by MaKa » Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:51 am
I am super confused as to what he is trying to achieve with this run. He has mentioned that there is a turbo yeast sugar wash in the boiler, runs the still very hard and fast as you would expect for a strip run but then does things at the end to which are counter to this.
DO NOT run your still without water to your PC. Full reflux is sometimes hard to achieve and you need some cooling capacity at the product condenser. Even if this is just a trickle you need some capacity there.
He is running the still very hard and given that it only has 4 plates he is not going to have a very clean product. This is okay for a strip but you will want to slow down for a spirit run. This will also explain why his ABV during the run is low.
Controlling power with a constant cooling water flow rate to produce the desired product rate is one way to run your still. The other way is with constant power input and vary your cooling water flow rate to control your product rate. Controlling power will help you run a little faster but will make your product a little harsher.
His idea about separating tails is a little off. His column isnt magical, they will appear when they are ready, you can try to compress the remaining alcohol but this is not perfect. This is where cuts are important. Kiwistillers novice guide to cuts explains this well.
Stripping tails in a pot still mode is standard practice.
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MaKa on Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:54 am, edited 1 time in total.