Still
Equipment
- Aluminum pot with an aluminum lid
- we used a tamale steamer from a place that rhymes with Target...
- 5 Gallon bucket
- Drill
- 1/8 inch drill bit
- 3/8 inch drill bit
- Cooking Thermometer
- Teflon Tape
- Hot glue gun with high-temperature hot glue sticks
- Metal File
- 3/8-inch to 3/8-inch compression adapter
- found in plumbing sections of hardware stores
- 20 ft. Refrigerator coil
- Ice
- A stove or other consistent heat source
- when using the still you need to keep whatever you are boiling at a very even temp
- Propane works well
- Or use an old skool campfire ring to set pot on top
Procedure
- Drill a 1/8-inch Hole on the Aluminum Pot
- Wrap the Thermometer with Teflon Tape
- Place the Thermometer in the Hole
- Secure the Thermometer with Hot Glue
- Drill a 3/8-inch hole in the Pot Lid
- File as Needed
- Insert a Compression Fitting into the Lid
- Seal the Fitting with Hot Glue
- Attach the Copper Coil to the Lid
- Drill a 3/8-inch Hole in the Bucket
- Insert Second Compression Fitting into the Bucket
- Make the Seal Watertight with the Hot Glue Gun
- Tighten the Refrigerator Coil if Needed
- Attach the Coil to the Bucket