I've seen a few posts where people talk about using their pool as the cooling water for the still and was wondering if there's any negatives to this? Will the salt and chlorine react with the copper and shorten the life of the condenser?
On my first spirit run, I had a 100l tank available so used that to recirculate but had to swap out pretty frequently. I knew 100l wasn't going to be enough so was prepared but, despite that, I was surprised at how hot it got in a short space of time. 'Knowing' something isn't the same as experiencing it. I intend to find a bigger tank or come up with a solution to cool the water to help it go further but, I also have a swimming pool sitting out there and I feel it's laughing at me.
One of the solutions in consideration is just to run the hot water off to pipes submerged in the pool and use it as a heat exchange.