Clawhammer Supply - As Seen In Popular Mechanics

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Moonshine News

Moonshine News

Clawhammer Supply has officially made it to the big time. We're featured in the April, 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics. Fittingly, we made it into the "bikes and beer" section. We love both bikes and beer and we're proud to help them take that little section to the next level by featuring some distillation equipment. To pick up a copy of the issue, visit the magazine isle of your local grocery store or head on over to the Popular Mechanics website.

Here's what they had to say:

Neighbor acting smug about making his own beer? His hobby might require basic chemistry smarts - yours takes chemical and mechanical prowess. You can order everything you need to build your own mountain-dew-maker at clawhammersupply.com - the site even has a primer on the legality of moonshine, which really is worth reading. All you need is a plumbing torch, soldering tools, and a free afternoon.

 

1 Gallon Copper Moonshine Still

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Portrait of Kyle Brown

Kyle Brown is the owner of Clawhammer Supply, a small scale distillation and brewing equipment company which he founded in 2009. His passion is teaching people about the many uses of distillation equipment as well as how to make beer at home. When he isn't brewing beer or writing about it, you can find him at his local gym or on the running trail.

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6 Comments

  • JS
    Comment Author: joesph strnad

    I would like to turn the 10gal still into a working still.

  • S
    Comment Author: StillDaddy
    JOE GRAY- Use regular lead free solder unless you are experienced with silver solder- I have seen a lot of folks ruin copper trying to silver solder (burning holes into the copper). As long as you have liquid in the still there will be no issues with lead free solder.
  • JG
    Comment Author: joe gray

    would using silver solder be better. or would the high temps hurt the copper.

  • FS
    Comment Author: FL Shiner

    STILLDADDY is absolutely correct. I found out the hard way. After cleaning from one run to the next I thought I would dry out my 5 gallon. Ended up with a silver puddle on the floor. Oops. In the process of mending.

  • S
    Comment Author: StillDaddy

    The only way the solder will melt is if you put the still on the burner without any liquid in it. If you have liquid in your still (which I would hope is the case) the temperature not even close to the melting point of solder.