My first pot still build

by **Fishleg** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:36 pm

Hey all,

Here is my first pot still build.
It's a 2 inch column into 1 inch Lyne arm into 1 inch over 1/2 inch Liebig 700 mm long
Standard keg boiler heated by 4 ring gas burner

It's pretty rough I know but I plan to upgrade the boiler to electric soon and give it a bit more of a clean up

I've already done a vinegar run and sacrificial grog run so its ready to go, I've got a 150 litre rum wash cooking away right now and I can't wait to get stuck into it!!!

I also made a parrot!

Needs a good clean up and I'm planning to just cut a piece of pallet board for a base, bore a tight fitting hole and just belt the parrot into it ( couldn't find any copper plate locally and I don't want to wait for an online order)

Hope you all like it

Will post some more pics when I polish everything up

by **Doubleuj** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:45 pm

Nice one fish :happy-partydance: that'll make some nice Rum

by **Zak Griffin** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:16 pm

Well on your way to a nice rum!

My first parrot was the same, mounted in a piece of oiled Jarrah :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Professor Green** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:57 pm

Looks absolutely splendid fishleg.

You'll make some top notch spirits with that rig.

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

by **Dig Brinker** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:14 pm

Good work mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cut a piece of 1" pipe just over an inch long. Split down the middle, heat til red all over, bend flat, cut 1" circle & solder to base.

Check my build for an easy pretty up :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **copperhead road** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:29 am

Will you have something supporting the condenser once you have the weight of the hoses hanging from it? Looks pretty skinny at the bend on the arm.

by **Fishleg** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:32 am

copperhead road wrote:Will you have something supporting the condenser once you have the weight of the hoses hanging from it? Looks pretty skinny at the bend on the arm.

I've had it running with water going thru the condenser pretty hard and it supports itself but it is a bit wobbly.
I was thinking about just knocking up a little adjustable stand like a car axle stand out of mild steel.

by **scythe** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:18 am

Also maybe consider removing the bend in the parrot outlet, looks like it will be very hard to fit a collection jar under it.
Unless you plan to sit your boiler on top of a bench or something.

by **Zak Griffin** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:22 am

Just cut it to suit your standard collection jar height when you've put a base on it :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Fishleg** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:39 am

Zak Griffin wrote:Just cut it to suit your standard collection jar height when you've put a base on it :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yeah might be a bit long, I did a rough mock setup with a jar and everything and left it a bit long on purpose
I thought better to have too much than not enough

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