Gidday from the other island

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Gidday from the other island

Postby binoscope » Sun Dec 17, 2017 4:45 pm

Hey there, just saying Hi from Auckland on the other Aussie island, New Zealand. Recently started brewing and building. Done about six sugar washes so far some still spirits pure turbo then after being on nzhomedistillers found TFFV teddies fast fermenting vodka which I have seen around here as well having two of those down at present and one already stripped. Built a reasonably nice boka with 1100mm of SPP packing which is performing nicely. Enjoying the vodka and gin I've been making so far about to start stretching out into other territories.
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby Teddysad » Sun Dec 17, 2017 4:51 pm

Good to see you here too
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby woodduck » Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:11 pm

Welcome mate.

Looks like your off to a good start :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby bluc » Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:30 pm

Welcome mate lots good reading here :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby scythe » Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:55 pm

Show us your...packing.

Welcome, that sounds like a lot of SPP.
You make it your self or purchase it?
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby Professor Green » Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:06 pm

Welcome binoscope.

Got any pics of your boka? We need pics.

Cheers,
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby binoscope » Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:44 am

scythe wrote:Show us your...packing.

Welcome, that sounds like a lot of SPP.
You make it your self or purchase it?







I got it from Poland it takes about 2 litres of SPP, runs fast and pure. Hopefully you can see the video from my YouTube channel.
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Postby A&O » Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:03 am

That looks like a tidy bit of kit mate, any chance of a photo to see the whole still please?
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby binoscope » Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:33 am

A&O wrote:That looks like a tidy bit of kit mate, any chance of a photo to see the whole still please?


https://photos.app.goo.gl/fkTL2mgeF8IYShR92

Hopefully i can share google photo folders, heaps of pics and videos in here.
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby bluc » Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:55 am

Probably a dumb question but what is spp?
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby binoscope » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:12 pm

bluc wrote:Probably a dumb question but what is spp?

Not a silly question at all, SPP spiral prismatic packing is used in a reflux still in place of the stainless steel pot scrubbers commonly used by home distillers. It is like thousands of very tiny stainless springs about 5mm x 4mm with almost square corners rather than a continuous spiral.

It when used correctly far more efficient than scrubbers. End result is much much faster takeoff still at 95%+ purity. I can get 100ml in 4 minutes easily, more of a slow stream than a drip

It's harder to get hold of or make so it's often very expensive, mine came from Poland.

The application it was developed for was heavy water production by the Soviet Union during the cold war but since the size and shape has been perfected for alcohol distilling. Will try to find some good links to information about it.
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby binoscope » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:19 pm

This is a good overview of SPP from the Guy who got me interested


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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby bluc » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:33 pm

Interesting video thanks :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Postby A&O » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:35 pm

That’s a really cool looking still mate. Love the black insulation wrap. Well done.
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby binoscope » Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:14 pm

A&O wrote:That’s a really cool looking still mate. Love the black insulation wrap. Well done.

Thanks, I'm happy with how it ended up looking and working, wrapping is from local plumbers it's designed as insulation tube for 50mm pipes up to 140 deg C so it was perfect, was a bit hard case carrying a two meter length on the bus home however
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby Lowie » Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:06 pm

G'day Mate and welcome from across the ditch.
You can't go wrong with Teddy's FFV - its my only quick neutral go to nowadays.
Thanks for the vid's too :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cheers,
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Re: Gidday from the other island

Postby Sparrow » Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:48 am

Gday mate welcome aboard

I travel to NZ now and again, mostly for hunting though but it sure is a beautiful place! :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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