just after pipe sizes and lengths and best condenser style . . . . . and length make one pot still to suit now ( rum and whiskey )
Hi there;
I think you can use just about any length of 2inch copper pipe to make your pot still; often it seems to be about how much headroom you have/don't have; try something about 1000mm tall.
A straight copper liebig condensor of about 700 to 900mm length is easy to make; the "outer jacket"could even be done in plastic hose if funds are tight. I have mine connected to a rain water tank as I dont like the idea of running the heated water down the drain ~ you just need a simple pump to circulate if that's how you go.
Draw up the pot still on paper ~ see what height off the floor the out-put will be; that way you'll know what size jar or other container you can use to collect the
result.
I've done a bit of Rum; it sure seemed to leave a lot of crap smeared inside the keg boiler ~ can take a hell of a time to clean out, especially if you just have the 2" ferrule to access the inside. (some people keep their rum still seperate from their whisky/vodka sill).
My original stripper column got "re-purposed"for a thumper set-up. I replaced it with something more than twice the height ~ there's no difference in taste as a result of that.