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How do i distill alcohol? Do i need copper tubing or can i use different tubing for the home distiller?

How do i distill alcohol? Do i need copper tubing or can i use different tubing for the home distiller?

Answer:

I'm no expert but I think copper is the right choice because it is relatively low reactive metal. Otherwise I would say stainless steel or something like that. Copper is your next choice though
It is preferable to use stainless steel. Copper is ok and will be the easiest to bend, but make sure it has no soldered joints as solder contains lead which is extremely toxic. Copper may also give off a taint for the first couple of runs and any time it is left unused for a while. Plastic/rubber tubing may not stand the heat and may release other toxins into the brew. Not sure about glass, probably at risk of it shattering and it would be an expensive lab set up. Make sure you do your research on this, as in the process of distilling alcohol, the first hundred mls of distillate is toxic to humans and needs to be discarded.

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