StillSmart

Ok so i have a couple of posts up here and on other sites and responses have been great. Since i am new to this site here i am lost as to what is available locally in UK and Ireland.

I have two kegs coming soon, i want to turn one into a still. I want to have a pot still initially but also want the capability to run reflux at a later stage. Trouble is any sources seem to be USA or Australia based. As such its hard to know what would suit best.

I cannot manufacture anything myself so soldering and welding are out completely. I think at least one of the kegs coming is a sanke that i can use a 2 inch clamp on if that will work?

I live in the arse end of nowhere so running to a local supplier is also out. I may be able to get a fella to make up a setup but failing that what could i buy that will run a pot and later a reflux ? If i have to get a solely pot setup to keep costs down thats ok too.

I just want something ready to go if getting one made does not work out.

Fermentation side of things is sorted as i am a home beer brewer since start of 2013 and i am looking to expand into stilling. Because of where i live i seem to be running into nothing but blocks at the moment and tbh my patience is running thin

Been there, done that, I have some of the parts for you, drop the panic and we'll get you on track. PM tomorrow. Thursday, OK?

AM

Cheers aidan thanks for that m8. Tomorrow is fine.

Is there a car exhaust specialist anywhere near? Those guys tend to be very good at fabricating whatever you want in stainless steel.

Unfortunately not John. Even though i live in countryside only 8 miles from nearest town there is nothing around here to help and to be homest they are a nosey lot, ask too many questions. There is not even so much as a proper builders merchants anymore.

Hi DullahanBrewing
If you dont find or cant build what you are after.
I have a 30" column 2" copper pot head with a condensor and a tri clamp with silicon seal I dont use, and a free 50l beer keg if needed. Im happy to post the column. Norm

Cheers Normski i will let you know. Truth be told my biggest issue besides waiting on the kegs to arrive is i have nobody locally that can convert one to electric for me without cutting the top. Including you now i actually have 3 different sources for a copper still setup but nobody to sort the keg out

You can add connections to a stainless keg without welding using a essex flange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvEWYBzEcAU

Thanks YHB i am waiting on someone to get back to me about whether they can do that for me. Otherwise i will have to forget about using my beer kegs and i willhave to get a suitable boiler shipped to me, bloody expensive that.

You are talking about less than a couple of hours with a hand drill and a file.

Perhaps but i have neither of those and i am not going to buy them just for this.