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Spirit. I;ve been toying with getting an Airstill for some time.
( Just a thought - I see quite a lot of second Metal Detectors come onto FB marketplace , I don't see so many Second hand Stills.. Maybe that should tell us something? )
( Just a thought - I see quite a lot of second Metal Detectors come onto FB marketplace , I don't see so many Second hand Stills.. Maybe that should tell us something? )
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I searched Fleabay spirit still it came up with a 50L second hand one well over £1000 new would be about £ 2700 but it was the bee knees
Yikes!!
This is the kind of thing I'm looking at!
UK Still Spirits Easy Turbo Water Distiller 240V/320W 9323318001608 | eBay
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There is a guy I know on FB that makes 'proper' stills , do you want me to find his details for you??
No, no, no.....just look for an Alembic on eBay 
Much more reasonably priced
or you can use a pressure cooker and a bit of copper tubing and a seperating gravy/grease jug set in ice.
M
Much more reasonably priced or you can use a pressure cooker and a bit of copper tubing and a seperating gravy/grease jug set in ice.
M
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The ones I see were all singing all dancing leave alone they do the work temp control etc.No, no, no.....just look for an Alembic on eBay
or you can use a pressure cooker and a bit of copper tubing and a seperating gravy/grease jug set in ice.
M
No, no, no.....just look for an Alembic on eBay
or you can use a pressure cooker and a bit of copper tubing and a seperating gravy/grease jug set in ice.
M
< Thinking to himself....Toddy has a History.......And a dark skill set >
.....and will get you a visit from the Revenue men
Pressure cookers or wee stills to make essential oils are much less likely to attract interest.....both are very useful tools, you understand
Silly it was for hand sanitizer......and will get you a visit from the Revenue men
Pressure cookers or wee stills to make essential oils are much less likely to attract interest.....both are very useful tools, you understand
Just for clarity , HE is a SHE.
Thats ok, I've made the same mistake in reverse whilst trawling through Tinder....
I do apologise no offence intended, I suppose we should all use the neutral gender word Person?
I hope we are not at that point yet. Just informing you and I'm sure Toddy took no offence at it. She didn't seem to take offence at me thinking her a prohibition kingpin ( or should that be QueenPin??? )
Prohibition Kingpin, now you mention it Toddy is what my Dad used to give me at Christmas when I was little, Tea with a dram in it he always called it a Toddy.
No offence taken, and hopefully none given.
I wanted non denatured alcohol to make tinctures, and I know that if I got my distilling wrong then ethanol and methanol are really not good things to get wrong.
Comments about moonshine making folks go blind have a grounding in truth unfortunately. Just be really wary of the first bit of the distillation.
Hadn't thought about using the stuff for hand sanitisers .....were we not advised not to use vodka to do that though ? it's blooming hard to make your own alcohol as easily as it is to buy a bottle of vodka.
M
This is the one I have got. It works really well and can produce 40 to 60% alcohol for around 50p a 70cl bottle (for hand sanitising only )
Actually, my understanding is that it is not illegal to produce small amounts of alcohol as oong as you do not distribute it (sell or give away).
)Actually, my understanding is that it is not illegal to produce small amounts of alcohol as oong as you do not distribute it (sell or give away).
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None taken, still got to be able to joke in these hard times, Tincture I keep Bees and Propolis make a good Tincture I normally just chew It. Non denatured alcohol can't you buy it I have a little bit my son got me he was in the print till they stopped using it to clean down with.
No offence taken, and hopefully none given.
I wanted non denatured alcohol to make tinctures, and I know that if I got my distilling wrong then ethanol and methanol are really not good things to get wrong.
Comments about moonshine making folks go blind have a grounding in truth unfortunately. Just be really wary of the first bit of the distillation.
Hadn't thought about using the stuff for hand sanitisers .....were we not advised not to use vodka to do that though ? it's blooming hard to make your own alcohol as easily as it is to buy a bottle of vodka.
M
40% isn't really high enough for an effective sanitiser but - the first 20 - 40 mL that come out of my still is rocket fuel and would be good; as you say, must not be drunk. Apparently, there is typically more methanol in a bottle of Scotch than you will get out of home distilling but I'm not sure if I believe that.
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