"Howdy all:

Not wanting the wife to crown me with a frying pan for spending tons of money for my hobby, I set out to make an inexpensive still. Here's a list of the parts I purchased:

Used 5 gallon pressure cooker - garage sale - $5
Condensor flask - science supply store - $25
Plastic hose - science supply store - $10
120 degree Celcius thermometer - science supply store - $10
Rubber stopper - Home Depot - $1
750 watt hot plate - Wal-Mart - $10

Ripped out the top of the pop-off valve on the cooker. Part remaining is perfect for connecting the plastic hose to the condensor.

Drilled a 1/2"" hole near the crown of the lid and inserted the rubber stopper. Drilled the center of the stopper for the thermometer.

I used wood scraps to make a stand for the condensor flask.

The low power hot plate works very well. At full power it won't heat the mash above 100C - prevents the mash from getting into the condensor. If you want to speed the process up, put the pressure cooker on the kitchen stove until the temp reaches 75C then move it to your hot plate."