the Doctor wrote:the answer is yes, keep the basket out until you reach the hearts then insert the basket and run as per normal. Time is a consideration in the context of a commercial distillery so it is important to us to avoid shutting down if we can, but in the home situation that is exactly what you could do.
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Doc
I am gin obsessed and this is what I do - boiler with a 5star packed section on a 5 plate bubbler and get it up to temp, pull fores & heads and power down.
Then add the 5star gin basket with gin botanicals and power up and start collecting gin.
A rig like this would make the whole process so much quicker and easier. Not just for gin but for any infusion.