I've been interested in distilling my own spirits for quite a while but had never gone past the "want to". Well this weekend my wife picked up a 1/2 barrel keg for me while I am away at work. While rummaging around on the oil rig I am on I was able to locate some scrap 2" copper that I will be bringing home with me as well. My primary goal will be to distill some heated bourbons as that is what I primarily drink. After that it would be rum.
As for my still plans, I intend to flip the keg over and have a 6" or 8" fitting fitted to the new top and use the sanke fitting for a drain. It will be an all electric rig with a SSVR controller for a 240v ULWD element and possibly even a second one, possibly run at 120v, to aid in bringing the temps up faster before turning off the 2nd element and throttling the 240v one back to the desired take off rate. My keg will also double as my BAP for bringing water to temp for mashing. I want the system to be modular so the plan will be to have tri-clamp fittings at numerous places for scalability and options for future modifications. Initially I will have just the still, in pot still mode, with a shotgun condenser. At some point, once I have worked out the running of the still in that configuration, I would like to add a thumper that would be either another 1/2 barrel or a 1/4 barrel keg.
In the meantime I will continue to read, read, read, and oh yeah, read some more.Last edited by creekrat on Sun Oct 16, 2022 6:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
I need to find someone that works at one of several oil rigs in my area;). Document and start a thread of your build to post as it helps other members that follow behind your efforts.For New and Novice Distillers
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It’s also nice to cut away part of the rim leaving only the handles so that it is easier to use the fill port.For New and Novice Distillers
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