Still SpiritsT-500 Boiler and Condenser Complete System

I'm extremely satisfied with Moonshine Distiller company. Thier customer service is absolutely top notch. When they were out of the stainless steel columns, they gave me the copper column, which is more expensive, at no additional cost. All in order to keep the delivery on time.

Very nice

I just got this combo in today and I did my cleaning run on it. The manufacturer recommended a clean with soap so that’s what I did and then I ran 5 gallons of sugar wash through it for clean. I didn’t taste any of the product coming off because it was for the clean but it came out to about 184-180 proof. I got about 1.5 gallons off in around 4.5 hours before I pulled the plug. Probably could have gotten off some more but wasn’t worth it for a clean. Let’s talk about operation. I turned on the boiler and the waited about 40 minutes to turn the water on. At this point I watched for the thermostat to start jumping up dramatically then I fiddled with the needle valve to get it to level out at around 60c. Shortly after it started to produce. The needle valve is touchy but you’ll get used to it pretty quick. If you’re worried about water consumption I used about 15-20 gallons of water over the time it ran. In my part of the world this costs me about 50 cents on my water bill. All in all a great still that I’d recommend to anyone looking for high proof neutral spirit.

Ok it's currently Jan 27 2020.I've learned a LOT since my original purpose. A lot. This is my main hobby and main thing I for us on.Just a hobby. Something I really enjoy and put a lot of focus on.This still will do what you want and it'll do ig beyond your expectations and well under the effort you may assume you'd make.Of course we don't destill alcohol in this. That'd be illegal. But hypothetically speaking. If you did and you followed the directions you'd hit 96% pure with no issue. No effort....hypothetically. The distilling conditioner and ceramic addled to smooth out the boil. Use them.This wousk strip it to the purest alcohol yoh could imagine in a single run and safety.Be sure to clean the parts. Don't let them run too many times. It's super easy so don't shy away from it. You won't regret it. You however WILL regret not cleaning it.If you're new to this or even not so new. Going too many times builds up top much undesirable content. In the shortest most understandable terms. You could flat out drink ammonia. So take care of it. Clean this thing. Really look into it. For your sake and any consumer.All in all. I can't recommend this enough. I can't. If you're looking for PURITY. You can not beat this. You can't. Professional or beginner. You can't beat this.So buy it. Study hard. Pay attention. And enjoy.

We have purchased this to distill water.First off, this is a high quality piece of equipment, very well made of high grade materials. It doesn't leak and it appears to do the job as described when the setup is right.However, I'm only giving 4 stars and here's why. Manufacturer instructions and youtube videos suggest hooking this to your kitchen faucet and sink. Now, I DO NOT recommend distilling water with this in a typical kitchen setup. You will need your sink and sewer drain pipes upgraded, because the return water will be nearly boiling point hot for several hours on which it may cause serious, if not permanent, damages to your sink/sewer equipment. We had to pay significant repair costs in our case. Which is why we are returning this. The manufacturer needs to state this clear and provide instructions/remedies on how to avoid potential damages.On another note, our unit didn't come damaged in shipping like others noted.

I bought this still in Dec 2015 and have used it to make countless batches since. You will not make whiskey, vodka, or gin with this. You will make 96% ABV, 192 proof, engine destroying, soul killing ethanol. Tastes better than everclear, but it is stronger. Look for recipes like apple pie, peach cinnamon, etc to dillute this with and you'll have a hit. The reflux tower with stainless steel saddles and the cooling water effluent temp set around 139F makes this a super efficient distillation tower.

Seems fairly well made, I've used it twice and was pretty impressed although I could not get production at the prescribed Temperature settings. 3 hours after production started and maintaining an average column temperature of 160f, I had only produced about a cup of alcohol. Since it wasn't working I decided to up it to 170f and production looked like I though it should. Over the next about 3 - 3 1/2 hours it produced about a gallon. A mistake on my part caused the end of production to get messed up and diluted the product to 85% pure.Second use went better kept the column temperate between 155-165 degrees, worked well but took 7 1/2 hours, not the 4 1/2- 5 hours advertised but I got a 91% output so that was nice.Next time I'll go for a column temperature of 160-170 and expect I'll get the desired results.I live in Los Angeles, does our hard water raise the temperature needed or does anyone have any explanations?Once you get the temperature stabilized you can just about leave this thing alone. After about the first 1/2 and hour, maybe less, of production starting it's just on automatic.BTW, I got the Still Spirits Water Flow regulator, which is still hard to precisely control but is much better than controlling the tap attached to your faucet

The boiler looks great but did not include the condenser as listed.