Soooooo beautiful, I'm crying......I'm jealous too. If I were you I would be showing this off to my friends like a custom built 55 Chevy. Great job bud.
Bad assed hydrometer sump by the way. Love the whole rig. Give my left arm for that bad boy right now lol. Moved outa state and had to get rid of my last one. It was close to yours but a tad low tech.we used glass beads in the column sections. You probably have perferated plates. Nice work
Going to be starting my 4" flute shortly, first getting my 2" CCVM running. Your build is beautiful. I'll definitely be referencing your thread while building. Only thing i'm doing different is i am looking at going modular instead for the plates. That's just preference though. Very nice work!
Can You tell the dimensions of the main pipe and how much power was put on the boiler to get such output? Also what was the reflux ratio on the beginning?
This is a cleaning run. Supposed to run much slower. He knows what he is doing. Beautiful still. Supposed to be a drip about 2 per second but this is the sacrificial run. That baby is brand new.
Congrats, excellent build. Could use a valve at bottom of parrot to dump out cuts like heads to help smearing. Would like to hear commentary and see the bubble plates you built. Music ehh. Have you named her? Good luck!
One thing bothers me though. When you first fill up the tube containing the proofmeter then the fluid is trapped there and there should be hard to separate the head efficiently since it doesn't run out directly. So it may just stay put and run out mixed with the hearts or body. Or is it some simple way to get rid of the first couple of ounces? Since the tube must have room for a pretty amount of liquid. And also how accurate is the metering in that tube since it probably is quite warm there? It should affect the metering value right?! Just asking, not complaining. It looks so good.
It's a dephlegmator, man. The harder it's run (nutshell version - the more cool water is being pumped into it), the higher the percentage of vapors that are being re-condensed back into liquid form, and therefore dropping back down the column (for further distilling; or more refinement, if you like). BTW - proper pronunciation for dephlegmator: duh-fleg-may-ter
G'day, Very nice setup. Had a question - I'm assumng you suspended the plates off a central rod of some kind, but how did you seal the bubble plates against the side of the copper column? Thanks for the show-n-tell and nice to see someone putting an artistic touch into distilling equipment - loved the parrot design!
I was wondering the same thing brother, if he was using a heat and Vapor resistance seal or if he just made it a tight fit to hold it there? would definitely like to know more rather the plate was just perforated holes or if he had also added in cups?.
Can you show picture of how you set up deflag and shotgun with tubing in and out with Valve set up please where to put the valve , top or bottom . I have and want to hook up correct. Thanks you in advance . Awesome video
John if you go to homedistiller.org and search Dan's Flute x2 in the column builds section of the forum you will see the complete build that I made first and second generation. youtube will not let me put a link in here to follow...
While I did not like the music, I got some value out of seeing that beautiful still work. Can you tell me what you do to clean a new still? Vinegar? Citric acid?
@Tom Kat Two parts to the cleaning, and best done outside. 1) Do a 50/50 vinegar/water run first. Use enough to comfortably cover your element(s), run it full power and once up to temperature let it blast for about 15-30 minutes with NO COOLING. Part 1 done. 2)Next, do a sacrificial alcohol run with a sugar wash, any ol' wash you have, even cheap box wine. Same as before, run it hard. Cooling turned off for the the first 15 min, then you can turn on your condenser and finish the run without raw alcohol vapor jetting out of your spout. Discard all of the product, its full of whatever the vinegar didn't lift and not fit for consumption ( keep it for windshield washer fluid or fire starter or degreaser, but label the container as poison)
I know this comment is coming in way late... Why 2 thermometers at the defleg??? They both appear to show the same temp at one point. Asking honestly. Beautiful setup. And I actually like the song in the background... unlike some others.🤣👍🥃
gee i dunno. i really liked the music. hit "mute" instead of complaining. your column is way more fun to watch than my pot. and that is some beautiful build mate.
I love the sight glasses added to the still where did you get them they look like ones used on a high pressure receiver or surge tank in industrial refrigeration lol
+Josh Pack They are just 2" sanitary tri-clamps with a borosilicate lens and a cured silicone o-ring gasket. Very simple but in other versions I went with brass sight glass flanges from Still Dragon.
There is a perforated copper plate at each sight glass window. Alcohol vapor traveling up the column is passing through 180 small holes that are drilled into each copper plate. Each plate holds about 3/4" of liquid distillate and the vapor passing through the holes makes it look like the distillate is boiling.
Fantastic looking equipment, doing a great job and having cost a few dollars I imagine. And it turns out 95 percent give or take. Well, my crappy 1.5 meter 2 inch copper pipe filled with stainless steel mesh, with a 300 mm cooler bend located at 100mm from the top end of the pipe does precisely the same. It produces 95 percent. Maybe a little bit slower at 100mm per hour but the result is the same. Not anywhere as pretty but it works just the same. Cost of my unit - $75. Cheers.
Maybe so, but with a rig like this you can run 2 spirit runs in one day. And still keep the flavor. Without doing any stripping runs. And, it isn't boring to look at.
I don't know how much of your still is made of copper you may already know this but if you use copper mesh instead of stainless steel mesh it would help filter out more of the sulfites and your product
+Christopher Meunier The capacity is only limited by the size of the boiler that you put it on. I started out with a converted 15.5 gallon beer keg boiler and I now use a 26 gallon boiler. You could put it on a 500 gallon boiler if you wanted to and it would run the same way just longer. I made it myself and sold one for $3,500 a few months ago.
Mate, you have a nice tube their. But.. I got a tube that delivers 95 percent every time. It is just a 1.5 meter length of 2 inch copper pipe, with a 1 foot piece that is bent to run parallel to but above the main column and which holds the 1 foot copper water cooled coil. After letting the first 50 ml to waste, I take the next 50ml for re-use later, then I take 5 to 6 liters of my best at 95 percent, from 35 liters of wash. I keep he wash boiling up to 85 degrees, but my mid take is 74 to 80 degrees. Some of it I feed through my carbon column at about 500 ml per hour, the rest I drink as is. Mate, No fuss or pain. Just good brewing and great alcohol. Oh one thing more, my unit cost me - probably 'cause I built it myself - $80. Cheers.
Yes it is safe as long as it is 100% brass and even if not it will not get up to the temp to where anything will transfer that would be around 500 or so Fahrenheit, is also easier to Silver solder, braze or Tig copper 2 brass versus copper to stainless which it can easily be done I used stainless ferrule's to copper my self because the stainless ferrule's are cheaper then the brass.
Well the music is fine but it would be a lot better for us newbies out here if you explained what what you were looking for etc., like the guy said earlier. Maybe you could point us at a video that's learning oriented? Tks Bob
Bob, There is more information at www.homedistiller.org if you are interested in learning how to make your own still. Here is a link to my blog where I documented building my still. homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=21774 Dan
remove the music and tell us what you did and why!!
+stuart H if you want to learn more go to -
homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=21774
This. And thx for the forum link
What a work of art...let alone a practical piece. You should be VERY PROUD!!!!
What a beautiful piece of copper engineering, very impressive.
OMG that is just a beautiful setup!!! Great video
Soooooo beautiful, I'm crying......I'm jealous too. If I were you I would be showing this off to my friends like a custom built 55 Chevy. Great job bud.
Badass still! its really producing nicely. keep up the good work!
Well, I assume you've built that by yourself..?
If so, I must say this is top notch craftmanship...
trabalho de MESTRE ! parabéns ! 10
Can't believe the flow you're getting! Awesome setup!
Jealous/10
Awesome piece of engineering .
beautiful column
WOW, i hope i can even get close to where you are , just got my first beer keg and starting to draw plans. Well done to inspire!
wow nice work wow
‼Super
👍😉😀
Bad assed hydrometer sump by the way. Love the whole rig. Give my left arm for that bad boy right now lol. Moved outa state and had to get rid of my last one. It was close to yours but a tad low tech.we used glass beads in the column sections. You probably have perferated plates. Nice work
Awesome.
Going to be starting my 4" flute shortly, first getting my 2" CCVM running. Your build is beautiful. I'll definitely be referencing your thread while building. Only thing i'm doing different is i am looking at going modular instead for the plates. That's just preference though. Very nice work!
Wow that is a really high proof!
Can You tell the dimensions of the main pipe and how much power was put on the boiler to get such output?
Also what was the reflux ratio on the beginning?
This is a cleaning run. Supposed to run much slower. He knows what he is doing. Beautiful still. Supposed to be a drip about 2 per second but this is the sacrificial run. That baby is brand new.
Nice set up
Congrats, excellent build. Could use a valve at bottom of parrot to dump out cuts like heads to help smearing. Would like to hear commentary and see the bubble plates you built. Music ehh. Have you named her? Good luck!
what was the ABV of the was wines in the boiler for your cleaning run ?
Can you share your condenser plans? Looking to build one. Thanks
Супер колонна!
Very fancy
Do you have a link for the section of your column with the sight glass !! Please say you do
After three days, the fermentation process in the wine has not started yet. What should i do?
One thing bothers me though. When you first fill up the tube containing the proofmeter then the fluid is trapped there and there should be hard to separate the head efficiently since it doesn't run out directly. So it may just stay put and run out mixed with the hearts or body. Or is it some simple way to get rid of the first couple of ounces? Since the tube must have room for a pretty amount of liquid. And also how accurate is the metering in that tube since it probably is quite warm there? It should affect the metering value right?! Just asking, not complaining. It looks so good.
Well done great rig that will kick some nice neutral out.
love the parrot
wow dude it's owesome
+peter verrone Thank you!
What's the flow on that worm?five gallon per hour?
Did you have to put a vent somewhere between the condenser and the parrot to prevent surging?
Does your colum go from 2in off the keg to 4in?
Got the keg opened today. Nice job. Explain the first reflux condenser please
It's a dephlegmator, man. The harder it's run (nutshell version - the more cool water is being pumped into it), the higher the percentage of vapors that are being re-condensed back into liquid form, and therefore dropping back down the column (for further distilling; or more refinement, if you like).
BTW - proper pronunciation for dephlegmator: duh-fleg-may-ter
beautiful still and love the parrot awsome,yup music sucks
What's the name of that PID controller, where did you buy it?
You wanna build me one of these pay with pay pal Awesome job 🤙
Aseo!👍
G'day,
Very nice setup.
Had a question - I'm assumng you suspended the plates off a central rod of some kind, but how did you seal the bubble plates against the side of the copper column?
Thanks for the show-n-tell and nice to see someone putting an artistic touch into distilling equipment - loved the parrot design!
Yeah I was wondering the same thing?.
He just sanded the disks to a very tight fit.
I was wondering the same thing brother, if he was using a heat and Vapor resistance seal or if he just made it a tight fit to hold it there? would definitely like to know more rather the plate was just perforated holes or if he had also added in cups?.
Can you show picture of how you set up deflag and shotgun with tubing in and out with Valve set up please where to put the valve , top or bottom . I have and want to hook up correct. Thanks you in advance . Awesome video
John if you go to homedistiller.org and search Dan's Flute x2 in the column builds section of the forum you will see the complete build that I made first and second generation. youtube will not let me put a link in here to follow...
While I did not like the music, I got some value out of seeing that beautiful still work. Can you tell me what you do to clean a new still? Vinegar? Citric acid?
The beautiful still setup gets a pass no matter the music selection
@Tom Kat
Two parts to the cleaning, and best done outside.
1) Do a 50/50 vinegar/water run first. Use enough to comfortably cover your element(s), run it full power and once up to temperature let it blast for about 15-30 minutes with NO COOLING. Part 1 done.
2)Next, do a sacrificial alcohol run with a sugar wash, any ol' wash you have, even cheap box wine. Same as before, run it hard. Cooling turned off for the the first 15 min, then you can turn on your condenser and finish the run without raw alcohol vapor jetting out of your spout. Discard all of the product, its full of whatever the vinegar didn't lift and not fit for consumption ( keep it for windshield washer fluid or fire starter or degreaser, but label the container as poison)
how does this even work? whats it called?
Love that parrot, where can I get one?
There on the internet, seen them at a bunch of places. Don't get shocked at the price lol. There a bit pricey!
kick ass!
👏👏👏👍
do have this distiller for sale.
Ваще огонь!
I know this comment is coming in way late...
Why 2 thermometers at the defleg???
They both appear to show the same temp at one point.
Asking honestly.
Beautiful setup.
And I actually like the song in the background... unlike some others.🤣👍🥃
gee i dunno. i really liked the music. hit "mute" instead of complaining. your column is way more fun to watch than my pot. and that is some beautiful build mate.
Excellent Tunes Dude... Cheers
Wow...how can i contact the creatorof this thing
I love the sight glasses added to the still where did you get them they look like ones used on a high pressure receiver or surge tank in industrial refrigeration lol
+Josh Pack They are just 2" sanitary tri-clamps with a borosilicate lens and a cured silicone o-ring gasket. Very simple but in other versions I went with brass sight glass flanges from Still Dragon.
What is causing the bubbling action in the reflux windows
There is a perforated copper plate at each sight glass window. Alcohol vapor traveling up the column is passing through 180 small holes that are drilled into each copper plate. Each plate holds about 3/4" of liquid distillate and the vapor passing through the holes makes it look like the distillate is boiling.
Vodka?
Fantastic looking equipment, doing a great job and having cost a few dollars I imagine. And it turns out 95 percent give or take. Well, my crappy 1.5 meter 2 inch copper pipe filled with stainless steel mesh, with a 300 mm cooler bend located at 100mm from the top end of the pipe does precisely the same. It produces 95 percent. Maybe a little bit slower at 100mm per hour but the result is the same. Not anywhere as pretty but it works just the same. Cost of my unit - $75. Cheers.
Maybe so, but with a rig like this you can run 2 spirit runs in one day. And still keep the flavor. Without doing any stripping runs.
And, it isn't boring to look at.
I don't know how much of your still is made of copper you may already know this but if you use copper mesh instead of stainless steel mesh it would help filter out more of the sulfites and your product
@@ThinkFreely2012 at 95% there is no taste to talk about
Complicated setup....begs the question as to what percentage spirit does it produce? The much simpler T500 column I'm running does 92%.
have a look at : 3:55
your T-500 will do 95% if it is running right.
what's the capacity and what's the cost of one like that?
+Christopher Meunier The capacity is only limited by the size of the boiler that you put it on. I started out with a converted 15.5 gallon beer keg boiler and I now use a 26 gallon boiler. You could put it on a 500 gallon boiler if you wanted to and it would run the same way just longer. I made it myself and sold one for $3,500 a few months ago.
speaking of cleaning run, shouldn't there be a port hole that you can reach inside and 'clean'? just saying.
How many gallons per hour????
For as much as this setup costs, you should consider investing in a circulation pump and water recycling setup for your cooling..it adds up
Mate, you have a nice tube their. But.. I got a tube that delivers 95 percent every time. It is just a 1.5 meter length of 2 inch copper pipe, with a 1 foot piece that is bent to run parallel to but above the main column and which holds the 1 foot copper water cooled coil. After letting the first 50 ml to waste, I take the next 50ml for re-use later, then I take 5 to 6 liters of my best at 95 percent, from 35 liters of wash.
I keep he wash boiling up to 85 degrees, but my mid take is 74 to 80 degrees. Some of it I feed through my carbon column at about 500 ml per hour, the rest I drink as is. Mate, No fuss or pain. Just good brewing and great alcohol. Oh one thing more, my unit cost me - probably 'cause I built it myself - $80. Cheers.
I like the music. Who is it?
Joseph Wade The band is Tinzen, a local Portland, Oregon band. You can find thier music on iTunes...
Right on! Sounds kinda like style of some of the Texas country music bands we got around here. Also sort of reminds me of the meat puppets in a way
+Joseph Wade open.spotify.com/artist/6ASGmWCYupa0CXGtsDdYSI
brass tri clamp ferrule?
Yes it is safe as long as it is 100% brass and even if not it will not get up to the temp to where anything will transfer that would be around 500 or so Fahrenheit, is also easier to Silver solder, braze or Tig copper 2 brass versus copper to stainless which it can easily be done I used stainless ferrule's to copper my self because the stainless ferrule's are cheaper then the brass.
pleeze no facking music.... I bailed and moved on at 32 sec, could not take any more. I need a drink.
I didn't get that far. I was hoping for instruction, tuition, explanation. I got a musical racket..
Well the music is fine but it would be a lot better for us newbies out here if you explained what what you were looking for etc., like the guy said earlier. Maybe you could point us at a video that's learning oriented? Tks Bob
Bob, There is more information at www.homedistiller.org if you are interested in learning how to make your own still. Here is a link to my blog where I documented building my still. homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=21774
Dan
More!!!
чо то я не понял 96 процентов льется такой толстой струей? я думал что это отбор сырца....
Looks very proffecional machinebut results %92 is not perfect
Stay out of school, you ain't no teacher
Listen to what??? Your favorite song. Just saying explaining your steps would help others repeat it.
20c max 92-4 %
Really no info hear
I thought you should run it slow, maybe that was a stripping run and not spirit run 🤷♂️
Yuk silicone gaskets taste gross
music sucks but nice still
cut the music cause it sucks
Music so annoying
Pretty lame music. Pedestrian rock n roll. Try some earthy old Delta Blues. Nice still set up though.
Please get rid of that music. Its horrible and depressing