![]() Simply supply the lower side input tap with cold water using a garden hose (straight from a spigot, or from a cool body of water using a small pump) and drain from the top side tap. ![]() Clawhammer inline condensers are compact and effective. The addition of a worm requires another vessel for water storage, it uses a lot of material, and it isn't as easy to work with as a liebig condenser. Traditional pot stills use a copper coil or a "worm." Although the worm looks really cool, it isn't necessary and is a fairly inefficient way to condense the alcohol vapor. Clawhammer stills use an inline "liebig" condenser on the drip arm to turn alcohol vapor back into liquid. These are the primary reasons our still kits are made from pure copper.Īnother big difference between our stills and North Carolina high country pot stills is the condenser. As a result, the final product will be much better. However, the best characteristic of copper is that it reduces sulfide content during the distillation process, as alcohol vapors react with boiler, vapor cone, and condenser walls. Copper looks good and it's easy to work with. ![]() ![]() The answer to the question is, "they aren't very different." Clawhammer parts kits were actually modeled after traditional pot stills, such as the North Carolina High Country style shown in this picture. A recent episode of the TV show Moonshiners (on Discovery) featured a "North Carolina High Country Still," which is nothing more than a traditional pot still with a thump keg (or thumper) and a coil condenser (or worm). A lot of folks ask us how our copper distiller parts kits are different from traditional pot stills. ![]()
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