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Turbo still 500

2010-08-30T04:35:52+00:00

G-Day again.

I have now put 3 washes through T500,

1st was : 8 kilo dextrose, + samuel willards original temp tolerant yeast

then cleared with stillspirits turbo clear 2 part pack after 5 days

this produced 3.8L of 95% spirit after discarding first 250ml

this was very clean odourless & sweet to taste

a burn test produced no smoke & nice orange flame (a test an old distiller friend swears by).
2nd was : same as 1st except I used 7 kilo sugar instead of dextrose

this produced 3.5L of 94% spirit after discarding first 200ml

this was clean odourless but not as sweet to taste
3rd was : again the same as first except I used 7 kilo dextrose instead of 8 kilo

this produced 3.7L of 95% spirit after discarding first 200ml

this was very clean odourless & sweet to taste

I could have got another 500ml or so but got tired of waiting to finish & shut it down a bit earlier
P.S 1st batch was 3.8L not 3.9L as stated in my previous post.

Statistics: Posted by turps — Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:35 am

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2010-08-23T19:58:12+00:00

hmmm i do have an earlier model,

mine are still a cut up copper sheet, but seems to have been rolled before it was cut

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:58 pm

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2010-08-23T15:45:40+00:00

The copper things I got in my kit were flat, like thick sheet cut into little bits.

Statistics: Posted by Andy — Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:45 pm

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2010-08-23T06:40:32+00:00

the ceramic saddles are cuppled, it helps to reflux the alco more effectively apparantly

not sure if the copper saddles are shown in the vids, they are curved in shape aswell
I guess stainless scourer would work depending how compact they were

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:40 am

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2010-08-22T18:10:55+00:00

Nice vids
Seeing the column being loaded with ceramic saddles makes me wonder what would happen if you use rashig rings or even pot scrubbers in place of the saddles.

Statistics: Posted by MrCat — Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:10 pm

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2010-08-22T12:38:21+00:00

ive noticed there is t500 instructional videos on One Stop Bar Shop\'s site now
http://www.onestopbarshop.com.au/produc ... ts_id=1548
thought i should share, its a easy watch

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:38 pm

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2010-08-22T02:31:31+00:00

Anyone know if you can use the Turbo 500 as pot still also? I\'d like to buy one but also interested in making whiskey etc (without usign post mix flavourings) so I was wondering if the reflux section can be removed?
Thanks.

Statistics: Posted by bp — Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:31 am

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2010-08-17T00:52:17+00:00

dang its been put back a month .... guess its to be expected though

Statistics: Posted by foRUM warrior — Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:52 am

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2010-08-16T18:08:27+00:00

For all the UK guys.
Emailed Richard at Wineworks this morning and he expects them in \"around October time\".
Can\'t wait

Statistics: Posted by MrCat — Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:08 pm

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2010-08-16T03:27:10+00:00

Welcome Turps. I also use the turbo 500 and very pleased with it. I only throw the first 100mls and have barely no odour either. I only run mine for about 3.5hrs after heat up and get 3.6lts every time. I\'m sure I could get more, but on tank water and for the extra few mls for me its not worth it. I have to get another pump as the tank water pressure pump cuts in and out casing a 3 deg temp swing. I also run mine at 53-57 deg.

Statistics: Posted by BundyRed — Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:27 am

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2010-08-15T15:24:48+00:00

G-Day

Im new here, just thought Id share my experience with the (still spirits) 25lt Turbo 500. firstly Im also new to stills, I finished my first wash today & run it through the still, ended up with 3.9lts of 95% alchohol with barely no odour after running the still for 5 hrs. Im very happy with end result. I run the water outlet at between 53 & 57 degrees, took me about 10 min to fine tune the tap & basically never had to touch it after that, top of column was at 78.2 most of the time, I kept the first 250 ml for cleaning windows etc, & turned of the power & water after drips were at about 20 to 30 drips per min.

Statistics: Posted by turps — Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:24 pm

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2010-07-27T06:01:05+00:00

sure i read september some where in this thread

Statistics: Posted by foRUM warrior — Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:01 am

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2010-07-27T02:42:42+00:00

Anyone know where in the UK I can buy a Turbo 500?
I notice SS website has a registration page (to register your T500) but doesnt seem to be selling them :-(

Statistics: Posted by makum101 — Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:42 am

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2010-07-16T06:15:04+00:00

I had a spare packet of brown sugar, so I used it so not to waste it.

Statistics: Posted by BundyRed — Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:15 am

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2010-07-15T11:06:16+00:00

brown sugar wash? isnt that just white sugar sprayed with molasses ....

what benefit do you get out of that? could only think what is staining the ceramics in the reflux, was talking to a guy who decided to put some essential oils thro his still (super reflux) i cant clean it out now, all the alco is tanted with a cloudiness and a background taste .... very annoying if you only drink gin as it emphasises all impurities and anything that isnt ment to be there haha

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:06 am