Am I understanding this right?

by **Boomgate** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:53 pm

I cant help myself, I always need to understand how/why something works to do it...
In an attempt to understand better, I have created this diagram... Is this correct?

Attaching image, hopefully it appears.

by **crow** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:03 pm

few faults with it but yeah thats how it works. That pic is a refluxing column still take offs to high needs to be below the condenser. that condenser is most likely a helix (has other names umm... might be friedrichs) anyway not a worm, worm and flake is a totally different type of condenser.
This type of still is used for the production of neutral spirits like vodka, schnapps ect

by **Boomgate** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:23 pm

But the general principle is right then, and different still types achieve similar (grossly speaking) result by approaching the problem in a slightly different way?

by **Sam.** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:31 pm

The temperature is more important at the top of the column where you are taking off the product, you want that to be around the 78 degrees for a reflux column.

The filter as you put it in the column is actually just packing used to create more reflux so your product will be a higher ABV and purer.

If you do a TPW recipe you shouldn't need any sort of carbon in the wash.

Like crow said you basically have it but remember there are a lot of different type of stills try using the search function for CM LM or VM for reflux stills . Then you also have pot stills and bubblers. Enjoy the learning mate it will all make sense sooner or later