Bloke wrote:My current thought is pretty much Mattyb's pic.
400-500mm column, 2 90's into a 400mm 2" shotty, all clamped.
Some sort of bung in the boiler and a 2400W element and controller
Rush006 If you inverted would you just weld another connection to the top? Is there a reason you wouldn't use some sort of bung? or are you talking about some of the horizontal boiler designs?
Bloke wrote:Ahh Thank you Professor Green, I didn't think about the ease of cleaning, I think I'll add that to my design, I was already thinking a 4" looking glass but hadn't looked into why or how people do it yet.
Bloke wrote:could it be too fast for a 30l wash though?
Plumby wrote:Who washes their boiler? I have been making rum for nearly 18 months now and I only rinse the boiler out after I'm done. I don't scrub anything just fill the boiler about 1/3 full, shake and dump then leave to dry.
Professor Green wrote:Plumby wrote:Who washes their boiler? I have been making rum for nearly 18 months now and I only rinse the boiler out after I'm done. I don't scrub anything just fill the boiler about 1/3 full, shake and dump then leave to dry.
I do! And I bung the stainless still components in the dishwasher.
Plumby wrote:Professor Green wrote:Plumby wrote:Who washes their boiler? I have been making rum for nearly 18 months now and I only rinse the boiler out after I'm done. I don't scrub anything just fill the boiler about 1/3 full, shake and dump then leave to dry.
I do! And I bung the stainless still components in the dishwasher.
My boiler is a stainless keg, still is all copper. I do a vinegar run to clean the inside of the still if it starts getting manky, probably 2 times a year. Apart from that I let the foreshots and heads do the cleaning for me.
Bloke wrote:@Doubleuj -- haven't put a wash down yet, will be making time this week. Going to do a TPW and WBAB to compare. I prefer the TPW through my air still but have been recommended the WBAB as better through the plate column, for nuetral/vodka anyway. If i get another Fermenter I'll put down a Mollasses wash (this is the main goal) but I'd like to play around a bit with neutrals first.
@bluc -- I've got 2 x 2400W, just standard 10amp, already had the voltage controllers so plan is just to use them to power on and off and potentially better manage temperature in the boiler :-)
hillzabilly wrote:Bloke wrote:@Doubleuj -- haven't put a wash down yet, will be making time this week. Going to do a TPW and WBAB to compare. I prefer the TPW through my air still but have been recommended the WBAB as better through the plate column, for nuetral/vodka anyway. If i get another Fermenter I'll put down a Mollasses wash (this is the main goal) but I'd like to play around a bit with neutrals first.
@bluc -- I've got 2 x 2400W, just standard 10amp, already had the voltage controllers so plan is just to use them to power on and off and potentially better manage temperature in the boiler :-)
Trying to run this type of still and most others by managing boiler temperature by power imput is probably not going ta work very well,there is a thread on running it the easy way ,wich is well worth a look.The boiler temp is governed by what % alcohol and water is in the load,so as you collect output the temp goes up as the boiler load % decreases until it gets to 100'c then only water wich boils at 100'c is left in the boiler,so in full reflux you could leave it running all day and collect nothing and the boiler temp would stay the same regardless of how much power ya dial in,only as you collect product will the temp increase.cheers hillzabilly ;-)
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