How do you make a still from scratch?

How to Make a Still at Home

1. Supplies for Making a DIY Still.
2. Step 1: Drill a 1/8-inch Hole on the Aluminum Pot.
3. Step 2: Wrap the Thermometer with Teflon Tape.
4. Step 3: Place the Thermometer in the Hole.
5. Step 4: Secure the Thermometer with Hot Glue.
6. Step 5: Drill a 3/8-inch hole in the Pot Lid.
7. Step 6: File as Needed.

How do you make a reflux condenser?

To build the Condenser Jacket follow the below instructions:

1. Step 1 – Drill a 1 1/8” hole in one of the two 1 ½” End Cap.
2. Step 2 – Drill a 5/8″ hole in the other 1 ½” End Cap.
3. Step 3 – Cut a 17 ½ ” length of 1 ½” copper pipe.
4. Step 4 – Cut 2 – 2 ½ ” lengths of 1 ½” copper pipe.

What is a bokakob?

The Bokakob (Boka or Bok for short) is the common name for a Dual Slant-Plate Single Column In-line Reflux Still designed by Alex Bokakob in 2001. The still was originally designed with a fairly small reflux column to sit atop a stove-top boiler, and has seen significant modifications and improvements over the years.

What is a bokakob reflux still?

The Bokakob reflux still was originally designed by Alex Bokakob and is most popular with novice distillers because it’s easy to build at home, operation is straight forward and it can yield upwards of 95% ABV. This design uses Liquid Management (LM) to control reflux and so it is classified as a LM column reflux still.

Can a Boka column be used as a pot still?

If there is no packing in the column, there is nearly no surface area in the column upon which vapors can reflux. Some condensation can form on the walls of the column, however, so insulation, or a detachable head that can be used without the whole column is desirable. This allows a Boka to function as a pot still.

How does a Boka work?

The lower slanted plate inside the column of the Boka collects distillate that has been condensed. This distillate forms a pool which will eventually overflow and fall back down into the column as reflux. If all of the distillate falls back into the column, the still is said to be in ‘100% reflux’ or ‘total reflux’, or ‘equalibriating’.