I've been thinking about making my own for 5-6 years now, but I wasn't really sure about how to go about it. I came across and subscribed to your channel a few days ago. You've already taught me so much man thank you! And yes, keep the graphs. They really help explain what's going on.
@Still'n The Clear extremely valuable! I went from having no doubts I'd blow my first few runs to feeling like I've got pretty good chance of coming out with something tasty. I'll be ordering the beginner's recipe very soon. Again, thank you sir!
I see others alerted you to the snafu so I won't. I haven't tried this yet but plan to. Is this a wipe or soak only formula or could you run it steam only through your whole rig?
Didn't you need 3 oz. of citric acid for a half gallon? I thank you for the video my friend. This cleaner definitely works, it will also work on stainless.
@@StillnTheClear I was an HT, and for liberty duty tasks they always gave me the fire control pumps. Took hours before I learned to just sprinkle the Kool-Aid on, wet it, and wait. That Bronze and Copper shined.
You still have the "breaking Bad" RV thing going. That's kinda cool. My 3rd batch turned out blue because i didn't clean the still out. Hard lesson there.
While we're talking about cleaning fluids, did you run out of starsan? I got you covered. 5gal bucket warm tap water. 1T white vinegar Mix in and wait 5min 1T unscented bleach Mix in and wait another 5 Use as you would starsan. The vinegar gets rid of the bleach smell. This was recommended by RedStar yeast
@@normandolinic2044 tap water, vinegar and bleach diluted 1 tablespoon to 5 gallons? Yeah, it's literally the recipe for no rinse sanitizer for food grade products
@@tomchristensen2914 Backset is the stuff left in your still after you've done a run. Just dump the copper mesh and pieces into the still boiler as soon as your run is done. Cleans it up just like new.
In my view, it depends on how often you use it. I use mine in warm season and it sits during cold season, so I do a cleaning at the beginning of each season. If you run constant then you probably don't have to do it but once.
around here the "standard" you get without special permission is 3% peroxide solution. Used that in the "551 recipe" and works like a charm... great for the piping, but especially for the scrubbies I use in the column it's a winner... soak it for 10 or 15 minutes, give it a good rinse with water and there you go shinin'...
once again, you are making things way more complicated than they need to be. the only thing you need to clean the copper with is straight up White Vinegar. thats it. its the tried and true way to clean out the worms and condensers that has been used by all the old timers. put some in the pot and run it just like you would a normal stripping run. then run a water run through it and your good.
Good to see someone carrying on and passing their knowledge to new distillers
Thanks, Robert.
I've been thinking about making my own for 5-6 years now, but I wasn't really sure about how to go about it. I came across and subscribed to your channel a few days ago. You've already taught me so much man thank you! And yes, keep the graphs. They really help explain what's going on.
It means so much to me to hear you say that. Thank you. I'm really happy you find my content valuable.
@Still'n The Clear extremely valuable! I went from having no doubts I'd blow my first few runs to feeling like I've got pretty good chance of coming out with something tasty. I'll be ordering the beginner's recipe very soon. Again, thank you sir!
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I scrub everything in dawn dish soap, and once it drys I wipe everything down with alcohol to sanitize and works great!.
That stuff is amazing. I've been using his formula from the start. Great stuff.
Yeah. It works great. I even screwed up the formula and it still worked.
I came up with my own based on George's. It's 17300. 1 gal of water, 7oz of citric acid, and 300 ml of Hydrogen Peroxide.@@StillnTheClear
I use this all the time I love it.
Just asking? Didn’t you want to use 3oz in each of your triple strength 1500ml? I think you said you used 1oz. Just checking. Also thank you!
I learned the same from George. This works great! Ketchup also works to, but is messy and can get spend when you use a lot.
George has been a great teacher to so many of use.
I dig the insulated mash barrel behind you, great idea.
Yeah, that thing works better than I anticipated.
I built one using an old water bed heater wrapped around barrel under insulation... it has a thermostat on it so I can set temp
I see others alerted you to the snafu so I won't. I haven't tried this yet but plan to. Is this a wipe or soak only formula or could you run it steam only through your whole rig?
I used it as a soak. It needs some time to work, so I'm not sure about the wipe on method.
The thing I learned was 551 is that when you use it on your copper and you don't rinse it off you'll get sticky spots if you don't rinse it off
Thanks for the info.
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It works perfect! Thank you for advice!
@@joule041 excellent.
Can you make that into a paste with flour for larger items?
Is this a way to clean copper solder when it has sat around for a while?
Can you use it to steam clean the inside of a copper still? Asking for a friend
You sure can, I have done it many times.
Thanks for the comment. That is good to know.
@@billhoward9165 thankyou , very much appreciated
Didn't you need 3 oz. of citric acid for a half gallon? I thank you for the video my friend. This cleaner definitely works, it will also work on stainless.
Oh crap, you're right. Lol, I'm going to have to redo this video.
@@StillnTheClear , just add to this one.
Nothing cleaned Copper/Brass better than than the cool-aid powder they used in the Navy in the 70's
Lol, I've never heard about that. 👍
@@StillnTheClear I was an HT, and for liberty duty tasks they always gave me the fire control pumps. Took hours before I learned to just sprinkle the Kool-Aid on, wet it, and wait. That Bronze and Copper shined.
You still have the "breaking Bad" RV thing going. That's kinda cool. My 3rd batch turned out blue because i didn't clean the still out. Hard lesson there.
I have been trying to find a video of cleaning a pot still after use. Not sure if it needs cleaned after each run or once in a while
Honestly, I just give my still a heavy rinse between runs.
@Still'n The Clear perfect thanks... I just got my 20 gal still delivered. I'm going to ton start the beginner bourbon mash this weekend.
@@tomchristensen2914 hell yeah, lete know how you like it.
@@StillnTheClear will do... I really love the channel
@@tomchristensen2914 thank you
While we're talking about cleaning fluids, did you run out of starsan? I got you covered.
5gal bucket warm tap water.
1T white vinegar
Mix in and wait 5min
1T unscented bleach
Mix in and wait another 5
Use as you would starsan. The vinegar gets rid of the bleach smell. This was recommended by RedStar yeast
Nice tip brother. I'll definitely be trying that out. May even make a video about it.
Are all these chemicals food grade?????
@@normandolinic2044 tap water, vinegar and bleach diluted 1 tablespoon to 5 gallons? Yeah, it's literally the recipe for no rinse sanitizer for food grade products
The 1 gallon your making fit for a 15 gallon still?
Be sure to use non-chlorinated water for the mix and the rise. Chlorine will accelerate oxidation of copper.
Made my copper go green after washing it off with water as it dried out. Now I use heads to clean.
Thanks for the tip.
Did you triple the citric acid to?
Nope. I goofed. I was supposed to, but I spaced it lol. Funny thing is, it worked anyway.
Sir I really thank you!!!
Shouldnt you have tripled the citric acid also
Yep! Very few have caught that mistake🙂, but it worked great still.
@@StillnTheClear If you can save on citric acid and do the same job thats a plus.
Shouldn't you have added three ounces of citric acid?
What kind of water?
Any water will do.
I used to use 551 and it worked fine, but now I just use the hot backset to clean my copper packing and tubes. It’s a lot easier"
Backset works great also.
New to this what is back set? Tails?
@@tomchristensen2914 Backset is the stuff left in your still after you've done a run. Just dump the copper mesh and pieces into the still boiler as soon as your run is done. Cleans it up just like new.
@@rrmuf awesome I have to learn and start somewhere. Appreciate it
@@tomchristensen2914 homedistillers is a forum for you to learn.
how often do you need to clean your copper
I clean my alembic still after every 3-5 stripping runs and before every spirit run
In my view, it depends on how often you use it. I use mine in warm season and it sits during cold season, so I do a cleaning at the beginning of each season. If you run constant then you probably don't have to do it but once.
Hello. What percentage is the hydrogen peroxide? Kind regards
It is a 10 to 1 ratio, so 10% by volume.
around here the "standard" you get without special permission is 3% peroxide solution. Used that in the "551 recipe" and works like a charm... great for the piping, but especially for the scrubbies I use in the column it's a winner... soak it for 10 or 15 minutes, give it a good rinse with water and there you go shinin'...
What happened to George? We haven't heard from him.
George appears to be on an indefinite leave at the moment.
I thought you should have put two more oz of citric acid
Yup. I flaked out again lol.
Why is the 551 2/3rd metrics and 1/3 standard? That just isn’t logical to me.
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once again, you are making things way more complicated than they need to be. the only thing you need to clean the copper with is straight up White Vinegar. thats it. its the tried and true way to clean out the worms and condensers that has been used by all the old timers. put some in the pot and run it just like you would a normal stripping run. then run a water run through it and your good.
Nothing wrong with what you suggest, but sometimes you need to clean parts with out running the still. Thanks for the comment.
Sir, what kind of Hydrogen Peroxide is used,.in terms of Percentage? 3,12 or 35 % ?
I used 3%