Hi All,
Well, the Gin Genie is up and running. I have some numbers, and would like them to be critiqued, please.
The pot is a 50 litre, stainless keg, with a FSD stainless 2400W element contained inside. On top is the 2" Boka, stuffed with 4 coils of copper, and 8 stainless scrubbers.
Presently, I have 2x 60L water tubs for the condenser. This is temporary, until I can be arsed moving one of the 44's.
The water pump I use, pushes 12 litres per minute, and a 2 metre rise seems to be of no issue to it. It runs off a 4WD battery, and I had a second battery on standby (but wasn't used).
As per previous cleaning runs (without the still head), it took around an hour for the keg to get enough gusto, to force steam up the pipe.
In the keg was 20 litres of water, and 14 litres of white vinegar.
One litre of output took around 45 minutes.
Temperatures:
Boka, ambient: 24.4 degrees
Boka, at steam: 98.2 degrees
Water Temp, ambient: 19 degrees
Water Temp, after 2 hours: 34 degrees (averaged)
Output after 1 litre: 50.8 degrees avg - I opened the tap fully on this run, in order to keep the solution moving.
Does any of this look odd?