Show Us Your Dragon

Nardy

@zzyzx said: Finally got her fired up this weekend:

Is it just me or has that thing got a mean lean to it?

jez

@zzyzx no worries. I'm sure you will work it all out soon.

@Nardy it looks that way. the leaning tower of stainless :)

Kapea

@jez said: Nardy it looks that way. the leaning tower of stainless :)

Yeah, mine does that too. No matter how tight you crank those triclamps down, the metal still leans.

A bit of strategic buttressing will straighten that bad boy right up.

jez

@kapea I found that with the glass sections on the crystal dragons they haven't been cut square. So rotated them until I found the sweet spot and maked and numbered them with black marker.

zzyzx

There we go...just took a shim under the right corner of the photo...fixed!

(She is actually straight...the photog isn't all the time, though ;) )

dad

The photog isn't straight or isn't plumb?

I know don't ask...

KrookedTusk

Anxiously awaiting some steam!

punkin

Looks absolutely gorgeous.

KrookedTusk

Thanks @punkin! Couldn't have been possible without the SD NA team!

Maltycultural

A thing of beauty!!

FloridaCracker

@KrookedTusk said: Anxiously awaiting some steam!

Feck!!

Awesome looking rig.

KrookedTusk

Thanks F'Cracker. Can't wait start her up!

jez

That's one awesome looking set up. do you have a rough idea of litre per hour out put.

Tombstone

My 1st still.

But still looking for this

KrookedTusk

@jez. No idea just yet. I will be using direct injected steam to heat.

FullySilenced

Poor @Tombstone he only has one ball...

but it's looking good... keep on polishing it B-)

SoCalBrewing

@Tombstone said: But still looking for this

You can find a copper ball here.

pasul

Hi guys,

And here is my setup, I have a 100L stripping still which is wood fired bain-marie tipe and the small 40L spirit still with 4" Dash.

Sunshine

Hi Pasul! That looks pretty professional to me. I like what you have done with the place ;)

pasul

Thansks sunshine :) ,i am trying to legally open first slovenian craft distillery with a modern approach to the old classics :D

Smaug

Very nice pasul.

kimbodious

Pot still run. Today's run is a double-distillation for slowly collection final spirit from All Bran Low Wines. There are no components left from my original pot still (except for boiler and controller). The chunky piece of stainless steel on the diagonal with the two clear hoses is a StillDragon Big Baby shotgun condenser that I also use on the tall still. In fact all but one component you see here is used in my CCVM still. The idea has been for a completely modular system with the minimal number of components to configure to the type of still required for the job.

Kapea

Looks good. A simple pot still. I like it.

You'd probably have better luck if you moved the collection jug under the outlet pipe though... ;)

kimbodious

a different angle with plumbing hotness..

kimbodious

Thinking infusions... I have a source for some great native botanicals. I have an idea for a carter? head? using two 2" tees and a couple of extra endcaps I have kicking around... see diagram... didn't draw in the basket but I figure you'd know where.

punkin

Familiar looking design, sure i've seen it somewhere...

kimbodious

@punkin said: Familiar looking design, sure i've seen it somewhere...

Yeah, I understood it would be nothing new design wise. I have a source for Lemon Myrtle and Aniseed Myrtle and the local markets will be a good source for all the interesting Asian herbs and spices to try.

kimbodious

@punkin said: Familiar looking design, sure i've seen it somewhere...

That would be here then.

Unsensibel

@kimbodious said: That would be here then.

Or here, here, and here

kimbodious

@Unsensibel said: Or here, here, and here

?? using a pair of tees, it is based on that design but way more ghetto