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The Jeffrey 2.69
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The Jeffrey 2.69, How to Flat Solder, Balance to 25 degrees using Solder Pad Weights

Check out this video where I take you through the new features of The Jeffrey 2.69, show you an flat soldering technique, and balance this iSpindel to 25 degrees using a new method.

By Joey Joe Joe Jr, 2 yearsJanuary 9, 2021 ago
Liebig Extension
Equipment

Liebig Extension – 5″ to 36″

If you are interested in the making of the 5″ Liebig click here. If you are interested in the stripping run video in which the 5″ Liebig condenser was used, click here. If you want to make life easier for yourself purchase a pipe cutter like in the link below. Read more…

By Joey Joe Joe Jr, 3 yearsApril 21, 2020 ago
Equipment

5″ Mini Liebig Condenser – Will it work?

I built a 5 inch Liebig condenser to try and cool off the 60 C distillate I’m getting during my stripping run. The ideal solution would be to incorporate a small Liebig like this one into the design of my next liquid management still head build. In my previous stripping Read more…

By Joey Joe Joe Jr, 4 yearsAugust 28, 2019 ago
Fermentation

Sugar Wash pH Control Experiment #1

The first batch is controlled with a pH buffer we made from citric acid and sodium hydroxide. The second batch we did a ‘control batch’ where we didn’t add any pH controllers until halfway through. For the third batch, we prepared live oyster shells and put them in the fermenter. Read more…

By Joey Joe Joe Jr, 4 yearsAugust 15, 2019 ago
Distilling

Spirit Run #1

Note Taking The detailed notes for these spirit runs come from a spreadsheet I made that calculates theoretical percent complete (TPC), the reflux ratio, the running total volume collected, when to set an alarm based on your collection rate and jar size, and other things. I will write a post Read more…

By Joey Joe Joe Jr, 4 yearsMay 29, 2019 ago
Equipment

Russian Spiral Prismatic Packing

I’ve heard many things about spiral prismatic packing (SPP). It has a very mystical aura around it, and probably much misinformation swarming around it as well. This post is about the unboxing and cleaning of the SPP. In a future post, we’ll discuss what it’s like running a still with Read more…

By Joey Joe Joe Jr, 4 yearsApril 15, 2019 ago
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