Stripping help, ran into a problem

[davesims]

Hi finally got around to using my pot still today on its first stripping run and ran into a huge problem.

I filled the Turbo boiler with 25lt as per normal, i turned on the boiler and waited, ti started to get the pencil size stream, then about 15 minutes later i heard some gurgling and got a huge surge of alcohol through the parrot and went every where than back to normal.

Then another surge then beck to normal and a few more minutes another sure this time it kept gurgling and liquid coming up and over the parrot on and off.

The column is the 5 Start 2" i used the copper mesh and put as much as it would tak in the bottom end and rolled up the left over and [put in the top of the bottom end large tube.

The was was sitting there for about 2 weeks after fermentation finished, d and i did not de-gas the wash before putting in the boiler

[bluc]

Sounds like a puke. What was the wash. Back the power off and it will be all good (do you have a voltage controller) usually caused by unfermented sugar. Do you have copper for sulphite removal? Rum is real bad for puking. Have had grain mashs do it to but not so much..

[Clubby]

I had that happened to me the other day. With the T500. I had packed it too much. Took some out, and back to normal. So maybe too much copper packing?

[davesims]

Sounds like a puke. What was the wash. Back the power off and it will be all good (do you have a voltage controller) usually caused by unfermented sugar. Do you have copper for sulphite removal? Rum is real bad for puking. Have had grain mashs do it to but not so much..

Hi, i dont have a temp controller ready to use at the moment.

The wssh is a Kale wash (first one)

The column is the 5 Start 2" i used the copper mesh and put as much as it would take in the bottom end and rolled up the left over and [put in the top of the bottom end large tube.

[davesims]

I had that happened to me the other day. With the T500. I had packed it too much. Took some out, and back to normal. So maybe too much copper packing?

While using a pot column?

[bluc]

Sounds like a puke. What was the wash. Back the power off and it will be all good (do you have a voltage controller) usually caused by unfermented sugar. Do you have copper for sulphite removal? Rum is real bad for puking. Have had grain mashs do it to but not so much..

Hi, i dont have a temp controller ready to use at the moment.

The wssh is a Kale wash (first one)

The column is the 5 Start 2" i used the copper mesh and put as much as it would take in the bottom end and rolled up the left over and [put in the top of the bottom end large tube.

Dont think you need that much (unless 5 star told you different) with a pot still you only need a bit of copper to remove undesirables. You should clarify in your signature that you have a t500 boiler and a 5 star distilling 2" pot still. Helps to know exactly what you have when people are trying to help you :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[davesims]

Sounds like a puke. What was the wash. Back the power off and it will be all good (do you have a voltage controller) usually caused by unfermented sugar. Do you have copper for sulphite removal? Rum is real bad for puking. Have had grain mashs do it to but not so much..

Hi, i dont have a temp controller ready to use at the moment.

The wssh is a Kale wash (first one)

The column is the 5 Start 2" i used the copper mesh and put as much as it would take in the bottom end and rolled up the left over and [put in the top of the bottom end large tube.

Dont think you need that much (unless 5 star told you different) with a pot still you only need a bit of copper to remove undesirables. You should clarify in your signature that you have a t500 boiler and a 5 star distilling 2" pot still. Helps to know exactly what you have when people are trying to help you :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Good point i will remove some and see how that goes, also i will add my equipment into to my sig

Thanks man

[prawnz]

If you were running in pot mode for just a stripping run , wouldnt you run without any packing ?

[Zak Griffin]

You want a bit of copper mesh in a stainless pot column to remove sulphides. Don't need much, though :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Doubleuj]

Hey Dave, I reakon its not so much having the copper too tight as the position of it.
If the lower piece of mesh copped a slight puke or passive reflux then the vapour would be restricted until it pushed the liquid out the top hence causing surging.
Im going to guess that the output product was clear and not "kale wash" colour?
I'd suggest, as Zak and Bluc have alluded to, that you remove the bottom piece of copper or shift it all up to the top of your column.

[davesims]

Hey Dave, I reakon its not so much having the copper too tight as the position of it.
If the lower piece of mesh copped a slight puke or passive reflux then the vapour would be restricted until it pushed the liquid out the top hence causing surging.
Im going to guess that the output product was clear and not "kale wash" colour?
I'd suggest, as Zak and Bluc have alluded to, that you remove the bottom piece of copper or shift it all up to the top of your column.

Hi yes the output was clear

Cool i will remove the bottom piece and give it another crack, thanks Double

[davesims]

You want a bit of copper mesh in a stainless pot column to remove sulphides. Don't need much, though :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Thanks Zak, going to follow this and give it a go

[davesims]

If you were running in pot mode for just a stripping run , wouldnt you run without any packing ?

Thanks man

[davesims]

Seems to be running fine with the bottom copper removed.


What sor of volume can i expect in low wines after stripping down to 20%, 25lt to start with

[prawnz]

From a 25lt TPW I take 3lt low wines

[davesims]

From a 25lt TPW I take 3lt low wines

Damn from a Kale wash i just finished 5.65lts down to 20%

[Undertaker]

If this was your output :o

..... started to get the pencil size stream, .....

I reckon your a bit overpowered ;-)

Cheers Phil

[davesims]

If this was your output :o

..... started to get the pencil size stream, .....

I reckon your a bit overpowered ;-)

Cheers Phil

Hi Phil what do you mean?

[Knocklofty]

Your product flow rate is to high, turn the boiler temp down, slow for heads, full hearts crank it up a bit,

[Plumby]

Not on a striping run, I go full bore down to 20% on a striping run. Spirit run I go low and slow.