rumdidlydum wrote:Yes use the rc. Full reflux for 10 to 15min then adjust for your toothpick stream output
Many thanks,
Fish
rumdidlydum wrote:Yes use the rc. Full reflux for 10 to 15min then adjust for your toothpick stream output
Crusty wrote:1. Orientation of the FSD RC. Does it matter which way is up or down.
2. Will the actual product run behave differently to the cleaning run.
CO-D wrote:Nice one Crusty,
Did she clean up well??
MacStill wrote:Crusty wrote:1. Orientation of the FSD RC. Does it matter which way is up or down.
2. Will the actual product run behave differently to the cleaning run.
1. no
2. yes it will be vastly different, alcohol has a lower boiling point than water ;-)
Cheers,
Mac.
Crusty wrote:MacStill wrote:Crusty wrote:1. Orientation of the FSD RC. Does it matter which way is up or down.
2. Will the actual product run behave differently to the cleaning run.
1. no
2. yes it will be vastly different, alcohol has a lower boiling point than water ;-)
Cheers,
Mac.
Thanks Mac.
I feel a bit silly asking some of these questions. Thanks for the clarification. Do you normally leave the PC valve closed until the still is at temperature then open it up when you are ready to close down the valve on the RC after balancing the plates.
My TPW is only 30lt & I'd like to add another 10lt of volume to the boiler. Can I just dilute it with water. I'd like to do a run down to 20% just to see the finished volume in my kettle in relation to my top element height.
Darwin award wrote:I've done 5 or 6 runs following this on my neutraliser and it works a treat! Oh man the fores and heads come off strong and stinky...I'm waiting on bit from flea bay for my temp controller, but it seems to run just fine with the 2400 flat out and I can control it sweet as with the flow to the rc. I seriously love this rig.....I change the flow, like 3 times through the whole run, seriously, get it set then keep yer hands off it :-D
Darwin award wrote:It's a function of quality over quantity.....I think...newb at this but here's what I think anyways.....drips = good.....
I like bleeding off the fores nice and slow....it f'n stinks....then into the heads, there's this wee bit of acetone smell....
hearts, none of that. Go the bigger flask, stubbie whatever, run it till u get a NOTICEABLE drop in ABV, THEN do whatever u want to collect tails....
So that's my take, no offense if I've got it wrong (actually, please tell me!) but f me, I love the bubbler.....
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