So once I've finished making the pot still & keg boiler I'm going to need to go shopping for:
fermenters
hydrometer
alcometer
stirring spoon
bottles
thermometer
ingredients to put in the still
Anything else I need, I'm starting from scratch?
Wellsy wrote:I would grab a stainless steel strainer and a funnel would both be handy.
A glass pipett or wine thief will make life much easier and some ageing dominoes.
Temperature controller and heating belts for the wash as well as a voltage controller for your spirit run.
There will be more, there always is :)
RC Al wrote:Bottles is a bit generic, you need to break that into
Cut jars
Low wines storage
Aging storage
Finished product storage
Glass demijohns and various sized kegs are good for the last 3 of those
You may want to look at some kitchen things of your own like scales, spoons, measuring jugs, cleaning scourers and so forth (a complete seperate sink/prep area is ideal) depending on your domestic bliss stiuation
bluess57 wrote:Oak dominoes
Got your water cooling set-up sorted? Hoses, connectors
FilthyPhil wrote:bluess57 wrote:Oak dominoes
Got your water cooling set-up sorted? Hoses, connectors
As far as water cooling goes I have a 3000 litre slimline rainwater tank on the side of the garage. I just have to work out what I'm going to use to pump it into the shotgun condenser & back out into the tank. Bunnings have a $28 submersible pond pump which pumps up to 9 litres a minute ????
I was thinking just 1/2" pipe inlet & outlet with the hose pushed over it & a hose clamp for a start. There shouldn't be too much pressure in it.
What do ya reckon?
Wellsy wrote:I use the 3600 litres a minute and when connect to 20 metres of hose water flow was like 65 year old pissing. I shortened the hose to 5 metres and it is like an 18 year old. Massive difference in flow rate.
RC Al wrote:Use a bigger bore for any distace runs, even if its larger than the inlet/outlet of the pump, this will reduce the flow losses from the drag caused by the wall of the hose
Are you doing a 3/4 over 1/2 liebig? The water flow path area in one of those exceeds the flow area of a 1/2 pipe, your best off jumping up to 3/4 piping and connectors to make the condenser the restriction, not the pipework.
Im using 1 1/2" for the 15m from my tank to shed and back, overkill for the moment, but I shouldent have to change much when i upgrade to bigger gear. Havent actually measured my output with the liebig conncted yet, but im pretty sure if you can keep the 9l/h to the condenser connection, it would handle everything of the average user, depending on length of condenser of course. If your looking at big power levels/ lots of gas , you might need to revise that
FilthyPhil wrote:Anything else I need, I'm starting from scratch?
FilthyPhil wrote:Wellsy wrote:I use the 3600 litres a minute and when connect to 20 metres of hose water flow was like 65 year old pissing. I shortened the hose to 5 metres and it is like an 18 year old. Massive difference in flow rate.
3,600 litres a minute, that seems like a lot of water in one minute?
When fuelling our locomotives at work it takes about 15 minutes to put 10,000 litres in & that's through a 4" hose.
Wellsy wrote:FilthyPhil wrote:Wellsy wrote:I use the 3600 litres a minute and when connect to 20 metres of hose water flow was like 65 year old pissing. I shortened the hose to 5 metres and it is like an 18 year old. Massive difference in flow rate.
3,600 litres a minute, that seems like a lot of water in one minute?
When fuelling our locomotives at work it takes about 15 minutes to put 10,000 litres in & that's through a 4" hose.
Errr would you believe an hour :angry-banghead:
Hours minutes are they not the same ?????
I thought they were the same cos my missus says I will only be a minute and it always feels like an hour lol
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