Getting Connected Please note, that the offset calibration won’t save unless you go to the configuration page and press save first. If you hook your D1 mini up to the Arduino Serial Monitor you can see that it throws corrupt config file errors if you don’t save configuration beforehand. These Read more…
IMPORTANT! – If you didn’t remove the diode from the D1 mini you must remove your battery before flashing the firmware via USB cable. For more information check out my iSpindel Assembly post. Please note that the community has reported that you can flash the D1 mini before doing any Read more…
Please note this page will no longer be updated but is kept for historical purposes. Please click here to be taken to the main iSpindel page for this website. Click here to be taken to the most recent iSpindel Assembly video. Shopping List I mistakenly bought surface mounting battery holders Read more…
Please note that the PBC 4.0 content on my page is no longer maintained or updated. Please visit the updated iSpindel webpage for updated information. If you sign up with this link to PCBWay.com to get $5 off your first order and you’d be helping out the Open Source Distilling Read more…
We’ll be trying to solve two problems during this round of distilling from our first stripping run. 1) Smalls puffs of vapor escaping out of pressure release hole drilled after the condenser and 2) Hot smelly distillate coming off the still. Keep in mind that I am running a liquid Read more…
I built a 5 inch Liebig condenser to try and cool off the 60 C distillate I’m getting during my stripping run. The ideal solution would be to incorporate a small Liebig like this one into the design of my next liquid management still head build. In my previous stripping Read more…
Sure, bare copper is sexy but reflux stills work better when wearing a jacket. We all like seeing copper porn but I prefer not to go bare. Insulating the boiler helps stop the still from heating up the room (which is sort of a big deal in a small apartment) Read more…
Wheels, man’s greatest invention. We would be a fool not to use them. I always have a bucket of Starsan going. It gets refreshed from time to time, and probably gets used a few times a week between my different beer, cider, and distilling activities. I’ve dragged this full 5-gallon Read more…
I’ve heard many things about spiral prismatic packing (SPP). It has a very mystical aura around it, and probably much misinformation swarming around it as well. This post is about the unboxing and cleaning of the SPP. In a future post, we’ll discuss what it’s like running a still with Read more…