VEVOR Alcohol Still 3Gal/12L Alcohol Distiller Stainless Steel Distillery Kit for Alcohol With Copper Tube & Pump Home Brewing Kit Build-in Thermometer for DIY Whisky Wine Brandy

Did first batch but not as great as expected due to inexperience, but looking forward to the next batch

My wife is enjoying it she's been learning how to make essential oils from plants on our property it's been very interesting for her and it's a good investment she really likes it

Well, I like it. I allegedly ran larger home-made stills in the deep past (statute of limitations past by half a century), and this one is a breeze compared to them. I washed it out good, although it was visibly very clean. I got the three gallon model, with no thumper because in my old age this one will be used to make essential oils and hydrosols. I did a vinegar run, and allegedly ran a bottle of cheap vodka dispersed in a gallon of water through it, just to see if I still knew how, and to kill any residual thermophile microbes in the lower part of the condenser. In all cases it ran like a champ. The thermometer read steady 205 for water, but I do live at higher altitude. It didn't leak, the fittings all fit, the little submersible pump ran fine, although I will probably just run creek water through it. Ice and buckets are just too much trouble. There were no dents or dings. Now all I need is a screen rack for the plant material, a separating funnel, and for the sweetbuds to bloom. My wife likes all those sweet-smelling things, and I get to run a still without going to jail. Win-win for an old southern Appalachian retiree like me. I give it five stars on simplicity, compactness, price, and ease of use. Great for someone who just piddles around like me.

The thermostat and the temperature gauge are in Celsius. I don’t care for having to do a conversion every time I use it.I believe there was supposed to be a recipe book with the still, I didn’t get one.The still so far works fine.

The thermometer and the condenser are each a nice theory and a legal alibi; but, in both cases, they are considerably LESS than "pathetic". Also, to get GOOOOOOD TEMPERATURE CONTROL, the still itself NEEEEEEEDS a SERIOUS HEAT SINK under it simply because most kitchen stoves and home cooking hotplates do NOT have the ability to REGULATE the input BTUs as carefully as what the input BTUs NEEEEEEEED to be regulated IF the HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY PRODUCT is to be obtained.CAN it be used to make WHITE GAS (Coleman Fuel) out of regular and ethanol free gasoline?? PROBABLY - if the operator is willing to spend some extra bucks buying the right laboratory monitoring and product testing equipment; but NOT coming out of the box as purchased - with some mods by an operator who KNOWS what he's doing!!CAN it be used to make STEAM DISTILLED WATER suited for use in lead-acid batteries, coffee makers, and clothing irons?? PROBABLY - if the operator is willing to spend some extra bucks buying the right laboratory monitoring and product testing equipment; but NOT coming out of the box as purchased.CAN it be used to make 200 proof ethanol alcohol?? Again, PROBABLY - if the operator is willing to spend some extra bucks buying the right laboratory monitoring and product testing equipment; but NOT coming out of the box as purchased.Ahhhhh!!!; but the still itself, the lid, and the seal DO SEEM TO BE a VERY RESPECTABLE (5 STAR) START!!! Because the accessories and tge operating instructions are sooo-oh-oh-oh PATHETIC, I'd hafta give it an OVERALL RATING of about TWO Stars!! Be that as it may b e, I'm KEEPING it BECAUSE the POT is of a VERY RESPECTABLE QUALITY - and it's NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE (at ANY price) to find a "still" of this particular size - which, for MY purposes is the PERFECT size!!

There were several conflicting reviews, bit the only issue I noticed was that the overflow line for the coil cooling pot was undersized, and would regularly overflow the minute you took your eyes off of it no matter how much I adjusted the inflow. To help with this I added a valve on the inflow, and bored a wider hole on the outflow which helps, but even with the slightly larger bore hole it occasionally it will not want to drain and overflows. I would recommend boring at least a 3/4"-1" outside diameter hole for the overflow which will make the outflow hole between a1/2"-3/4" inside the fitting, and less likely to not want to drain. I'm still not sure why this happens with set inflow, but it does occasionally. Stills need to be monitored throughout so this shouldn't be an issue if you are being properly attentive.

I received my steel today I am completely happy with everything except the thermometer it showed a different one with more accurate readings in the description and it's the same thermometer that I got in my 3 gallon steel other than that so far I like everything about it

The inlet/outlet valves are janky, undersized condenser makes it impossible to keep the coils cool enough to be effective. I have reached out to customer service in the past and they are as bad as the product itself. save your money and buy a real still.

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