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I've just received a 5 L alembic pot still for my birthday
And any way I was playing with it and the top has become stuck in the boiler and I can't seem to be able to pull it apart
I've tried brute force, boiling water, cold water etc and no dice!
Anyone have any thoughts? Also in the event I do get it apart any ideas to stop it happening again. Lube maybe?
Cheers
Alembic Problem
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Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:30 am
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Re: Alembic Problem
by maheel » Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:16 am
not sure about getting it apart but this needs PICTURES !!! :)
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Re: Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:31 am
Resolved!!!
I managed to get some water in through the neck and put the still on the stove
I then applied some oil to the join the the edge of a spatula and the oil seemed to be drawn in
I the knocked up a jig in the garage with g clamps and timber and finally managed to separate the parts
I did slip once a made a small ding but have been able to hammer it out
I may line the joint with flour paste first or maybe some ptfe tape
I'll get some piccies sorted soon
Cheers
I managed to get some water in through the neck and put the still on the stove
I then applied some oil to the join the the edge of a spatula and the oil seemed to be drawn in
I the knocked up a jig in the garage with g clamps and timber and finally managed to separate the parts
I did slip once a made a small ding but have been able to hammer it out
I may line the joint with flour paste first or maybe some ptfe tape
I'll get some piccies sorted soon
Cheers
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Re: Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:09 pm
Pictures as requested
Cheers
Cheers
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Re: Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:10 pm
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Re: Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:11 pm
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Re: Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:12 pm
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Re: Alembic Problem
by MacStill » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:26 pm
I always admire these alembic stills, I'd love a 100L model sitting out in the shed to play with :D
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Re: Alembic Problem
by maheel » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:41 pm
yeah they sure are pretty
wish i could hot copper with a hammer and make it look like that....
wish i could hot copper with a hammer and make it look like that....
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Re: Alembic Problem
by Brigand » Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:22 pm
As the old pictures have disappeared I've attached some pictures of the vinegar and alcohol cleaning runs I did today
Gonna be making some gin extract per Zymurgy Bob's recipe out of his book in the near future once I source juniper berries etc
Anyone know how fast you should run these alembics for spirit runs and extract runs as in Zymurgy Bob's recipe?
Cheers
Edit: Also I made a flour water dough to seal the alembic - this was much easier than I expected and it just peals off when you are finished
Gonna be making some gin extract per Zymurgy Bob's recipe out of his book in the near future once I source juniper berries etc
Anyone know how fast you should run these alembics for spirit runs and extract runs as in Zymurgy Bob's recipe?
Cheers
Edit: Also I made a flour water dough to seal the alembic - this was much easier than I expected and it just peals off when you are finished
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