I have an Alcoengine reflux still on a 35L Digiboil that I'd like to be able to run as a pot still on occasions. The Alcoengine comes with interchangeable 0.6mm and 1.0mm restrictors. I know I can remove the packing from the column and use the 1.0mm restrictor to kinda run it as a pot still, but I was thinking about purchasing another restrictor and drilling it out to, say, 4mm to increase the take-off rate so I could run the boiler at 2400W for stripping or dial the power back and run slower for whiskey. Would this work better than using the 1.0mm restrictor? I thought of removing the restrictor completely and adjusting the ball valve to the desired opening, but reckon this might be too fiddly to set correctly.
Ideally I'd purchase a pot still for my boiler, but funds don't permit that at the moment (ie: the bride) :smile: .
Thoughts on the best way to approach this?
TIA