by Dunnonuthin » Wed May 20, 2020 9:04 pm
Hi Mick, you really did jump in the deep end. As you said in your first post, you have a lot of reading ahead. The answers to most of your questions will be found in the here if you search hard enough. When you get stuck, confused or bamboozled by all means ask, people here are happy to help. Not trying to be a prick about it, just the way things roll :handgestures-thumbupleft:
To answer your last question, if you have plates in the still you need the RC (deflag) running. Without reflux you are pot stilling, the plates won’t load up and the vapour will blow right through.
If your pot stilling, take the RC and plates out. Must do two runs for decent spirit.
If column stilling, plates in, RC running. Can do brown spirits in one run.
Making a neutral or vodka, plates, packed section and RC running. Can do in a single pass with the right gear. Many recommend a stripping run first. Have you found the post by Mac on running a bubbler the easy way?