Building A Still From Sheet Copper

If you are using your still properly the liquid booze will only touch your condenser.

Building a still from sheet copper.

This still was designed by sherman owen so a special thanks to him for posting his design and making the video s i ve shared. Not everyone who sees a still wants to build their own. If you aren t an experienced fabricator or don t have the mathematical skills needed to design and make still parts fr. Copper is malleable meaning that it bends and forms easily.

This article describes the process of building an all purpose copper still. A better option for a reflux still would be one with a reflux condenser on top of the column. If you have some fabrication experience you can make your own parts use the following instructions as a guide for assembly. If the idea of building one of our diy copper still kits sounds appealing then copper is going to be the best choice for you.

Don gloves and use the aviation snips to cut the pieces. It could easily be constructed with some thin copper pipe breaking pipes for a car would do 5 6 mm in diameter. Below is a picture of the pot still we re going to build. Using the wrong metals in your still will poison you.

Furthermore the still will be a pita to stuff with packing due to those pipes running through the column. Use the ruler metal scribe and flat dividers to lay out cutting lines on the copper sheet for all the rectangular pieces as shown in the cutting diagram. Stick to a copper coil see step 4 and you re fine. We can help you choose the right parts for the type of distillation unit you want to make.

Sand all the edges smooth. It s relatively soft and is very easy to cut with a sturdy pair of tin snips. Use your own moonshine still plans. Build your own copper still.

To get started let s look at what we re going to build. Build your own distiller from our inventory of copper stainless kits and parts. Learn how to make a moonshine or whiskey still.