Squid boy wrote:Hi EZi
I'm making a 2" pot to go onto a T500 boiler, I like the pelican style to balance the weight on the lid but would like the option to use a gin basket. As you suggested perhaps I'm better to stick with a vertical colum.
Cheers
Again, I liked the Pelican look myself (mores the look than the balancing aspect), but note that I have never done nor intend to do Gin! I can't guide you RE: Gin!
But there are no Gin stills in the 'Pelican' shape that I know of!
So, if Gin is your desired product then I'd suggest you follow the Gin-style still builds! If you want to make other spirits as well then perhaps a modular design is for you. In the end you need to decide what you wish to make and that will decide the shape/style of still you need to build/buy.
As an example, I wanted to make neutral and Whisky (play with Rum, but thats more for fun). So a couple of stills were suggested (straight pot still for one, and a Bubble plate for another). Then I had to consider how long each run would take; Pot still Whisky takes 2 runs (some stills take longer than others) while plated stills can do it in one run (bingo). Then the size needed to be considers - 2" is the easiest to make, but is much slower than the 4" (I am time poor - Bingo). Then I considered what still to buy - MAC 4" SSG was the front runner, but I had height restrictions and I wanted 4 plates so a different still presented itself to me that gave me the same functionality but was 250mm shorter in full set up, so I then chose that one.
See what I mean, theres no
One Still suits everyone... but you need to go thru the process to find what you need to make what you want to drink! Oh, and that
"money" thing also plays a BIG role :angry-banghead: