My 2" Pot still

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My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:46 pm

Hey guys/gals,
Just thought I'd post a few pics of my 2" build with shotgun.
I will be adding a 4" sight glass to the keg soon when 5SD has them in stock :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Been a bit of a pain sealing the ends of the shot gun mainly because the holes in the end plates were pretty ordinary.
Anyhoo its now all air tight now.
Oh also made a parrot. :happy-partydance:
Well there you go, let me know what you think? I've never done this before so if I've missed anything obvious please let me know.
Thanks.
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:47 pm

parrot
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Doubleuj » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:21 pm

Nice pot mate, looks like you've got it all sorted with a gas burner too :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Not much more to say but have you got your drinking glass sorted because I reakon you'll be sipping distiller privilege very soon :handgestures-thumbupright:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Plumby » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:28 pm

Only thing I can think of is have the cooling lines coming in from underneath, not above. No kinkage of cooling hoses that way.
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby TasSpirits » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:31 pm

Not real keen on them safety boots, you need to upgrade to some safety thongs like the rest of us. :laughing-rolling: Good work you'll be sipping some good gear in no time. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby hillzabilly » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:41 pm

Nice simple build mate ,she should deliver the goods.Sweet scooter in the back ground ,I do love a good squirt on two wheels .cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:46 pm

Haha thanks guys yeah it needs a good clean up too...
Still plenty to do. :dance:
Yeah these pics make me look a bit rodent like... maybe I am. need a bigger shed i don't even own a vice :puke-huge:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Plumby » Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:04 pm

You should see my shed mate, you got a long way to go :laughing-rolling:
I'm at the fuck it I'll clean that shit next weekend point.
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Postby Azza76 » Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:38 pm

Looks the goods mate don't worry about the shed every time I do a run have to kick shit out of the way to make room lol
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:27 pm

Sweet little pot will make some good spirit :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:37 pm

a couple of pics, gave it a good scrub up and did a vinegar cleaning run,
I brought a cheap submersible pond pump from bunnings seems to do an ok job so far. :razz:
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Postby pingu » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:37 pm

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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Doubleuj » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:40 pm

Noice :handgestures-thumbupleft: when's the maiden run? (Don't forget to do a sacrificial run first)
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:47 pm

Yeah pretty happy!
Got a TPW ready to rock and roll for the sac run hopefully in the next day or 2.
And my BWKO is on about day 4 fermenting and starting to slow down so that shouldnt be to far off.
Even the missus is excited. :teasing-nutkick:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Professor Green » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:18 pm

That's a really nice pot still pingu. You should get some great product out if it.

Cheers,
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:01 pm

Ok so done the TPW and My fist gen BWKO all went fairly good. The only real issues was it took a couple of hours to get to the boil. Will have to invest in a high pressure lpg regulator I guess...
Was stripping at about 4Lt per hour does that seem about right?
Also I dont think my 44 gal drum of cooling water is sufficient.
2ng Gen now happily bubbling away.

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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:13 pm

I have a turbo boiler 2000w takes 50mins to heat. I can do 3 strips and a spirit run in summer with a 200l drum water. Water temp 38ish.

Not sure about gas my balls are not big enough to use it :laughing-rolling:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Plumby » Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:32 pm

In my pot still with keg boiler I can do a striping run at around 41/2 litres an hour with a 2200 watt element and it takes about 1hour and ten minutes to get 40 litres of wash or low wines to the boil. With my power controller I run it at around a litre an hour mabey a touch more for a spirit run.
I use 1000 litre pod for my cooling water, works well barely any noticeable rise in temp during a long spirit run.
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby Doubleuj » Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:17 pm

Were you running outside? Perhaps insulation on the boiler and a wind guard for the burner will help reduce heat up time :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My 2" Pot still

Postby pingu » Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:42 pm

Thanks guys, yeah running outside will cut a 44 gal drum down to keep the heat in.
Cheers. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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