StillDragon® - 5" Crystal Dragon™ with NEW ProCap36™ + Flow Director Bubble Plates Demo Run

Watch a Demo Run of a StillDragon® 5" Crystal Dragon™ with the NEW ProCap36™ + Flow Director Bubble Plates!
The shown setup is mounted on top of an insulated 75L pot belly boiler. The 5" Crystal Dragon™ is configured with six bubble sections containing the new ProCap36™ bubble plates with flow directors. At the top you can see the new 5" dephlegmator and a stainless steel flex pipe connection to a table mounted 4" product condenser. This particular setup is powered by three electric heating elements and a still automation controller (not all of these parts are actually available yet).
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[@czesawszykiewicz3578]

Nice, very nice in one word Bellissimo!. Real freedom in the garage.

[@osmarchiaradia5423]

Fantastic

[@josephastier7421]

Dang look at those plates go! I never thought of using a clear housing so you can see what's happening. Great idea there.

[@StillDragonORG]

Yes, the stunning look with a 360° view at the action is what the Crystal Dragon™ concept is all about. Please visit our StillDragon® Community Forum at www.StillDragon.org for more details, because our community members do not participate here in KZbin comments. You will also find the link to your responsible StillDragon® Distributor there.

[@BOPotstill]

I thought this was Punkin, stayed till the end and found out it was Larry. Cheers my old AD buddies.

[@jamesgrey8093]

I am impressed

[@mushroomman1856]

Nice set up. Pushing it hard and still getting 180.

[@StillDragonORG]

Indeed! Please visit our community forum at www.StillDragon.org for all about the StillDragon® way of doing things :-)

[@adan1649]

To jest mistrzostwo świata Nagroda Nobla dla konstruktora..

[@StillDragonORG]

Rzeczy, które po prostu mają sens. Odwiedź nasze forum społeczności pod adresem www.StillDragon.org, aby uzyskać więcej niesamowitych rzeczy.

[@danssv8]

Very impressive

[@reginaldomartins4155]

formidável !10

[@user-yq1yq2hj4h]

That's a nice control unit. Did you design this or is there someone you can point me in the direction of?

[@Francois_Dupont]

i am quite the tinkerer and i found this video at random, but i dont understand. -the input of liquid comes for the bottom? -the copper bells are acting as funnel valve to condensate the vapour between each level? -why not make a simple jacket condenser with water cooling instead?

[@StillDragonORG]

Please be aware that our community members do not participate here on YoutTube comments. To ask any questions and get answers, please visit our StillDragon® Community Forum at www.StillDragon.org

[@hawgwld1504]

Awesome setup. What type of quick connectors are you using for the water feeds and were can I get them? Thanks!!

[@DroneMothership]

Hawgwld pex line and fittings.

[@danielmaguire2724]

What are you using for cooling water control? I think our hoses and valves are too big which makes keeping the dephlegmator input temperature constant very difficult.

[@StillDragonORG]

+Daniel Maguire What you see in the video was a test setup with a solenoid valve, which is overkill in most cases. It's generally just push connect needle valves and fitting 12 mm hoses that do the job just fine. All the necessary parts for dephlegmator and product condenser cooling are offered by your responsible StillDragon® distributor. For more information on that topic, try the following tag search at the StillDragon® Community Forum: www.stilldragon.org/discussions/tagged/cooling

[@danielmaguire2724]

I run a danfoss on my other still to save water but it seems to be too robust for RC on this setup. I'm fine with needle valves, my operation is pretty manual.

[@StillDragonORG]

+Daniel Maguire WTG! Absolutely no need for automation, add a thermo tee to the outflow of the condensers and you are good to go for a fine grained and water saving operation with needle valves at the inflows. If cooling water is sparse, a recirculating system is the solution, there is quite some info about that on the forum. If you have any questions, please post to the forum, because I'm just the administrator and KZbin comments are not very suited for discussions.

[@alaaj99]

Great job. Let's say I've built or bought the exact same set, for making distilled water to use in cars radiators, what's the maximum amount of liters can be produced from it? Sorry for bad English.

[@StillDragonORG]

Please have a look at our community forum at www.StillDragon.org, because I am just the administrator of this KZbin channel and community members do not participate in comments here on KZbin.

[@gordonhachey5343]

StillDragon® User Group

[@StillDragonORG]

Indeed, the StillDragon® Community Forum at www.StillDragon.org :-)

[@user-xw6yi7oj3p]

استمر اخي ❤️👍

[@MrZooloose]

How much utilized power kw/h this column?

[@StillDragonORG]

It's is more a question of boiler size than column for power requirement. A pot belly boiler in this size can usually be used with up to three immersion heating elements from 2000 to 5500W (though that's most likely overkill). The more power you have available, the shorter the heat-up time, it can be turned down quite a bit during the actual run. Please be aware that I'm the forum adminstrator only and I'm not responsible for that video. If you have any questions, please visit our StillDragon® Community Forum at www.StillDragon.org

[@dwightswan2265]

Shut the front door. That is fucking beautiful

[@CrunchEnhancer]

Out of all the videos and stuff I've read I still don't understand the equation or the theory on how much you're supposed to get rid of the heads

[@StillDragonORG]

The plated column helps compress the heads. Getting rid of the heads is something for later, when doing the separation by nosing. Please be aware that our community members do not participate here in KZbin comments. You will find everything there is to know at our international StillDragon® Community Forum at www.StillDragon.org

[@skeptic2apoint]

Too much cost for one of these puppies, nice though.

[@rdwryr2000]

A lot of fancy equipment that most of us home distillers can't even recognize, no explanation of the equipment or process, what's happening or what SHOULD be happening and no idea what results to expect. Thanks for wasting eight minutes of my day.

[@StillDragonORG]

These are early demonstration videos when all of this was a novelty to the home distilling scene. None of this was meant as instructions or tutorials. Please visit our StillDragon® Community Forum at www.StillDragon.org for all about the use of StillDragon® equipment and distilling in general, including some manuals, calculators and a lifetime of reading material.

[@kalleklp7291]

Just too bad you stole the "Crystal dragon" idea from someone else..

[@StillDragonORG]

Dear Kalle, this looks like a deja vu to me, you made a similar negative comment to one of our other Crystal Dragon videos on 20th February. The idea of a glass column is not new, but making it all modular is, and that's what StillDragon is all about. I though I already made that point clear in the other discussion. Greetings, Moonshine - Your Devoted Administrator of the StillDragon Community Forum - www.StillDragon.org

[@kalleklp7291]

StillDragon User Group You guys seem to like making money on other peoples ideas. Now well..so be it. Btw..the guy runs his own distillery now.

[@StillDragonORG]

Kalle Klæp Dear Kalle, if you search the net you will find out that it's the other way around, copycats stealing from StillDragon. As said, it's not about basic principles in design or distilling, but getting it all done modular. Some of the used items are regular ones, others are custom made, with a completely modular design it all has to fit together nicely. The StillDragon Distribution Network is a business, but StillDragon is more than just that, it's a friendly global community of really talented distillers from hobby scale to large distilleries. Visit our community forum and have a look for yourself. Greetings, Moonshine - Your Devoted Forum Administrator of the StillDragon Community Forum - www.StillDragon.org

[@93mclaren]

Kalle Klæp Who exactly did they steal it from?????

[@StillDragonORG]

93mclaren Dear 93mclaren, never mind, Kalle obviously did not understand what this was all about. Have a look out for our images, they are all over, and the copycats do not even to bother removing the watermarks. Most new development is a group effort and done on the StillDragon® Community Forum, have a look for yourself. Greetings, Moonshine - Your Devoted Administrator of the StillDragon® Community Forum - www.StillDragon.org

[@Unknown_Random_Guy]

Worst photography ever.

[@StillDragonORG]

We know, these videos were shot by non-professionals with cheap mobile phones, but it's the content that matters. If interested in this subject, please visit our international community forum at www.StillDragon.org for all about the StillDragon® way of doing things.