Hi Guys... I'm very, very new to this game and am coming off a T500 (don't ask!! :handgestures-thumbdown: ). I wanted something that I could begin running some UJSM through and letting it sit on some wood for a while, and then progress from there. I also know there are a million ways to put a rig together so I went to someone who knows - no point reinventing the wheel! My main requirements were a setup that was simple to run and easy to store that could turn out a good whiskey. So a little while later, a few questions answered, one keg dropped off... and here she is. All thanks goes to WineGlass for this custom build that suits my requirements.
So starting with the keg, we decided on a tap to empty the spent wash, no one wants to be lifting great amounts of hot liquid! It's also got level adjusting feet (a.k.a welded thread and adjustable nut) incase of a mildly uneven floor:
Around the back we've got a 3600W element as I was after an electric setup. I decided not to go for a heat controller at this early stage, maybe a little later. There are silicon gaskets inbetween the element and the keg, all held together via stainless clamps. It comes apart easily for cleaning:
On top is a removable head that starts out life as a 2" pipe, then bends and begins tapering down from there. It's connected to the keg via stainless clamp and silicon gasket. The Liebig is also seperate and connects to the head just before the 180 degree bend simply via pushing on with a hose clamp to hold it in place. This allows me to dismantle and store the rig in 3 pieces. For cooling my vapour, the liebig has standard hose fittings attached for inlet and outlet, and also a bracket that allows it to rest back on the keg. WineGlass even made up a parrot to go along with it...
So basically, all I need to do is charge the keg, plug the inlet and outlet hoses into the liebig, push the liebig onto the head and the head onto the keg and off she goes!
The 3600W element does a good job of firing it all up, I've only run about 25-30L through at a time so far and the foreshots start appearing within about 30 minutes and it outputs at about 500mls every 4 minutes or so (% depending on what's in the keg obviously...)
Once it's done, I empty it all (keeping some backset for the next ferment), wash everything and dismantle it for storage until next time:
Thanks again to WineGlass, a great build with some great suggestions for me.
Cheers guys!!