Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Yea man you can always re run anything your not happy with. I've had to re run a few disgusting macerations before :)

Sounds like you have loads of product. It sounds like it ALL needs to go back through the reflux to clean her up some.

The still you have does a really good job of polishing a neutral spirit. It's slow but it works.

So re-run the WHOLE lot of all you have and take tiny 150-200ml cuts. Stubbies, jam jars, pasta jars even wine glasses are fine.

Then air and sniff after re-running everything and tell us what you think. It will be very clean after you re-run.
My other tip would be to really let it reflux for a good 20minutes before you start taking fores.

BackyardBrewer wrote:Sounds like you have loads of product. It sounds like it ALL needs to go back through the reflux to clean her up some.

The still you have does a really good job of polishing a neutral spirit. It's slow but it works.

So re-run the WHOLE lot of all you have and take tiny 150-200ml cuts. Stubbies, jam jars, pasta jars even wine glasses are fine.

Then air and sniff after re-running everything and tell us what you think. It will be very clean after you re-run.
My other tip would be to really let it reflux for a good 20minutes before you start taking fores.

Thanks BB.

I think I'll re run everything I have this long weekend. And I'll do what Linny said about double distill with the next TPW I put down this weekend too.

Am I right in saying I can also run 2 litres of 40 percent I have soaking on blueberries as I'm sure it will give me a fucking headache when it's ready too:-x

Milky wrote:Thanks BB.

I think I'll re run everything I have this long weekend. And I'll do what Linny said about double distill with the next TPW I put down this weekend too.

Am I right in saying I can also run 2 litres of 40 percent I have soaking on blueberries as I'm sure it will give me a fucking headache when it's ready too:-x

I would. I've run all kinds of left over party scraps through mine no probs - Campari (barf!) red goon, whatever...the reflux will be very forgiving.

Not sure I'd bother double distilling - just work on your cuts and more storage vessels. Sounds like a lot of work double distilling using a slow reflux. The point of a reflux is single distilling I'd have thought...

A mate has a t500 he double distills... There is a noticeable difference in quality. Milky has the pot head so im sure it won't take long ... Maybe milky can do a little experiments

Linny wrote:A mate has a t500 he double distills... There is a noticeable difference in quality. Milky has the pot head so im sure it won't take long ... Maybe milky can do a little experiments

Yeah we're all talking about the pure distilling reflux...different kettle of fish to the 500;)

I have a Pure Distilling still and usually use turbos and recently also started on TPW. I have only ever had a headache when drinking 500ml of 38% in too quick a time. I have yet to overindulge in TPW, but expect it to be OK.

I have only 1 real suggestion. Try stopping at 0.4 degrees past the run temp. There will only be about 800mL until about 90degrees and it is mostly higher alcohols. Keep this for next run. Also, consider some carbon treatment, makes it purer anyway. You could also try that turbo you have. Consider the possibility of infections of your wash too.

Hmmmm, been reading this thread and the only thing I can think is that 1L a minute of coolant correct? Seems bugger all :think:

I have NEVER had a headache from my booze (since learning about cut :)) ) I have woken up real knocked around a few times but there has never been a headache attached :handgestures-thumbupleft: More tired than anything really.

Then again everybody is different and bodies react different ways to different things..but if your mate has the same affect then there must be something going on :think:

[quote="sam_and_liv"]Hmmmm, been reading this thread and the only thing I can think is that 1L a minute of coolant correct? Seems bugger all :think:

Could be right, I have never used less than 1.5 litres/min on a recirculated system for the Pure Distilling. Worth a try next time.

Id suggest paying less attention to how much waters going through the still and instead pay more attention to the amount of Product coming out of the still, the slower it comes out the more reflux you are getting, that means higher abv, and cleaner ethanol, hence less rubbish in the heart of the run if you do good cuts.

SBB wrote:Id suggest paying less attention to how much waters going through the still and instead pay more attention to the amount of Product coming out of the still, the slower it comes out the more reflux you are getting, that means higher abv, and cleaner ethanol, hence less rubbish in the heart of the run if you do good cuts.

I thought with these rigs they are direct proportional?

sam_and_liv wrote:I thought with these rigs they are direct proportional?

Sam, just looked at them on the net and from what I can see in pics they are a LM , and yes water flow to the condenser could have some bearing on things, having said that your still going to get a cleaner product running it slower on the output side of things.

Edit: I was thinking CM in my first post.

SBB wrote:

sam_and_liv wrote:I thought with these rigs they are direct proportional?

Sam, just looked at them on the net and from what I can see in pics they are a LM , and yes water flow to the condenser could have some bearing on things, having said that your still going to get a cleaner product running it slower on the output side of things.

Edit: I was thinking CM in my first post.

They are interesting. They are CM by nature but don't achieve what you think to control the output .

Mine was always run by more of a power control and yes with my double banger I could get 95% and that was packed with marbles.

May have to borrow it back off my mate and run it with the camera to confirm once and for all.

If anyone had some free time please feel free to mail it to me...

sam_and_liv wrote:If anyone had some free time please feel free to mail it to me...

Now there's a group buy I want in on!
;-)

Hi Milky & all,

Here's my 2c...

I have always run TPW. I started on a home-made Bok & now use a 4-plate bubbler. I have always double-distilled, even on the bubbler. I can certainly notice the difference between a single & double run.

The only time I've had a headache off the TPW is with my last run. I was being greedy and kept a little too much of the heads. It was NOT worth being cheap on my cuts.

Let us know how you go this weekend. I'm sitting here doing a run as we speak. What else are long weekends for? :handgestures-thumbupleft:

The ultra pure still comes with a restricted output valve that if not fucked with can not exceed 1.5 ltrs an hr. yes slower than that will likely be a better result but with that restriction its virtually impossible to take off to fast. long as neither the take off or the packing has been screwed with its your cuts, ya can bet ya left hairy on that :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Stripping ALL my alcohol with the pot right now. Thanks for all the help so far everybody. You have no idea how much it is appreciated. New TPW being put on tomorrow with a turbo so can try them both and see the results.

I'm running a turbo simply coz it came with my still.

Good stuff mate:-):grin:

Thanks for the clarification on what makes those stills tick Crow

ang ona minnit :wtf:

First post from OP says reflux still, then pic shows pot still..... :think:

OP wrote

I’ve been taking product at roughly the following temps;

77.8C
78.3C
78.2C
78.3C

Then when temp raises 1 total degree I switch it off.

If that's what you're drinking from that pot still no wonder you get a headache :laughing-rolling:

For once I hope I'm wrong :teasing-neener: