first tpw cook

[yetti]

arvo all, I am doing my first tpw cook and the first time that I have ever done cuts. Reflux is dripping out 2 drips per second and I an separating every 200ml. Im up to 10 jars and can smell the strong difference between #1 & #7. Temp has only jumped from 78.8 - 79.0 in 6 hour and is about 94%. Is this the norm?? pretty impressed if it is.

[DaveZ]

I wouldn't be too concerned with the temps mate, just keep it ticking along at a steady rate until you've got all you can get out of it. How big is your boiler charge? 25 litres? Probably got a bit more to go if it is. Sounds to me like it's all running as it should be.

[yetti]

hey DaveZ, yes it is a 25L boiler. What signs should I look for when it is nearly done? I used to let it run a full degree after it stabilized when I used turbo wash ( before being converted by some advise from here).

[DaveZ]

What sort of still is it? With my T500 the output would start to become a little erratic at the end and I'd find myself turning the coolant down more and more to try to get the last of it out. By that stage you're well into the tails anyway so just depends how much you want to wring out of the wash to recycle in a feints run.

[yetti]

Not to sure what type it is, all it says is pure distilling and it has a 2" tower that is 400ml high. And it is a 30L boiler sorry.

[jasonc2861]

Mate 6 hrs?still at 94%alc.?are you sure?ive usually finished with 25 ltr tpw wash within 3hrs maybe at the most.also once the temp has gone up 1degree from where it was settled its time to turn off unless keeping tails which I couldn't imagine you'd get a lot of from 25ltrs?

[yetti]

hey Jason, it went for 8hrs till I killed it. Ended up with 2L @ 91% after cuts. temp only went from 78.8 - 79.4 when I killed it. Something don't smell right does it. My last turbo wash was just as slow to cook. Any ideas mate???

[jasonc2861]

hey Jason, it went for 8hrs till I killed it. Ended up with 2L @ 91% after cuts. temp only went from 78.8 - 79.4 when I killed it. Something don't smell right does it. My last turbo wash was just as slow to cook. Any ideas mate???

Are you using the beer me 30 ltr boiler?also this is a run from your pure distilling reflux?yer seems a bit long to me,I've never ran it that long before.and once the temp goes up a degree,usualy it keeps going up and up bro.2 ltrs sounds about right tho,after cuts on a tpw I usualy only get 3.8ltrs at about 40% once watered down.at the most,sometimes less.thats the good stuff as well,no tails,heads.just to me seems abit long,just a question,have you taken out the packing at all?anyone else have any ideas??

[Sam.]

hey Jason, it went for 8hrs till I killed it. Ended up with 2L @ 91% after cuts. temp only went from 78.8 - 79.4 when I killed it. Something don't smell right does it. My last turbo wash was just as slow to cook. Any ideas mate???

Are you using the beer me 30 ltr boiler?also this is a run from your pure distilling reflux?yer seems a bit long to me,I've never ran it that long before.and once the temp goes up a degree,usualy it keeps going up and up bro.2 ltrs sounds about right tho,after cuts on a tpw I usualy only get 3.8ltrs at about 40% once watered down.at the most,sometimes less.thats the good stuff as well,no tails,heads.just to me seems abit long,just a question,have you taken out the packing at all?anyone else have any ideas??

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