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Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-28T12:11:40+00:00

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
What's the minimum height the 22mm pipe should be before the 45 degree downturn to the liebig?
What's the minimum length of the condenser for a still of this size?
Can I run 10mm pipe through a 22mm condensor or is it better to stick with 15mm?
Anyone recommend a good thermometer and seal for the top?
Appreciate any info, thx
BB

1st Q..there's no hard and fast rule on the column height, as seen here (example) in an earlier post you said 200mm column...start with that and see how it sits...is it safe with the liebig fitted??.

2nd Q...For the condenser size?? 18"..if it was me I use 15mm inside 22mm...that way you can reuse the pipe by adding more to make it longer on your next still..nothing stopping you from using 10mm.

3rd Q..Any of the thermometers on Ebay would work, make a thermo port at the top of the column...like we did on the beer boilers...short length of 10mm, solder the end closed, then solder into the column...stick the probe in and away you go.

BJ

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:11 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-28T08:01:22+00:00

Another question before the real build gets a' rockin'..

My still will be 390mm high and I'm thinking about using a 3/4" x 22mm tap connector for the pipe going up to the condenser for easy dismantling.

What's the minimum height the 22mm pipe should be before the 45 degree downturn to the liebig?

What's the minimum length of the condenser for a still of this size?
Can I run 10mm pipe through a 22mm condensor or is it better to stick with 15mm?

Anyone recommend a good thermometer and seal for the top?
Appreciate any info, thx

BB

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:01 am

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-28T07:46:42+00:00

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
I guess the original solder seal of the top and bottom on the copper jobby I bought will not be lead free from 50+ years ago, could this be an issue??

If you are able to overlay the original solder with lead free,then it may be worth the effort.
Just my opinion.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:46 am

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-28T06:44:22+00:00

J...it's double an airstill...you'll be ok making say 5/6 lts wash. You'll then have around 5.5 lts going into the still....plenty of room in there for that.
This still your making will let you "cut your teeth" on this amount....then you can start thinking about either build a bigger still, or buy.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:44 am

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T21:46:59+00:00

Way to much, at a guess I'd say around 7L ?

630mm circumference x 390mm high..... My mistake, I put diameter.. Lol

Just checked again, should be able to get around 9L in allowing for head space to avoid puking!!!

Getting to know all the terminology now.

BB

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:46 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T20:26:54+00:00

Steampunk wrote:
According to this calculator its 122 ltrs or 27 UK gallons
http://www.regaltanks.co.uk/calculator/

SP

Nar, it's not that big.. Did you put inches in instead of cm ?

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:26 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T20:25:38+00:00

Magnu420 wrote:
get a measuring jug and see how litres of water you
can fill to

Need to get it riveted and soldered first..
I guess the original solder seal of the top and bottom on the copper jobby I bought will not be lead free from 50+ years ago, could this be an issue??

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:25 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T19:24:09+00:00

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Not sure what it will hold yet, tried to find a conversion chat on google but nothing turned up for small amounts.
Diameter is 63cm x 39cm height..

get a measuring jug and see how litres of water you
can fill to

Statistics: Posted by Magnu420 — Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:24 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T19:22:00+00:00

Not sure what it will hold yet, tried to find a conversion chat on google but nothing turned up for small amounts.
Diameter is 63cm x 39cm height..

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:22 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T17:42:12+00:00

Clicking on it does nothing but it's looking good BB

What will the total volume be, can't judge as there's nothing in the pic to give an indication of it's scale?

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:42 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T17:20:16+00:00

Is the piccy working for everyone else ?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:20 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-27T16:53:57+00:00

Taking shape....

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:53 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-21T20:18:53+00:00

That was a concern of mine being unstable so I'll do a few dry runs with water...
Any thoughts on another type of condenser for a small still?

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:18 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-21T20:00:40+00:00

It'll certainly look nice and shiny once polished, could become a family heirloom in years to come

Your plan sounds fine, if a little small, just have to make sure the wieght / position of the Liebig when filled with water and cooling hoses attached etc doesn't make it unstable and tip over.

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:00 pm

Re: Anyone made a boiler lately?

2015-04-21T19:51:14+00:00

Thing is for my first build I'm making a sealed copper pot still with a 22mm pipe with an height up to around 200mm then a 45 degree reducer bend to 15mm pipe connecting to a 300mm Liebig condenser that can be removed from the still for filling and emptying the wash.
The pot will 190mm diameter with an height of 350mm all copper with a domed top from the bed warmer I bought.
Any thoughts on this lads? Will it be ok for my first still to hone my skills!

BB

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:51 pm