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Old 12-11-2006, 02:18 PM   #1
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Of course for distilled water only.

I was looking at an amazing still, then an easy still, then a spiral bucket still.
A day of reading and I thought why waste time and money, do it right.



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Old 12-11-2006, 05:35 PM   #2
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Right.

How do I drive her? any tips?
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http://www.amphora-society.com/
Try this link, the book by Nixon & McCaw (The Compleat Distiller) is verry good. I have this one and found it to be a big help.
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How much did all that copper run you?
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read up at www.homedistiller.org, thats where i learned to distill "water"
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What did you use for the packing material?
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I bought stainless scrubbers but have since read copper is better so will use copper.
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https://secure.brewhaus.ca/index.aspx?page=productsList&CategoryID=31

the copper mesh on this page is what i use, i mean what could be used


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