Customer Reviews for VEVOR Alcohol Still 13.2Gal/50L, Alcohol Still Copper Tube, Alcohol Distiller with Circulating Pump, Whiskey Distilling Kit w/Build-In Thermometer, Whiskey Making Kit for DIY Alcohol, Stainless Steel

Let's start with the bad. There are no assembly instructions. Not really a problem if you are not a total goob. The stickier point, and therefore the loss of a star, the seal on the thumper kettle is garbage and the seals / lack-of-washers for the fittings to connect the hoses to the thumper lid ain't great. Finally, the cooling water hoses are so flimsy that looking at them will crimp them and cause a lack of cooling water, or worse, an overflow.But these are all easily and cheaply fixable. When you look at the price point on this system and how well it works once you fix the seals, I still recommend buying.

I was pleased at the ease of set up, and simple, clear instructions. After assembly I did a preasure test with water, wich went perfectly. I plan to reduce some wine to sherry today to get the feel of a real run. I will be making rice vodka, apple jack and moonshine. I also plan to use it to remove the alcohol from herbal tinctures to create a full extract oil.i can't wait to explore the options this product has to offer.

There's a trick to keeping the conditions coil cool enough to distill water but nice quality and does work just what I ordered thank you

Used to make some apple pie. Product came out great

This is the best constructed product I've bought. It's got a heavier, though it should be more, base for heat retention and fantastic added features incuding: include condenser circulation pump, quality brass fittings everywhere and stellar stainless dogs and handles. My impressions after running a vinegar distill to clean everything out is as follows:#1 there is absolutely no need for handles anywhere. Remove still pot handles and still lid handle. Anyone can use the lid dogs as anchor points if the still pot is rocking an rollin.#2 Lid Geometry.Lid dogs should be at 45, 135, 225, and 315 degreesLid temp gauge should be ~2/3*lid_diameter @ 270 degreesCondenser out should be ~2/3*lid_diameter @ 0 degrees#Condenser PotCentered at lid:-----Left-handed cooling:----------Valved input and output should be ~ 160 degrees----------Condenser Product Output spigot should be ~ 200 degrees-----Right-handed cooling---------Valved input and output should be ~ 30 degrees----------Condenser Product Output spigot should be ~ 200 degreesPipe observations:*Still lid output pipe should fit condenser input or gin basket input** This means that gin basket output pipe must fit condenser input** There is no need for the 90 degree copper bend pipe that is supposed to go from still_lid_out to gin basket in. Just include two pipes that will fit still-to-condenser and still-ginBasket-condenser.*Get rid of the short copper pipe and tube from the condenser out. Put it a 12-18 inch surgical tube like the tubes for the circulation pump but that fit the condenser output. It's much more convenient.Finally, no one needs the fermentation valve if they're buying this product. Save yourselves some money. And if you're going to make it a kit, meaning I had to assemble mine, make sure there are gaskets for above and below connections as well as a roll of teflon tape. That'll be much more useful that the extraneous copper pipes and fermentation valve.

Product arrived in good shape. Well packaged. I had my doubts about the seals. After the first run with water, my doubts were proven correct. The still pot seal was ok, but the thumper leaked. Silicone made in China makes me nervous. God only knows what's in that.I peeled off the seals and used canned biscuits! It works like edible caulk. Seals perfectly . Ran another pot of water to test the biscuit theory. Great results.My first true run produced more than I expected. Overall, I'm happy that I got this rig. Good introduction into distilling.

nice lil still!! i added a mason jar thumper kit and produces 140 proof on first half pint or so! only reason didnt give 5 stars is the inlet and outlet on the condensor pot r very small and hard to keep enough cool water goin in to keep the worm cool. adding the thumper jar may have effected it tho so im building a bigger worm this week!! buy it its a fun hobby!!

Hugely happy about thick methal pot ! The material of the pot should be thicker to retain more heat. The larger the pot, the thicker the material should be. If the metal is too thin, it will not keep the heat and the heat will not spread evenly. all fitting not leak or required replacement, the copper pipe is clean inside. Was easy to assemble and worked like a charm. im going to buy one more this W.distiller ! its well made with good material.

JDItem arrived when I expected it. It was in pristine shape - no dings or dents. Everything's there and it looks great. Looks like pretty thorough instructions. So, I'm really looking forward to using it! I think it was a great value for the money.The only reason I didn't give 5 star ratings on everything is I haven't actually used it yet.

Overall the product is easy to use once it is put together. It is also versatile in that you can set it up in different configurations depending on what you are trying to make. The only draw back is that the instructions could be a little clearer when assembling.M.C.