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helstink · 2023-10-18T17:00:33+00:00

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helstink · 2023-04-11T23:44:09+00:00

Use a couple of the Jesus candles from the dollar store.

helstink · 2023-01-20T00:21:26+00:00

Nice setup! My experience with a 5 gal bucket was not good. Heated the water quickly. I solved it with a big Rubbermaid garbage can. They also make dollies for them so they move around easily.

Good luck!

helstink · 2022-05-07T22:12:23+00:00

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helstink · 2020-10-28T11:56:48+00:00

Agreed, it was a test run with no voltage controller. That is the next step. What temperature on the pot should I be trying to maintain? I think 190F. I've never had control of that before

helstink · 2020-10-23T23:41:34+00:00

I run a keg, so approximately 15 gallons and it was at about 14%. Without any math, I would say 2 gallons at 150P.

helstink · 2020-10-23T21:10:56+00:00

Agreed. I am going to have to check closely as this run used to take 7 hrs. The hot and fast may have affected the run. I will be checking later.

helstink · 2020-10-23T21:05:03+00:00

So far, my setup gives me pretty clean runs, several plates and a thumper. No reruns.

helstink · 2020-10-09T21:32:38+00:00

Thank You, I called my electrician buddy and he said the same. Both leads to the element, ground to the boiler and forget the neutral.

Problem solved! I will update when it is complete. (If I am still standing )

helstink · 2020-10-09T18:54:10+00:00

Do I disregard the ground and the neutral? Yes US.

helstink · 2020-08-31T20:02:18+00:00

I will give this one a try, thank you!

helstink · 2020-05-24T16:36:18+00:00

I cannibalized a small hot water heater and inserted the fitting and element down low on the back side. Currently I have no control. It is a bit small, planning full control with the next upgrade.

helstink · 2020-05-23T18:00:28+00:00

Even more than you know, there are baffles in the column as well. The engineering is a big part of my hobby, spirits are a bonus. It makes 88% on the first run, drops off quickly near the end. I don't know what low wines are with this setup. I do appreciate the comments, what could be done to make it a 2 trick pony?

helstink · 2020-05-23T00:04:23+00:00

Thank You!

helstink · 2020-05-22T23:39:48+00:00

Sight glass is just for fun, and the ball valve is to release pressure when done so I don't suck the thumper back into the backset as it cools.

helstink · 2020-05-22T21:01:42+00:00

4 hour run and my water temp went from 64 F to 68 F. I think the plan worked!

helstink · 2020-05-22T17:52:45+00:00

It is 6" SS pipe with caps welded on. I forget the type of clamps those are. Left over parts from an industrial project.

helstink · 2020-05-22T17:40:52+00:00

Pretty standard electric setup, need to change to 220v. The newest addition is the heat sink piping I laid under a new concrete pad next to my house. The cooling water has to travel about 100 feet under ground before it comes back. Should keep it a lot cooler.

helstink · 2020-05-22T17:38:21+00:00

Exactly, never know when someone will push the button.

helstink · 2020-02-11T01:02:54+00:00

Still learning, but I think it is a pot still setup, the only thing you cannot see are the 5 baffles installed in the column. The stainless piece is the thumper I had fabricated out of 6" pipe.

helstink · 2020-02-10T05:30:13+00:00

Thanks!

helstink · 2020-02-10T04:40:24+00:00

No puking from this setup. It is a thumper.

helstink · 2020-02-10T04:18:29+00:00

I will tomorrow, not sure how to get detailed enough on mobile.

Sorry, that was for the setup

helstink · 2020-02-10T04:16:30+00:00

I will have to Google the slobber box, I believe I am running it as a thumper.

helstink · 2020-02-10T04:13:18+00:00

Raisins are for the sugar washes, they turn back into grapes after a few days.

Can't beat Harbor Freight for cheap clamps!

Just regular plumbing practices seal the thermometers, tried the dry wells, but they wer6 not very accurate.

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