"Awesome site.....just wished I found it sooner.

I am just finishing my still and after reading threads on this site I am not nearly as confident in the design.

I have a 5 gallon ss pot a 4 inch copper colum 24 inches tall necking down to 1/2 copper. The 1/2 is 20 feet long coiled inside an 8 inch pipe that water will flow freely around.

I had fun buliding it and if it doesn't work well it will look like it should.

I had intened to pack with copper, but I see no mention of any towers this big.

My first question what can I expect out of my design?

How much packing should I use?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.:)"

I will try, but I am not that computer savy

Thanks......got any suggestions on something easy I should try first?

"Thanks so much for that tip on the sweet feed. Was thinking that might be a good one. Some chums who I was chatting with on another forum mentioned it had urea in it. I did not think it would make it through the distillation process and this was confirmed by the Brewmeister at the feed store/home brew combo place where I shop. He says he do not know where it goes but it dont come out in the collection jar..lol. I am a total newbie except I can make some good cowboy wine and have dabbled in beer a bit. Sure nice to find this place. I have the plumber at work on a still as we speak. Building the valved model from moonshine-still.com. Anybody know anything about that one? Any tips etc. Thanks. I am also threatening to buy a store bought model from the brew haus folks just to be on the safe side. I am struggling between the 8 gallon milk bucket model and the keg set up. Anybody have some thoughts?

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