1st Stripper

[Moonshyner]

Hello seasoned 'stillers,

Am about to start my 1st ever stripping run.
I have a new Alcoengine pot still.
I've done a steam clean running it for about an hour.
This will be a sacrificial run.
As I have a 22 litre sugar wash, it seems a waste to use all of it for a sac run.

I have a 30 litre boiler that is rated at 2000 watts, but running it through a power meter shows that it is using only 1450 watts.
My setup is:-
Boiler
250mm stainless steel tri clover tube (2")
Sight glass with copper bubble plate
Alcoengine pot still

Q:
Should I run it flat out and collect everything down to 10%?
Or would it be better to reduce the power and collect a bit slower?
Would it be any better to use a 500mm copper tri clover tube instead of the s/s?
Would packing the s/s tube with copper scrubbies be a good idea?

Am trying to get it right the first time but don't mind stuffing up if all else fails.
I'll treat it as a learning curve.

Any answers or suggestions muchly appreciated.

Cheers,

[BigRig]

For a stripping run, run it flat out and collect everything down to 20%. You can go lower to 10% if you wish but weigh up time v output, it really slows down as you get near 20%. I wouldnt use any packing and keep the column as short as possible (250mm).

Use the packing and other stuff for the spirit run.

[howard]

strip as hard as the PC can handle it.
i strip until the whole collection is 40%abv, then i don't have to dilute.
in my case, that means i strip until it's about 15%abv at the spout.
i use a short column with just 2 rolls of copper mesh to clean the sulphides out.

[RC Al]

Stopping at 40% would be fine for making neutral, but lower is better for flavoured washes, 30 or even less, last rum i did ended up at 20

[The Stig]

You lost me at 1st stripper :laughing-rolling: 8-} :laughing-rolling: :teasing-tease:

[Moonshyner]

You lost me at 1st stripper :laughing-rolling: 8-} :laughing-rolling: :teasing-tease:

A bit of humour never hurt anyone....I think :teasing-neener: