Zidrel's Still
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I don't really recommend using glass but in my high school science lab it is pretty safe 

I love burning Ethanol for my students, when it gets really pure you can make 
fire balls and such, plus the fermentation goes along with my biology class curriculum. 

The Brew I make is pretty good, and it varies as I use different ingredients 
each time. I put about a half a pound of any non citrus fruit through a blender, 
then I put it in a bucket (the cheap rain gutter section kind). Also in the bucket 
I put at least 5 packets of yeast along with 6 gallons of water and a couple 
multivitamins. The top of the bucket has a 1 foot section of 1 inch diameter PVC pipe 
glued through the lid (the bucket is relatively airtight) I stuff the PVC full of 
cotton. I let this sit by a heater for about 10 days (or when it smells "right"). I 
then I run it through my still. My still is made of a 1 gallon glass flask, 1 boiabul 
thermometer, 1 cork, one 3 ft section of the skinniest glass tube, 1 large half gallon 
beaker, and a collection tube (I use another flask). These things can be bought at any 
scientific supply store for under $35 (here in USA) The process of bending the glass is 
easy, you rotate the tube in flame and bend to your liking, I have the tube come out of 
the corked flask (drill a hole in the cork) then it bends at a 90 degree angle and goes 
about 6 inches into a another 90 degree bend down then I make a series of U shaped bends. 
I make the bends so that the glass comes out of the corked flask then goes down into a 
beaker filled with icy water and turns in the water a couple of times (4) (I use U shaped 
bends because a coil is hard to make in glass) then the tube comes up and over the edge of 
the beaker goes over some more and then goes down into another flask for collection. Also 
in the corked flask I drilled another hole and inserted a thermometer so I could monitor 
the vapor temp at the entry point of my tubing. Fill the corked flask up about half way 
(you do not want the boiling bubbles to reach your tube). Then put the corked flask on a 
heat source (I use an electric hot plate so I can control the temp). Heat the still so that 
the vapor thermometer says 65 C for about 10 min, throw the resulting fluid down the drain 
(it has other uses, but is hazardous and should be treated as poison) (don't even drink a 
drop as it is hazardous methanol!!!). After 10 min of 65deg C increase the temp to 80 deg C 
and collect the fluid until it gets murky looking (you can see through the glass tube, my 
reason for using it). You have a choice now you can either stop distilling and mix you result 
with 2/3 distilled to 1/3 water,,,, or you can change you collection cup and continue distilling 
for a low quality alcohol. Remember to keep adding fresh ice and water the center cooling beaker. 
You should take the results you mixed with water and re-distill 2 more times (at least once), 
continue adding the 1/3 of water to you result until the final time when you can mix with whatever 
you want. Remember however that the first 7-10 min of 65 deg C is hazardous and should be discarded, 
and that boiling at a temp above 80 deg C only gets you extra water. Remember to sterilize you 
equipment between uses. Also a simple test for your still is putting heavily salted water the 
corked flask and boiling it, if it comes out fresh you have a working still!! , if not the bubbles 
from boiling are touching the entry from the tube, experiment so see how full you can get the 
flask before you get bubbles into the tube. The reason for using a wooden cork instead of other 
device is because if the tube where ever clogged and pressure were to increase the cork would 
hopefully pop out and my still would not be destroyed and more importantly glass shards would 
not fly everywhere. As a teacher I am compelled to say that underaged drinking or excessive 
drinking of any kind is Hazardous to you health and that distilling your own "brew" can be 
very dangerous.