Howdy,
I've a very clear vision of what my current build(number 4 for plater) will look like but i'm seeking your views in case there's something I've overlooked in my isolation thinking stage. I want a fast, grain still of good abv and clean spirit with plenty of a good quality wash flavour carried over.
Dink prefs are Irish, Rye and grain/sugar bourbon styles with adjuncts especially that rather tasty DME.
I trust a 6 plate bubbler of any design to give the abv needed and cleaner spirit without too much more to say. So it's a six plater....again.
It will be another solid plate not plate tree to reduce knockback and column wall natural reflux.
So all good so far no biggies to consider
here's a few others however...
Current glass still has less space between plates. My understanding being the lower the height between plates, the more flavour carries over. Ideally I'd like to get under square, with say 90mm height for a 100mm/4" design.
Liquid bath levels where reduced from the first still at 25mm more typical for a bubbler to 15mm reducing separation as vapour gets less mixing on lower filled plate. I'm wanting to go to 1cm.
I'm planning a 100mm/4" bend into the same sized shotty for a PC ...could be a little less restrictive...
A 154mm/6" 200lt boiler opening with short reduction cone to 100mm column.
Downcomers upgrade to 25.4mm/1" to cope
Employ the services of the Mongolian burners.
Top plate drain so I can pull off the Fores while the rest of the still equalises...posted re this earlier as an observation on the glasser...
http://aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3764
Realistically I'm expecting a vapour speed improvement with the above mods, carrying more wash flavour which implies more attention to AG washes, providing a good take off rate.
that's about it.. speak now or I start cutting copper real soon.
bt1