Hi,
I want to ferment some potato vodka but I'm unsure how to run the distillation with my T500. I have both copper reflux still top and the copper alembic dome. It seems that I have to either remove the copper & SS saddles in the column (to avoid stripping out too much flavour) or run with the alembic dome. My HBS seems to think it's ok to remove the saddles, but I'm concerned about the plastic top at the top of the copper column. If I use the alembic dome, the alcohol level will be lower and I'll be taking cuts? I don't think this is correct for Vodka.
What do people think please? Am I right in thinking that a basic distillation with the column and the saddles in (producing 92% abv) will strip out the mouth-feel I'm looking for with the potato and probably most of the flavour?
Cheers,
JT