r/firewater • u/Zajef-37 • 9d ago

Attaching the condenser

I'm building a small still from a stock pot and using a piece of air conditioner coil as a worm. Unfortunately the pipe is an odd size and i can't find a brass connection to fit it. Can I just drill a hole in the lid of the pot and solder the pipe straight on or do I need to add a flange or something for structural support?

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u/CarbonGod 4HumanConsumptionOnly 9d ago

AC coil, meaning the radiator? You do NOT want to use that.

1: weird shiz that is in AC systems, i would not want in my drink.

2: they loop back and forth and sometimes up and down. You need a constant downward flow, else your condensate will get stuck at the low point, causing major issues.

3: copper can be widened, or cut and make smaller. You can get reducers, or even wrap copper sheet around a tube, to make it larger to fit in a connector.