#63- Should've bought a bigger Still 

Thanks Nick, great video. You are the inspiration that I need after a bad day at work to get off my backside and just have a crack like you have done.

great video, as i see it to make financial sense you have multiple choices but the most cost effective methods would be either hire a good welder so he can add material to either the bottom of the vessel, or to the middle so the elements would not be that high up in the vessel, or buy another vessel and turn this one in a hot liqueur tank if you would need for future to do grain mashes. Cheers.

Great to see another video and some new projects!

A thought on an option to reduce distilling time, Nick. You seem to be contemplating at some future point of upgrading from a 4-inch to 6-inch column. You could invest in the 6-inch bubble plates sections (only) now and use 6" to 4" reducers so you can continue to use the remainder of your equipment. This would certainly allow you to run your boiler harder, increasing throughput, reducing run time substantially. I would expect your existing 4" dephleg and 2" shotgun product condenser would knockdown the extra power easily. You can then upgrade the boiler as funds become available. I would also consider a stainless-steel column with copper bubble plates to save cost - all that copper really isn't necessary, especially for a sugar wash. if you want more copper in the vapour path, throw a few copper kitchen scrubbies in the gin basket or in the reducer above the dephleg. Cheers, Denis.

Well, if you knew everything from the beginning, there would be no challenge anymore. So you have positive problems or growth pains. This means you're doing great. Fantastic and enjoy your nano hobby.

We appreciate the info and sharing your thoughts! Great work my friend! To be at this level has taken an absolute unwavering focus and determination- very impressive!

This country and its booze taxes! We've probably got the highest in the world and the ATO will find the time to watch some home distilling guy on youtube and monitor the comments to determine who's making their own alcohol to avoid getting slugged by the tax man!

Hey Nick. So good to see another post from you. Thanks for the update, and I'm so happy that things are working out well for you. Perhaps I missed this in my recent binge watch of all your episodes, but can you please explain in a future episode the thought process behind weighing all your distillate for calculations and regulatory body reporting rather than measuring volume. I understand how the calculations work with specific density, etc., I'm more interested if weighing is a license requirement or if it's just an easier and/or more accurate method. I also ask as I imagine those electric floor scales you have aren't cheap... Looking forward to future episodes. Cheers, Denis.