Rolls912 wrote:So maybe i Should buy the neutraliser with the boiler to get me started. Carter will have to wait for another day $$$
That's a good plan. You can even build the Neutraliser up in stages if you're on a tight budget.
Rolls912 wrote:I’ll have to research what you stated prof as I don’t full understand how that rig will work.
Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you; scythe mentioned the carter head and I was trying to say that if you wanted to go down that route, you wouldn't need to buy the whole $1960 worth of kit as you could re-use some of the Neutraliser parts. The
carter head is a specific type of still used for vapour infusion and as the doctor mentioned works really for gin. Check out these threads on carter heads:
https://aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=5027 and
https://aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=7750 for more info on how they work and different ways to assemble them.
The other thing I was saying is, to get you started, you could use just the botanical basket and receiver without the rest of the carter head. If you look at the carter head picture Ezi posted, you can see at the top is a tee section with the product condenser hanging off to the right. This is know as a blockhead. That, in turn, is sitting on top of a section of pipe. That section of pipe coupled with the blockhead is designed to hold a
botanical basket which slides in and out through the top by undoing the very top tri-clamp and removing the end plate. Now if you take that whole assembly and sit it on top of a reflux condenser, you have the ability to, by putting the still into full reflux, shut the vapour off temporarily so you can safely change the basket.
A cheaper way to achieve this would be to grab a
gin caddy instead of a botanical basket and receiver and pop your botanicals in a muslin bag but I think you would need to change them more frequently during the run.
Rolls912 wrote:What about if I just used the pot still on my T5 for the flavouring run?
That will work too. Many a good gin has been made with a pot still.
I hope this hasn't confused you even more! The best bet is to give Sue or Allan at 5 Star a ring and tell them that you want to make neutral and gin and they'll sort you out. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cheers,
Prof. Green.