by scythe » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:30 pm
Sounds like you need to educate your mate on cuts.
Wow did not expect this to become a stickied post but cool.
Umm, yeah ohms law stuff is always good.
Vapour speed is also probably worth a mention.
Then more heat you generate with your elements the more bubbles will form and the more violent the boil will be.
Its like boiling a kettle for your morning coffee, initially the steam starts slowly as the temp rises, water starts to evapourate before the 100°c boiling point.
This is the phase that is most like our spirit runs we want it to gently boil so that all of the different liquids in the mix have a chance to boil off at their own temps (foreshots and heads) and we are left with ethanol (hearts) and other higher boiling point compounds (tails).
So we use the power controller to maintain the gentle boil by supplying the element with less power.
But once the kettle gets a good boil happening towards the end this is basically how you do a strip run.
Full noise just pumping out vapour and collecting it all, no need to worry about smearing as it will all be distilled again slowly to allow for easier cuts.
You do not drink a strip run.