There are so many good tips here! Simply the way you used that piece of flexible piping to help bend the copper tube without kinking it is priceless. I will certainly be doing this...to distill water of course. Awesome vid!
You may already know by now seeing that this is two years old but the temperature in the pot is useless you need the temp of the vapor so it would be better to have a thermometer on or in the column/Vapor tube. Alcohol evaporates at 173°F or 78.33°C Happydistilling!.⚗🥃
Hi Corey, thanks for the comment, Yeah I kinda get where you're coming from, as my reflux Still has a thermometer on top of the tube. However it is useful to know the wash temp to ensure you don't go up to 100C and have a boil over into the still. I did this in the early days and ended up with a yellow distillate
Pressure cookers are AWESOME. You can turn some meat and vegetables into a pan of meaty slush in 15 minutes. Add some spices and you can turn that into a pan of spicy meaty slush. I eats it every nite! As much as you've done an amazing build I'm still have a jagged sliver of sadness watching you do this. Slow cookers are lame.
I'm wondering the same! It's a great video, the best I found so far about building a simple still (great for Covid times). However, the only problem is that he skipped the part where he connected the tube to the coupling at 9:20. Let me know please if you figured it out. Thanks!
just what I've been looking for, a more detailed description of the size of the fittings would be good in your description, just so you have all the details in the one place rather than having to go back and forward in video, the size of the copper pipe , the attachments the name and size of the fittings the volume of the bucket, I'm getting a 5-litre one not sure if I need bigger, people like my self are eager to build, but need particular details to push forward, but great vid thanks, you've got my subscribe.
and an update on how you sealed the thermometer and pipe fitting would be appreciated, and quick question when you solder these fittings do you need a blow torch or can you use a soldering iron, never used either but hoping to learn more about it, I have soldering iron not blow torch, just trying to get all my items before I start.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for watching, good point about the description, I'll take that on board. I think 5L is a bit small personally and would suggest min of 15L pot. These are a little harder to get hold of though. I've found that you never get the litre-age you pay for. for some reason they are always out significantly. bucket wise mine is 25L it works a treat but I also keep 50 L of water to cool the vapour on standby i'm a bit tight so I cool it down and reuse this water several times saving on the old water bill. Enjoy the hobby
Hi Jason thanks for watching I think it was just called a 10mm compression coupler similar to this: www.amazon.co.uk/10mm-Compression-Straight-Coupling-Brass/dp/B01FZFWN4A/ref=sr_1_6?crid=6FWRSOTTMHCQ&keywords=10mm+copper+connector&qid=1674267656&sprefix=10mm+copper+connector%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-6
There are so many good tips here! Simply the way you used that piece of flexible piping to help bend the copper tube without kinking it is priceless. I will certainly be doing this...to distill water of course. Awesome vid!
thanks! this was really clear and concise and to the point. :)
Nice little build there cracking stuff there cheers, keep them coming
Thanks great video 🤫😁
Genius!
Top Shelf! Well done Sir. I have been staring at Large Pressure Cooker and wondering if I could make a still out of it.
Nice build ;) Cheers!
What is that tool you used to bend the coil?
I saw another video somebody was using a cork, maybe cork would make the thermometer fitting air tight
You may already know by now seeing that this is two years old but the temperature in the pot is useless you need the temp of the vapor so it would be better to have a thermometer on or in the column/Vapor tube. Alcohol evaporates at 173°F or 78.33°C Happydistilling!.⚗🥃
Hi Corey, thanks for the comment, Yeah I kinda get where you're coming from, as my reflux Still has a thermometer on top of the tube. However it is useful to know the wash temp to ensure you don't go up to 100C and have a boil over into the still. I did this in the early days and ended up with a yellow distillate
I can see you have a very valid point especially if you're using fire as a heat source!.
Pressure cookers are AWESOME. You can turn some meat and vegetables into a pan of meaty slush in 15 minutes. Add some spices and you can turn that into a pan of spicy meaty slush. I eats it every nite!
As much as you've done an amazing build I'm still have a jagged sliver of sadness watching you do this.
Slow cookers are lame.
Mr Drunkula. I am beginning to become a little worried about your thought processes ;-)
@@DancingDansHomebrew Me too, slow cookers rule.
at 9:41 how do you get the copper tube tight and secure without threading the tube? what type of connection / fitting is that in the lid?
I'm wondering the same!
It's a great video, the best I found so far about building a simple still (great for Covid times). However, the only problem is that he skipped the part where he connected the tube to the coupling at 9:20. Let me know please if you figured it out. Thanks!
@@RoyYakoobAlHakeem I know they have what's called shark bite connections that are very simple to use. www.sharkbite.com/.
@@worgasm thanks!
Compression fitting
Squizitzi! That’s Italian for yummy 😋🤓
So just for water drinking purposes, how do you get minerals back in?
just what I've been looking for, a more detailed description of the size of the fittings would be good in your description, just so you have all the details in the one place rather than having to go back and forward in video, the size of the copper pipe , the attachments the name and size of the fittings the volume of the bucket, I'm getting a 5-litre one not sure if I need bigger, people like my self are eager to build, but need particular details to push forward, but great vid thanks, you've got my subscribe.
and an update on how you sealed the thermometer and pipe fitting would be appreciated, and quick question when you solder these fittings do you need a blow torch or can you use a soldering iron, never used either but hoping to learn more about it, I have soldering iron not blow torch, just trying to get all my items before I start.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for watching, good point about the description, I'll take that on board. I think 5L is a bit small personally and would suggest min of 15L pot. These are a little harder to get hold of though. I've found that you never get the litre-age you pay for. for some reason they are always out significantly. bucket wise mine is 25L it works a treat but I also keep 50 L of water to cool the vapour on standby i'm a bit tight so I cool it down and reuse this water several times saving on the old water bill. Enjoy the hobby
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is there a different name for that thing you called a coupler at @5:00 ?
Hi Jason thanks for watching I think it was just called a 10mm compression coupler similar to this:
www.amazon.co.uk/10mm-Compression-Straight-Coupling-Brass/dp/B01FZFWN4A/ref=sr_1_6?crid=6FWRSOTTMHCQ&keywords=10mm+copper+connector&qid=1674267656&sprefix=10mm+copper+connector%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-6
Illegal in US but that doesn't stop us
3/4 inch copper tubing?
No wonder some call them crocked pots🤣
What's that fitting?
WTF IS WITH THE FINGERNAILS ON THE CHALKBOARD WHILE YOU'RE TWISTING YOUR COPPER LINE!?!?!
ABOUT THE 7 MINUTE 30 SECOND MARK I CLICKED OFF... DAMN!