Highlights
Quality
I am extremely satisfied with the table top still
Ive found a new hobby and could not be more pleased
Measurements were made using an alcohol hydrometer with the distillate at 60 degrees f
The device is quite clever with the ice bucket no tubes of water running in and out
Price
I feel ive been let in on a secret with tabletop still it literally costs me pennies to make hard alcohol
Packaging/appearance
No solder used means no potential for use of leaded solder which means no potential for lead getting in the distillate
The problem is that most solder is leadbased which would obviously be terrible to use in a still because it would leach lead in... Read More
Had it out of the box and up and running within 20 minutes
Competitiveness
All i needed was a hotplate or stovetop as a heat source
I will refer you to the other reviews that convenced me to purchase this one for the details but wanted to say this is definate... Read More
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- This product had a total of 37 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 18 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had received a detailed response from them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Most still makers are relatively small operations out of a small workshop
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The problem is that most solder is leadbased which would obviously be terrible to use in a still because it would leach lead into the distillate
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So to my mind that left stainless steel as the material of choice because stainless steel can only be joined by welding which is a high temperature inherently leadfree process
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Other experts think its not worth the chance and you should avoid cooking food in aluminum
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After reading a bunch on the internet about distillation i could eventually begin to decipher some of this terminology but to get started i really wanted something that would be straightforward and would not involve a huge learning curve
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I liked how straightforward tabletopstill seemed simple design and clear language instead of all the jargon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That seemed like a massive headache searching for the proper couplings to hookup to my faucet