Holy crap, this guy may be the best teacher I've ever seen, missed your calling, should have been a college professor......but glad you decided to do this instead
This video is amazing. I find my self nodding to your questions like your are talking to me in person. It feels like I’m sitting with my grandpa and getting great wisdom.
This was the best and most thorough explanation of a thumper I have come across. Now that I know what it's for and how it works, I decided not to use it. But, I watched the thumper implosion video and decided I would use the thumper, to infuse flavors.
Tranks for the explanation George. In Brazil we dont use Double Destilation for our drink, the Cachaça. But I will Run Bourbon, then is too hard to learn about thumper in Brazil . I apreciate your lessons a Lot. Thank you!!
This is Exactly why Popcorn Sutton was the best of all time He went by sound and trial and error ! NO temperature gauges etc etc...... Pretty Impressive! He Is a TRUE LEGEND!!!
You just like popcorn Sutton because you’re wowed by his video. Humans have been distilling for over 3000 years. Now when you think of all the humans that have been doing this that popcorn was the absolute all time best 🤔 I dunno maybe 🤷♂️ but that’s one helluva claim 🤷♂️😂. To be clear I like popcorn too. 😂
@@smyers820gm Your talking out your AZZ You know NOTHING about me or who I am. Has NOTHING to do with videos. We all know people have been doing this for a LONG time. My fault I know guys like you get all shook up about words 🤣 In my opinion he was one of the BEST to do it and by the way I have met Popcorn several times through my Father. Hope this makes your panties feel a little better...... 🤣
George..- First thanks so much for all the videos you post they have been very helpful. I run a thumper set up and I have to mention.. filling it to 3/4 is way to much .. if you fill it that full it tends to push the mash wash out into the final product especially near the end of the run as I find everytime the thumper fills up with more liquid by the end of the run. Filling the thumper to just cover the imput tube is just right.
Best description of a thumper and how it works. I only wish I had found this video first it would have saved me a lot of trail and errors but some times that's the best way to learn. At least for me. Thanks again for the video can't wait to check out more.
Hi George, excellent videos. I just started watching them. I understand 99% of the distilling process but for my own summation, the vapor from the still pot rises, travels through the tubing into the thumper. It passes through the liquid in the thumper and rises again to the top as vapor. Then up and over into the condenser, turning back to liquid and exits as liquid at the collection sight?
Buddy I love how you explain things! Dropped in to see how you shared your knowledge and am duly impressed. Keep doing what you do, I'll keep doing what I do, and as you say; "Happy Distilling." "Apples and Oranges aren't the same, until you put them in a mash." -"Grandpa" Martin.
Good explanation, on both the thumper and the slobber box. I become a little more knowledgeable about this craft every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for your service
Whoa, You Sir are an educator, that was an awesome guide to Thumpers. I cannot thank you enough for that video (obviously for educational purposes only since I reside in England where Distilling is second only to murder.) As we say over here -over the pond- TOP BLOKE. Barnie.
I have watched a couple of your videos- love your style. You never mentioned scrubbing- passing a vapour through a cleansing liquid . A thumper acts as a cleaner- all impurities and dissolved in the thumper liquid and pure distillate evapourates. They do this in laboratories. I imagine if you had several thumpers connected in series the end product would be super refined. Anyway- I do not know what I am talking about and I love your presentations.
The back pressure created by the "thumper" unit can be calculated by using the following formula. P = ρgH ρ = density of the fluid in the thumper (kg/m3) g = force of gravity = 9.8 (m/s2) H = height of water level above the vapor inlet tube outlet located at the bottom of the thumper (m) The back pressure in a modestly sized thumper with say a liquid level of 0.2 m is quite small. Technically this thumper set-up is not a closed system. Think of the boiler or pot still having a bleed valve attached at the top which permits a certain amount of vapour to pass through or escape to the next section. The liquid level in the thumper unit serves the same function as a bleed valve. The vapour must overcome the liquid level which provides a tiny amount of back pressure. Increasing the liquid level would be like closing the bleed valve - both actions increase the back pressure. cheers
Does original atmospheric pressure need to be included in this formula? Seems to me adding 14.7 psi to the above formula would be correct. I may be wrong, just saying.
@@timflynn3218 You can be dealing with pressure drop or pressure gradient where atmospheric pressure doesnt matter. It's a relative difference in pressure between two points. Or you can also be dealing with Absolute or relative pressure. Remember, a relative pressure gauge will read zero when left in the open air. The same gauge will also read zero if taken to the top of Mount Everest even though the surrounding air pressure has decreased. So you need a different type of gauge to determine absolute pressure or a calculation or algorithm solved. We know that there is an atmospheric pressure present in both scenarios. If one thinks about it, a reading of zero pressure implies a perfect vacuum. But the pressure gauge is just determining the difference in pressure between two points within the gauge.
I know this is an old video but I just found your channel.. dude you could sell a book or DVD you are a mountain of usable easy to understand knowledge.. thank you so much I've been wanting to do this for a long time but couldn't find the write knowledge for me but this is awesome.. thanks again for sharing this knowledge and God bless..
Holy Bejeebus! You sir, should be writing books in this - or even teaching this at some lucky college as an adjunct professor. I have been home brewing for the past few decades, and could only wish that I had the guidance of someone like yourself when I first started out. Now that I'm finally taking those first baby steps at distilling, you have given me the confidence and the tools (thank goodness for the interwebs sometimes, I guess) to have at it. Thanks for taking the time to produce these excellent videos. I hit that subscribe button so hard, I nearly cracked my screen!
Thank you for an excellent video. I often wondered how a thumper worked! You really do have a talent for explaining things. (Especially to people like me who are not the brightest spark in the fire!). I've now subscribed.
Massive thanks from Finland.......quite simply the best description of a thumper I have heard and seen...just looking for an excuse to to phone you up and say hi....keep doing what you do...its greatly appreciated ......
Glad i found ya much needed extra 411 my pawpa was a shiner hillbilly in wv where i was raised and all this is very exciting informative info as i never got to meet him he passed b4 i was born thank you sir for ur time im now subscribed!!
I'm 5 years late to this party. I used this method 6+ years ago, but I missed the control side of the thumper. I had a 15g still and 15g thumper. I missed the mark with filling the thumper for sure and the holes in the feed pipe to the thumper. Thank you so much for the knowledge of functionality.
Would also suggest some holes up the side of the input pipe near the bottom to help prevent a boiler vacuum colapse. Never heard of the need to fill it 2/3 full. Just a couple of inches to cover the end of the pipe is enough. A water charge will also give a boost in ABV. The thumping sound you hear is the collapse (condensing) of vapor as it enters the cool liquid. Theoretically the liquid in the thumper will nearly always be slightly cooler than that of the boiler. At least until the boiling points of the two become somewhat equalized. Just my $.02.
Thanks, George.. You, Sir, are awesome. The knowledge on this has certainly helped to better my education on my all-time favourite hobby.. Sure could have used that slobber box a few weeks back.. 🤦♂️ I will try the thumper as demonstrated..
Can you please make a video where you are actually using a thumper. Iv learned so much from your channel. Please continue the great work you guys are doing.
First off i want to say thankyou for all the information you are putting out there. Second. I have a question i need a little help with. I have a 6 gallon pot still and it has a thumper on that looks to only be about 1 quart in size. I believe this is to small. Can i run it dry just as a slobber box or do i need to cut the inlet pipe off at the top of it for it to work? Thanks for your imput!
What would you recommend filling the thumper with when distilling bourbon? I realize you can use a number of different things, but what would be your top pick for creating the best bourbon possible?
I'm just getting into this, so I've checked out a few channels. You're explanations are awesome. I only know two moonshiners and asked a few questions, but I hate asking some of the basics. That's said, if you're on your first run, could you use your first mash, then use the tails later on?
Hi, Ive just bought a still, 3 stage. I thought the "Thumper" has the store has sold me would be the same has the one you've shown. ie pipe all way down the bottom. In mine it has an inlet, only through the top, no down pipe, and an outlet to the worm from the top. I was wanting to put a 20/30% alcohol into my thumper with some juniper berries to make gin. Cant I do that with not having the pipe all the way to the bottom ? love the channel. Shaun, UK
Adding the cap to the bottom of the pipe, coming from the still would certainly add pressure to the still. The small holes may slow the amount of bubbles and make them smaller, at the bottom of the thumper. Most stills have a 45 degree cut at the bottom, or have the bottom of the pipe cut like a "crow's foot," at it sits on the bottom of the thumper. A modern still could probably take the added pressure, using a cap with holes in it. I wouldn't recommend it for anything less. A thermostat can be useful... Around 170 is the heat in the still you want to maintain. That will boil the alcohol. If you get to 190, then you begin to boil the water in the still and it will begin to cut your run with too much water. Simply put, your ethel will boil out of the wash, at a lower temp than the water will... And so you will check your run in several jars, with a hydrometer, to check proof. The proof of the run is never consistent from start to finish. You will run out of alcohol before you run out of water in your wash. The oldtimers, used to be able to keep track of the heat under the still, by how often they heard the "thump," in the thumper! Too fast meant it was too hot, and you'd get a weaker product. "Slower is always better for the quality of the finished product." It takes great patents to get that... Great whiskey cannot be rushed, unless you like water!
George in the Thumper... is there any advantage making the down pipe in the Thumper a worm? I assume this will help heat the Tail liquid in the Thumper faster. I like your idea of drilled end cap to make smaller vapor bubbles.
Question, Given how a slobber box works, would you say that a system with a slobber box instead of a thumper would still be an open system? Would copper mesh in the slobber box affect the process/flavor? Could I add an aromatics basket to the slobber box for additional seasoning? Thank you so much for all the videos. They've basically taught me everything I know!
Brilliant, im from the UK and seen lots of videos on moonshine and how moon shine stills work. By far i have learned more from this video clip, i have watched give than from all of the othere video clips, iv seen befor, iv subscribed to and looking forward to watching all of your videos, and in time i will be phoning you with a few questions about a still im going to build. Thanks Allen
Thanks George. Enjoying your videos! Some say that modern reflux stills are TO efficient and you do not get as much flavor of the final product as old pot stills or thumpers. Any comments on how to let just the right amount of flavors through in a pot still?
If a thumper is used to add flavor could it be the same size instead of two thirds ??? Can you use more than one thumper to add different flavor profiles ???
Great video George, if I'm following you correctly, if you pack a column with one of copper mesh, and use a gin basket you could get a similar effect to a thumper without having to have an extr pice of equipment or risk.
In a direct comparison, yes. There is much more to it than that but in its simplest terms the answer is yes, you could mimic the results with column packing.
Love the video very explanatory I have a question please, Can i make the cuts by regulating the temperature? for example I can hold the temp to 150F the methanol evaporates when stops pouring at the end I know there is no more methanol left, then I increase the temp to 175 and hold it there for ethanol then again when stops pouring I know there is no more ethanol in the mash Do I still have the tail in final product if I stop the heat before water starts to evaporate? Thank you!
I was using a propane burner to distill. I only ever got tails. I added a thumper and I actually started producing ethanol. George is the Greatest of all time.
استاذ شكرا لك على هذا الفديو المفيد سوال ماهو بالضبط عمل الصندوق الضا رب وماهوالسائل الذي يوضع فيه وهل انه لايجعل خروج الراس السام ( الميثانول) بصورة صحيحة
Hey George, Tell me what kind of electric burner you use? Most of them are not very big and powerful enough to heat up my 8 gallon pot. Some even say that the diameter of the pot must not be over 10 inches. That’s way under my pot size.
When I started my still, I started with nothing in the thumper. When I finished my run the thumper was around a 1/3 full. Is it bad to start with the thumper empty? I came out with a great product, but was just curious. Also I am keeping whats left in the thumper for my next mash. I didnt the first time and regret it.
I have tried using a thumper a couple different times but they always kept filling up. I was told you have to insulate it very well. For me it was acting like a worm and simply condensing the alcohol.
I’m running a thumper for the first time. I have a temp gauge in both the still and thumper. What are the temperatures I should be looking for in each one? By the way both sensors are not in the liquid but will be reading vapor temps. Thanx
hi george ,, if I make a thumper would you reuse the liquid form it ,, say I filled it with some other alcohol /say wine or some of the wash , wouldn't the liquid from the thumper be more potent after every use? I mean doesn't it take some of the abv away at first till it gets hot?? I was wondering
Hello George, a quick question. I saw a design where the "thumper" is mounted on the lid of the boiler and also about 1/10th of the boiler size. Your thoughts? Enjoying your channel!
Holy crap, this guy may be the best teacher I've ever seen, missed your calling, should have been a college professor......but glad you decided to do this instead
yep!
This video is amazing. I find my self nodding to your questions like your are talking to me in person. It feels like I’m sitting with my grandpa and getting great wisdom.
This was the best and most thorough explanation of a thumper I have come across. Now that I know what it's for and how it works, I decided not to use it. But, I watched the thumper implosion video and decided I would use the thumper, to infuse flavors.
I love this channel! You sir, are the Bob Ross of distilling. Your teaching method is much appreciated
Once again.. Thank you for your time that you put into these videos
Tranks for the explanation George. In Brazil we dont use Double Destilation for our drink, the Cachaça. But I will Run Bourbon, then is too hard to learn about thumper in Brazil . I apreciate your lessons a Lot. Thank you!!
Wow, glad I found your site, by far the best videos I have come across. Fantastic explanations, much appreciated!
Best explanation of a thumper I've heard. Thanks George.
top bloke best teacher ever could watch you all week and I will
This is Exactly why Popcorn Sutton was the best of all time He went by sound and trial and error ! NO temperature gauges etc etc...... Pretty Impressive! He Is a TRUE LEGEND!!!
I think he was saying that Popcorn Sutton was the legend. But this guy doing the video is definitely pretty freaking awesome.
You just like popcorn Sutton because you’re wowed by his video. Humans have been distilling for over 3000 years. Now when you think of all the humans that have been doing this that popcorn was the absolute all time best 🤔 I dunno maybe 🤷♂️ but that’s one helluva claim 🤷♂️😂. To be clear I like popcorn too. 😂
@@smyers820gm Your talking out your AZZ You know NOTHING about me or who I am. Has NOTHING to do with videos. We all know people have been doing this for a LONG time. My fault I know guys like you get all shook up about words 🤣 In my opinion he was one of the BEST to do it and by the way I have met Popcorn several times through my Father. Hope this makes your panties feel a little better...... 🤣
George..- First thanks so much for all the videos you post they have been very helpful. I run a thumper set up and I have to mention.. filling it to 3/4 is way to much .. if you fill it that full it tends to push the mash wash out into the final product especially near the end of the run as I find everytime the thumper fills up with more liquid by the end of the run. Filling the thumper to just cover
the imput tube is just right.
Thanks so much. Experience and shared tips are always welcome here.
George
Thanks George you have helped me out so much with my hobby and save me a lot of money keep doing the videos keep teaching I appreciate your time sir
George for president!
Absolutely love the way you teach! I could listen to you all day.
Best description of a thumper and how it works. I only wish I had found this video first it would have saved me a lot of trail and errors but some times that's the best way to learn. At least for me. Thanks again for the video can't wait to check out more.
Hi George, excellent videos. I just started watching them. I understand 99% of the distilling process but for my own summation, the vapor from the still pot rises, travels through the tubing into the thumper. It passes through the liquid in the thumper and rises again to the top as vapor. Then up and over into the condenser, turning back to liquid and exits as liquid at the collection sight?
Absolutely beautiful explanation! So much information and context. Thank you!
George I love all your videos you explained it perfectly ! 👍😎
Buddy I love how you explain things! Dropped in to see how you shared your knowledge and am duly impressed. Keep doing what you do, I'll keep doing what I do, and as you say; "Happy Distilling."
"Apples and Oranges aren't the same, until you put them in a mash."
-"Grandpa" Martin.
Outstanding discussion. You really bring it all together easy to understand. Thanx George
Best teacher ever ! answering all thoses questions i always wonder. Cheers from France !
You sir are the Red Fisher of distilling. You are a real story teller. I love listening and learning from you.
Good explanation, on both the thumper and the slobber box. I become a little more knowledgeable about this craft every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for your service
Very nice, you crystallized a couple pieces of important information for me. Much appreciated.
Whoa, You Sir are an educator, that was an awesome guide to Thumpers. I cannot thank you enough for that video (obviously for educational purposes only since I reside in England where Distilling is second only to murder.) As we say over here -over the pond- TOP BLOKE.
Barnie.
I have watched a couple of your videos- love your style. You never mentioned scrubbing- passing a vapour through a cleansing liquid . A thumper acts as a cleaner- all impurities and dissolved in the thumper liquid and pure distillate evapourates. They do this in laboratories. I imagine if you had several thumpers connected in series the end product would be super refined. Anyway- I do not know what I am talking about and I love your presentations.
The back pressure created by the "thumper" unit can be calculated by using the following formula.
P = ρgH
ρ = density of the fluid in the thumper (kg/m3)
g = force of gravity = 9.8 (m/s2)
H = height of water level above the vapor inlet tube outlet located at the bottom of the thumper (m)
The back pressure in a modestly sized thumper with say a liquid level of 0.2 m is quite small.
Technically this thumper set-up is not a closed system. Think of the boiler or pot still having a bleed valve attached at the top which permits a certain amount of vapour to pass through or escape to the next section. The liquid level in the thumper unit serves the same function as a bleed valve. The vapour must overcome the liquid level which provides a tiny amount of back pressure. Increasing the liquid level would be like closing the bleed valve - both actions increase the back pressure.
cheers
Does original atmospheric pressure need to be included in this formula? Seems to me adding 14.7 psi to the above formula would be correct. I may be wrong, just saying.
@@timflynn3218 You can be dealing with pressure drop or pressure gradient where atmospheric pressure doesnt matter. It's a relative difference in pressure between two points.
Or you can also be dealing with Absolute or relative pressure.
Remember, a relative pressure gauge will read zero when left in the open air. The same gauge will also read zero if taken to the top of Mount Everest even though the surrounding air pressure has decreased. So you need a different type of gauge to determine absolute pressure or a calculation or algorithm solved.
We know that there is an atmospheric pressure present in both scenarios.
If one thinks about it, a reading of zero pressure implies a perfect vacuum.
But the pressure gauge is just determining the difference in pressure between two points within the gauge.
You make the best and most informative videos I've ever seen on this subject thank you very much
George
Can't thank you enough for your time and info
You and your crew have made this a most pleasant hobby with your professionally done videos
I know this is an old video but I just found your channel.. dude you could sell a book or DVD you are a mountain of usable easy to understand knowledge.. thank you so much I've been wanting to do this for a long time but couldn't find the write knowledge for me but this is awesome.. thanks again for sharing this knowledge and God bless..
I love your passion for your craft. Thank you sir.
What's the difference in reflux and thumper? From my understanding each section of a reflux column does the same thing as a thumper.
Holy Bejeebus! You sir, should be writing books in this - or even teaching this at some lucky college as an adjunct professor.
I have been home brewing for the past few decades, and could only wish that I had the guidance of someone like yourself when I first started out.
Now that I'm finally taking those first baby steps at distilling, you have given me the confidence and the tools (thank goodness for the interwebs sometimes, I guess) to have at it. Thanks for taking the time to produce these excellent videos.
I hit that subscribe button so hard, I nearly cracked my screen!
Awesome.
Thanks a bunch
George
Thank you for an excellent video. I often wondered how a thumper worked! You really
do have a talent for explaining things. (Especially to people like me who are not the
brightest spark in the fire!). I've now subscribed.
You make it so easy to understand. Always wondered about how thumpers worked and if I needed one.
Been waiting for a barley and hops thumper video, thanks from Australia George
Massive thanks from Finland.......quite simply the best description of a thumper I have heard and seen...just looking for an excuse to to phone you up and say hi....keep doing what you do...its greatly appreciated ......
Glad i found ya much needed extra 411 my pawpa was a shiner hillbilly in wv where i was raised and all this is very exciting informative info as i never got to meet him he passed b4 i was born thank you sir for ur time im now subscribed!!
I'm 5 years late to this party. I used this method 6+ years ago, but I missed the control side of the thumper. I had a 15g still and 15g thumper. I missed the mark with filling the thumper for sure and the holes in the feed pipe to the thumper. Thank you so much for the knowledge of functionality.
Been looking for a few years to find a clear explanation of this.
Thanks, I really appreciate all your videos and sharing of knowledge.
Thanks again. You are my favorite person to watch on UA-cam, and I watch a lot on UA-cam.
Thanks
Would also suggest some holes up the side of the input pipe near the bottom to help prevent a boiler vacuum colapse.
Never heard of the need to fill it 2/3 full. Just a couple of inches to cover the end of the pipe is enough.
A water charge will also give a boost in ABV. The thumping sound you hear is the collapse (condensing) of vapor as it enters the cool liquid. Theoretically the liquid in the thumper will nearly always be slightly cooler than that of the boiler. At least until the boiling points of the two become somewhat equalized.
Just my $.02.
Great explanation George, much appreciated!
FINALLY, A THUMPER EXPLAINED!
Do you still have to do a methanol pour off with a thumper ? Also what do you do with what’s left in the thumper when you are done ? Is it drinkable?
Thanks George. I've used your guidelines to build my thumper - I'll probably test run it next weekend. I'll email you a few photos 😁
Thank you for making this video. GREAT background information.
Artist and Professor. Thank you!
i love watching your videos im learning so much. thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks, George.. You, Sir, are awesome. The knowledge on this has certainly helped to better my education on my all-time favourite hobby.. Sure could have used that slobber box a few weeks back.. 🤦♂️ I will try the thumper as demonstrated..
Thank you so much for sharing your extended knowledge. Your a star.
another great video pure pleasure watching them all thanks
Great job George on closed systems
Awesome! Gorge, you the man. Thank you!
Can you please make a video where you are actually using a thumper. Iv learned so much from your channel. Please continue the great work you guys are doing.
Yehaw some good ol cape Breton mountain Dew coming this summer , thanks pal
Always wondered the science behind a thumper, thanks George top explanation
Great Video & thanks! But what should be the temp in the thumper? Dose it change over the run?
Great video... I finally understand the difference and purpose of a Thumper and or slobber box... thank you
Thank you very much sir for good info .George would you do a video about
making Jäermeister (the famous German spirit ) thanks again
This mixture has as many 34 ingredients and are a closely held secret. I have not found any information on this.
When you use a thumper do you have to disconnect it right away when you shut the heat off I enjoy your sessions every time
Makes perfect sense George, love the ideas of a slobber box and thumper; 1 question, what type of silver solder do you recommend..?
First off i want to say thankyou for all the information you are putting out there. Second. I have a question i need a little help with. I have a 6 gallon pot still and it has a thumper on that looks to only be about 1 quart in size. I believe this is to small. Can i run it dry just as a slobber box or do i need to cut the inlet pipe off at the top of it for it to work? Thanks for your imput!
One location the Falkland Islands. Terrific stuff George.. Thank you for all..
Thank you George from the foothills of the Appalachians!
What would you recommend filling the thumper with when distilling bourbon? I realize you can use a number of different things, but what would be your top pick for creating the best bourbon possible?
I'm just getting into this, so I've checked out a few channels. You're explanations are awesome.
I only know two moonshiners and asked a few questions, but I hate asking some of the basics.
That's said, if you're on your first run, could you use your first mash, then use the tails later on?
Thanks so much for your videos and your teaching skills
Hi, Ive just bought a still, 3 stage.
I thought the "Thumper" has the store has sold me would be the same has the one you've shown.
ie pipe all way down the bottom.
In mine it has an inlet, only through the top, no down pipe, and an outlet to the worm from the top.
I was wanting to put a 20/30% alcohol into my thumper with some juniper berries to make gin.
Cant I do that with not having the pipe all the way to the bottom ?
love the channel.
Shaun, UK
Adding the cap to the bottom of the pipe, coming from the still would certainly add pressure to the still. The small holes may slow the amount of bubbles and make them smaller, at the bottom of the thumper.
Most stills have a 45 degree cut at the bottom, or have the bottom of the pipe cut like a "crow's foot," at it sits on the bottom of the thumper.
A modern still could probably take the added pressure, using a cap with holes in it. I wouldn't recommend it for anything less.
A thermostat can be useful... Around 170 is the heat in the still you want to maintain. That will boil the alcohol. If you get to 190, then you begin to boil the water in the still and it will begin to cut your run with too much water.
Simply put, your ethel will boil out of the wash, at a lower temp than the water will...
And so you will check your run in several jars, with a hydrometer, to check proof. The proof of the run is never consistent from start to finish. You will run out of alcohol before you run out of water in your wash.
The oldtimers, used to be able to keep track of the heat under the still, by how often they heard the "thump," in the thumper! Too fast meant it was too hot, and you'd get a weaker product. "Slower is always better for the quality of the finished product." It takes great patents to get that... Great whiskey cannot be rushed, unless you like water!
Great content. You should write a book with all this knowledge.
George in the Thumper... is there any advantage making the down pipe in the Thumper a worm? I assume this will help heat the Tail liquid in the Thumper faster. I like your idea of drilled end cap to make smaller vapor bubbles.
Question, Given how a slobber box works, would you say that a system with a slobber box instead of a thumper would still be an open system? Would copper mesh in the slobber box affect the process/flavor? Could I add an aromatics basket to the slobber box for additional seasoning? Thank you so much for all the videos. They've basically taught me everything I know!
So on your very first run with a new still and thumper, you would fill both the still and thumper with mash before beginning the process?
Brilliant, im from the UK and seen lots of videos on moonshine and how moon shine stills work. By far i have learned more from this video clip, i have watched
give than from all of the othere video clips, iv seen befor, iv subscribed to and looking forward to watching all of your videos, and in time i will be phoning you with a few questions about a still im going to build. Thanks Allen
Would sugar water in the thumper add sweetness to the product or, putting fruit give it the fruit flavor?
Thanks George. Enjoying your videos! Some say that modern reflux stills are TO efficient and you do not get as much flavor of the final product as old pot stills or thumpers. Any comments on how to let just the right amount of flavors through in a pot still?
George, What actually goes into the Thumper ? can I put the mash that I put in the pot?
I think he did say that. Maybe go back and watch again. That's what I do.
You can also save your tails and use them in your next batch. Higher alcohol content than the wash.
If a thumper is used to add flavor could it be the same size instead of two thirds ??? Can you use more than one thumper to add different flavor profiles ???
Great video George, if I'm following you correctly, if you pack a column with one of copper mesh, and use a gin basket you could get a similar effect to a thumper without having to have an extr pice of equipment or risk.
In a direct comparison, yes. There is much more to it than that but in its simplest terms the answer is yes, you could mimic the results with column packing.
Love the video very explanatory I have a question please, Can i make the cuts by regulating the temperature? for example I can hold the temp to 150F the methanol evaporates when stops pouring at the end I know there is no more methanol left, then I increase the temp to 175 and hold it there for ethanol then again when stops pouring I know there is no more ethanol in the mash Do I still have the tail in final product if I stop the heat before water starts to evaporate? Thank you!
So clear George. Thanks
I was using a propane burner to distill. I only ever got tails. I added a thumper and I actually started producing ethanol. George is the Greatest of all time.
استاذ شكرا لك على هذا الفديو المفيد سوال ماهو بالضبط عمل الصندوق الضا رب وماهوالسائل الذي يوضع فيه وهل انه لايجعل خروج الراس السام ( الميثانول) بصورة صحيحة
Thanks again George! Happy Distilling
Hey George, Tell me what kind of electric burner you use? Most of them are not very big and powerful enough to heat up my 8 gallon pot. Some even say that the diameter of the pot must not be over 10 inches. That’s way under my pot size.
More good info. I've seen lots of people selling 1/2 gallon mason jars made into thumpers. Some people must have awfully small stills. lol
Who new that hillbillies where also scientists😂
Knew.
When I started my still, I started with nothing in the thumper. When I finished my run the thumper was around a 1/3 full. Is it bad to start with the thumper empty? I came out with a great product, but was just curious. Also I am keeping whats left in the thumper for my next mash. I didnt the first time and regret it.
If you didn't have any mash in your second vessel, then you had a slobber box and not a thumper.
If he ended up with it 1/3 full, he likely started with a slobber box and ended with a thumper.
Great explanation! Love your videos
I have tried using a thumper a couple different times but they always kept filling up. I was told you have to insulate it very well. For me it was acting like a worm and simply condensing the alcohol.
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Thank you good sir for a very informative video. Greetings from UK.
I’m running a thumper for the first time. I have a temp gauge in both the still and thumper. What are the temperatures I should be looking for in each one? By the way both sensors are not in the liquid but will be reading vapor temps. Thanx
Jon Person 175 is max
Methanol boils at 145. Ethanol boils at 17- something. 2, i think?
Great video, thank you for the expert information,
hi george ,, if I make a thumper would you reuse the liquid form it ,, say I filled it with some other alcohol /say wine or some of the wash , wouldn't the liquid from the thumper be more potent after every use? I mean doesn't it take some of the abv away at first till it gets hot?? I was wondering
I'm letting this video Play and I'm in and out the room so I'm not sure if you said it. Do I need to use the thumper if I'm distilling water?
Hello George, a quick question. I saw a design where the "thumper" is mounted on the lid of the boiler and also about 1/10th of the boiler size. Your thoughts? Enjoying your channel!
Thanks for answering my question