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I am looking to buy and to build. Since I am so new to all of this, I want to be as educated about every aspect of the process. My thinking is that if I am going to spend some money on a still that is manufactured for me, it would make sense to know what I am paying for and how to ask for different things to suit my needs. I just need all the information!

Porter, Do you have any links that you could provide with what you were talking about with direct heating elements and DIY sites? Thanks

MG Thermal, i like the idea of hot water boiler with circulator pump, and plate exchanger, but i have no idea what you are really talking about. Out of my league! do you have any specifics links or brands that you would recommend that i start to look at? Thanks for the help

These are great suggestions that i will check out, but my main reason for question is heating up the mash tun and sparge water, and cleaning. But i still need a suggestion for heating the still, maybe the electric element idea would work. I need to research that avenue a bit more, but if anyone has specific brands or photo, that would be greatly helpful. thanks.

WOW! it seems like it would be such an easy thing. my beginner mistake. My ideal still would be pot still design, steam/water heated or electric. i assume electric would be easier to deal with, but that's probably wrong as well. My thinking is that steam/water heated is a more major undertaking to get a water heating issues solved, which is another question of mine. Best way for a small place to get hot water for cleaning, mashing, etc, without using open flame? As far as the putting together question, don't know what is the best way. i am sure it depends on the size of the still, and style!

I guys. Very new to all this, but need some quick help. I have read many different ways to heat water for cleaning, mash, distilling, etc. I don't like an open flame idea. I am not big enough yet to go with a huge boiler system, so i need something small but i need to get water to about 160-180 degrees in an easy manner. How can i do this? please advise. Thanks, Robin

Hi everyone. Been reading everything about still design but found a number of different thoughts on copper thickness of stills. I have a couple of different questions. What is a good thickness of the copper needed? Are the sides thinner than the bottom? If an increase in thickness, does it change the heating properties? Does copper degrade or break down, noticeably, over time? Does thickness matter when talking about volume? Say, 30 liter still versus 300 liters versus 3000 liters? Sorry for all the basic questions, but i need some help from people who know. Thanks in advance Robin

Hi everyone! I was very excited when i got back from a quick Spring Break trip to Colorado that i was finally approved on the ADI forum My name is Robin and my friend and I are eagerly trying to get a startup distillery going. We are complete newbies to the whole process, but we love to drink the stuff, so that is how we got interested. We have not tried anything yet, but gathering information and wisdom from you guys so far. We have a lot to learn! Our goals are to make Vodka, Gin, and especially Whisky. We got intersted during a Distillery tour to Scotland 2 years ago. Travelled to 11 different operations in 7 days and had a blast. I am going to be peppering you experienced people for answers for quite a while so I hope that i don't overstay my welcome. I would love to get a hold of classic copper stills. The older the better. I want production, but I love old time stuff for the look and the stories that they hold. Once again, thanks for having these forums and passing along lots of knowledge. Robin

That is a fantastic find! If you don't mind me asking, where did you stumble on this beauty? i would love to find and old still and fix it up.

i am very jealous! Will be contacting you for some startup advice soon.