Hello,
I've been using a reflux still for about 4 years and every time I run it I think there must be a better way, I am going to purchase a 120L stainless pot for my BIAB Beer rig and am toying with the idea of making a reflux column and down the track pot still head also to do bigger runs less often and on gas burners so hopefully it'll be quicker, and also I want to fill a wine barrel with a whiskey and can't think of how painful that would be with a 25L still
Now I have been reading heaps and understand the ins and outs and have seen a few designs but a lot of the info I read is contradictory as one persons views are not necessarily the views of others,
this is what I am thinking a 75mm or 100mm wide column of about 1.5m high, I would go higher but I don't want it sticking through the roof of the shed and a condenser hanging off the side similar setup to my essencia one but way bigger, so how much and what type of packing would you run in the column and how big should the condenser coil be, also my basic dimensions will they work?
Now to make the run faster does having a wider column help or is it relative to the height of the column as if I am doing a 100L run its going to take some time so I want the best way off of best quality against fastest time as I don't want to spend 10 hours in the shed running a brew, what's everyone's thoughts on the best way to achieve this?
Cheers
Hamish