by Hick1960 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:02 pm
Another side to this great hobby, other than making great quality alcohol, is that you can build so much of the equipment you need or want. I started with a T500 for neutral. Quickly realised its limitations so I built a 2 inch pot head with a Liebig condenser. It worked great but decided to build a 2inch shotgun condenser, for no other reason than to build it. That’s now what I use. I cut down the Liebig and used it on a small pot still to make gin which I made from an old stainless pressure cooker. Also built a parrot for stripping runs. All the information I needed was sourced from this great forum.
I’ve now decided to build a 2” double reducer Boka based on the design that LikkerSheWillLoveIt originally planned to build in another thread here a couple of years ago. Don’t really need it, but I love making stuff.
I have made a jig to wind a coil, which worked ok, but I underestimated the amount of tube I needed and ended up running out of tube before I finished :angry-banghead: Now waiting on another roll to be delivered.
Im going to use the existing column of my pot still, adding Tri clamp fittings so it can all be interchangeable.
First part of this build is the deflector for the condensed liquid into the outlet reservoir.
I cut a disc a bit bigger than the 1” reducing tube and curved it in a mortar and pestle.
To those more wiser than me, what would be a good amount to catch in the reducer before overflowing back down the column. Level with the top of the reducer will only collect about 30 ml before overflowing back down the column.
Any advice or criticism of my plan most welcome.
Cheers Steve
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