work in there and it will come up a treat. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

That's the goal :handgestures-thumbupleft:

That's a great little 'stilling space db.

Good work, mate.

I have a shed, its so full its busting at the seems ... not even standing room ... I have a Dream! :D