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Hello fellas, new to the forum, and had some questions on cleaning up the pot still for the first run. I've read some people soak the parts in vinegar/water solution over night. And some run the 50/50 solution through it. Any thoughts or ideas which one is better? And how much of a solution to use.  I have a 13 gal. milk can boiler with a 3" column to a 32" leibing condenser. Anxious to start. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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That's a good start. I ran a 50/50 vinegar wash at steam for about an hour agin stainless steel PSII HC. I rinsed really good with BH equip rinse afterwards. Then, I found a really cheap white wine and ran two gallons thru as a sac batch. These were reccomends I've read here and at HD.org. Love them Appalachian mountains, and the little Girl I left behind.... (old song lyrics, but tis home for me) 
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Thanks for the info. Steam cleaning went well and am now ready for the sac run. I think a simple sugar run will do.
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When you run the vinegar solution did you run it with the column packed or empty?
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" Originally Posted by: zach080891  When you run the vinegar solution did you run it with the column packed or empty? My column is copper so I don't pack it."
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Originally Posted by: zach080891 When you run the vinegar solution did you run it with the column packed or empty? Empty....  I clean brand new copper mesh packing in a citric acid and water solution for 20 mins before a good rinse and it's first use. After a few runs, I clean the mesh again. If it looks overtly black after a run, it get's cleaned The boiler and column gets scrubbed with equipment cleaner and sanitized before and after each run. |
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" Originally Posted by: Appalachian Alchemist My column is copper so I don't pack it. The fact that the column is copper is not really the issue but the next time you make an order from a brew shop or you go into a brew shop pick up a pack of copper mesh and stuff your tower, it's for the best. The vapor needs to pass through the mesh and that helps remove some nasties that we dont want in our drankin stock. It's not the end of the world without it but as you will find it is something that is worth the effort to imploy. So now that the cleaning run is done it's time to cook, now the fun begins...."
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Originally Posted by: heeler The fact that the column is copper is not really the issue but the next time you make an order from a brew shop or you go into a brew shop pick up a pack of copper mesh and stuff your tower, it's for the best. The vapor needs to pass through the mesh and that helps remove some nasties that we dont want in our drankin stock. It's not the end of the world without it but as you will find it is something that is worth the effort to imploy.
So now that the cleaning run is done it's time to cook, now the fun begins.... They convinced me of this long ago, n'er a run w/o copper mesh now for me.. It really makes a big difference. I pack it around the reflux tubes as well as the the column itself. Scotty listed an excellent supplier for that Mesh..where was that link...Here tis; http://www.domyownpestco...h-p-1463.html?sub_id=229 |
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