How To Clean A Still

How do you do a cleaning run on a still, you ask? Well, let us show you. This week’s video is a very important topic that we’re a little surprised we haven’t done on this channel sooner. Let’s learn how to clean a moonshine still!
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[@Jacob-yl9jj]

Go to a music supple store and buy a brush for cleaning a trumpet. Perfect size to clean the condenser and is rubber coated to not scratch the metal.

[@milehidistilling1]

That's actually a phenomenal idea! Great suggestion!

[@angleamarea]

Thanks Boo! Always appreciate your videos!

[@milehidistilling1]

Any time! Let me know if I can ever help with anything else! Thanks for watching!

[@craigrumble5229]

Good info for sure. Mile High should step up and get you a shirt with their logo on it.

[@milehidistilling1]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed. I have one, and should definitely wear it more for these videos. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@navymark101]

Good to see you brother...

[@milehidistilling1]

You too my mans!

[@user-JTF016]

Great video... power setting should be just enough to create steam ?

[@milehidistilling1]

Thanks so much! Yep, that's fine. I usually just run mine full blast though. Won't hurt anything, and provides a deeper clean in my opinion.

[@jbrooks4727]

Good stuff man, thanks! SO really? No sac run after that is needed? I have a stainless boiler with copper head, spool and condenser so a little of both here.

[@milehidistilling1]

You got it! Yep, no need for a sacrificial run after this! Save that for some good shine you can drink!

[@tjjunk2]

Could I use a copper scrubber instead of the brillo pad? Just asking 'cause I have tons of 'em

[@milehidistilling1]

I've never fully tried, but I don't see the harm in using these provided they're not really heavy of a coarseness on them. I think heavy coarse would end up maybe scratching the still because If I'm not mistaken those are copper coated and not pure copper on the scrubbers? Could be wrong. I'd give them a shot on a small surface of your still and see what they do!

[@PatrickFortune-ux6uw]

I did this my first round and clean it after each run. Should a cleaning run be done on a regular basis?

[@milehidistilling1]

Nice! For copper, what I recommend on that is if you are running the SAME recipe through your still for multiple batches worth (i.e. three batches of a whiskey) don't clean the still in between those runs, just clean well after running all batches. If not, then clean after every run. For stainless, I recommend to do this vinegar clean for the initial clean, then past that, you can get by just hosing the boiler/still down with water for future batches. I only repeat this vinegar cleaning run on my stainless equipment when I've run something especially nasty like fruit that leaves chunks and pulp throughout my still. It's early in the morning for me writing this and I haven't had my coffee, so I hope this comment came out clearly. Let me know if you have follow up questions.

[@burnair1608]

What's your feelings about Sani Clean?

[@milehidistilling1]

I think it's a good product! We actually sell it here. It cleans copper decently and stainless well. The vinegar solution is just cheaper than SaniClean so it's my go to.