Calvados in plated column

[devotus]

I have been reading a little on Calvados lately and saw a little about still types for its production. The argument for the use of an Alembic against a fractional still seems pretty valid but I was wondering if these smaller plated columns that some of you have or are in process of building could over come the disadvantage of flavour stripping.

They say that an alembic is better as it produces a more complex flavour although they do promote double distilling through the alembic. So I thought these bubbler columns could be used to achieve a high quality Calvados just as good as a double distilled alembic product. As I understand it the bubblers are good at maintaining and in some respects enhancing flavours.

Any thoughts?

Anyone with a bubbler feel like doing an experimental run?

[BackyardBrewer]

Welp...this was a hot topic of discussion between blond.chap & I this morning as we bottled our cider. How much difference is there between washes and columns and ageing and what makes a spirit "good".

One of us will be the first to be running an apple march wash in the next few weeks so I'm sure we'll post here when we do... The race is on.

[emptyglass]

I know crow made some recently. I know crow has a bubble cap column. Not sure if he did the two together.

A bubbler is made for brandy, its gotta be good, knowing knothing about apples and all...

[crow]

No man I don't have access to plates here dude just pot stills here :handgestures-thumbupleft: