Hi guys, i'm new to the forum and will probly ask some stupi questions. I have been brewing basic spirits in simple for for about 12 months and i have joined the forum to sharpen my pencil so to speak.
I want to talk about the cleaning of the copper and ceramic saddles inside the condenser colum on my reflux still. The still itself does not get used all that much, maybe once a month, and i have been cleaning my saddles after every use. Is this correct? What i have been doing is washing them off in a big siv with boiling water, then spraying some light detergent on them and giving them a toss around then hosing them off, then finaly i run some high percentage alcohol through them and letting them dry. I then add them back to condenser and repeat next time i use the still.
Is this too much? Should i do this every time? Is it good to have a little build up on them? Am i using the right stuff? How do you do it?
And also, how long should i keep them?
Cheers Guys