Distilling beer

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Re: Distilling beer

Postby kiwikeg » Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:43 pm

Nice set up.
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby rumdidlydum » Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:52 pm

I hope your not distilling nude in the tub :teasing-tease: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby Heef71 » Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:01 pm

@kiwikeg Thanks KK, I usually use this method for stripping with both 2400W elements on. But in this case running in pot mode low and slow. Got it to boil on 1 element and turned down the power with my controller to 4A, about 950W, so the collection rate was about 700mls/hr. Total collection in the 1st batch from 36L of beer is 2.360L. Its still airing. Will taste test and separate my cuts tomorrow. I'm thinkin I'll put the hearts on American oak medium charred.

@rumdidlydum That would be a sight for saw eyes, but the thought had crossed my mind!!! :scared-eek:
It's a good sized corner spa, hold enough water to keep my condenser cool. A small pond pump pushes it thru.
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby Heef71 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 3:00 pm

Ok, did my cut separation on the 1st batch. 2nd batch still airing.
Airing for two days has made a big difference to the smell and has mellowed out alot. Out of 24 jars the first 7 seemed headsy, from jar 8 on when into hearts collection. Collected right down to jar 22 which is into tails but still smelt and tasted good. Jars 23 and 24 smelt like puke and went down the drain.

The hearts abv is quite low at 33%. Will this be ok to age on oak still???

Will separate 2nd batch tomorrow. It still needs more time.
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby maddogpearse » Mon Jan 04, 2016 2:16 pm

i don't understand why you ran this through the pot when you have a bubbler? 2.36 litres of low wines sounds like a pretty lousy yeild out of 36l of beer?! when did you stop stripping?
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby WTDist » Mon Jan 04, 2016 3:58 pm

I would strip them all. combine and age. 33% might taste like wood when aged bit i havent aged under 40%
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby scythe » Mon Jan 04, 2016 5:28 pm

36L of 5% is the same as 18L of 10% with a total possible of 1.8L of 100% (in a perfect vacuum), so about 2L of 90%ish.

But pots usually distill at about 65% to 85% if your running a thumper.
To me it sounds like you may have had a vapour leak during your run.
I would run a thumper if you can.
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby WTDist » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:22 am

I find when.i strip low ABV wasjes the starting ABV is low.
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby maddogpearse » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:08 am

scythe wrote:36L of 5% is the same as 18L of 10% with a total possible of 1.8L of 100% (in a perfect vacuum), so about 2L of 90%ish.

But pots usually distill at about 65%


yep, about 65% during the run. but when you strip down to about 20% i usually find my demijohn full of low wines is round about 50% or a bit less when finished.
I would have thought you'd strip about 4ish Litres from 36L wash?
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Re: Distilling beer

Postby crow » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:13 am

:think: sounds like something went askew :?
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