Airstill

[2deadly.308]

It's a bit of a pain though.

Yeah, I'm hearing you Southern! A lot of hard work to produce a couple of litres. A good way to start but I reckon I'll outgrow my 4L airstill pretty quickly. I've only had it 3-4 weeks!

I had to triple distill to get 'just' drinkable vodka from the TPW, and that was with severe cuts (esp tails) and good dilution. I've got a WBAB wash on now. Can't wait to give that a go.

How'd you go with this one bro?

[harold01]

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Got one for making my proofing water

[TDick]

I've attached the document I used to use for my AirStill. The flow diagram is at the end.

Using WBAB (not TWP) I used to get a good enough drop for flavouring / mixers / etc. It's a bit of a pain though.

I'm new here after trying to learn The Craft a few years ago with a copper pot. Live interrupted and now I'm getting back in with a Vevor Water Distiller.
So I feel like I'm starting completely over.

As far as a pain, malting wheat and corn making up 20 gallon mashes, sparging grains, dealing with adequate water for cooling, backset etc.... remind me again about "a bit of a pain". I'm NOT complaining, just an observation :angry-banghead:
If we didn't all want to put up with a pain, we'd just meet at the liquor store. :))
Hell, all the reading you have to do is pain enough!

Speaking of reading, the Airstill Brief was interesting reading.

Bottom line, the Airstill is only capable of producing drinking quality spirit by double distilling. That means
you run the Wash, 4lt at a time, and collect everything from each batch – no cuts - until the output drops to
20% - these are the Stripping Runs which produce the Low Wines from which we can distill drinkable spirits.

I'm working on my first wash right now stripping and a spirit run just to try to acclimate myself to the Vevor.
Then I have something else in mind and I'm considering using 1.5 distillation.
Basically an 18 L wash in a 5 gallon fermenter (leaving some headroom)
Then....just keep running & mixing.
Anyone using 1.5 with an Air Still?