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Re: T500 pot still review

2017-08-30T11:21:18+00:00

Brewhunter wrote:
6 bottles from a feints run?
I usually run 7/8 litres of feints watered down to 30% which probably 2/3rds fill the boiler and I come away with maybe 2ltrs at 40 % of drinkable spirit

on a spirit run on the grainfather boiler i put top switch to boil and bottom switch to mash, this geves me a quarter full power and gives an excellent slow spirit run.

Statistics: Posted by guest5234 — Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:21 am

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-20T21:42:48+00:00

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:42 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-20T04:16:42+00:00

Glad to have the wisdom that comes with your experience back me up at least a little Robert.

The (piss) artists in the other place that are certain science is not possible in chemistry annoy me a lot.

Gin, rum and whiskey are a repeatable blend of art and science. Vodka is pure science.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:16 am

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-17T23:34:05+00:00

Curmudgeon wrote:
I know you can't totally make cuts by temperature as the guys on the other site would say very firmly, but with the pot still I can get close enough.

As can I, with my reflux.

I continue to collect in small quantities but the same sugar wash run 30 or so times a year produces such similar results, that I sometimes don't even give a cursory sniff before blending individual botttles into a demi john.
In Pot still mode, my whisky is also not far away from automatic now. It took some effort to get the brew and feints reciever to a consistent condition, but the effort was worthwhile, regarding effort and finished product.
Life is too short to try and complicate or mystify what can be a simple procedure.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:34 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-17T06:27:03+00:00

Spirit runs on the pot still, that would be
Rum or UJSSM. Small 400ml pots and borrow the
keen smell and taste budds of my daughter in
law. Have learned when she is not sure on the
transition to hearts that I want that last jar
for flavour.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:27 am

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-16T21:24:14+00:00

I know you can't totally make cuts by temperature as the guys on the other site would say very firmly, but with the pot still I can get close enough.

Heads to hearts transition is at around 85%-86 degrees for rum and 87 for sugar wash and hearts to tails is just over 5 degrees above heads to hearts, so I only need a couple of heads jars, a few small jars for heads to hearts, then move into larger for hearts and can move into large before tails start and have plenty of good feints collecting for re-run.

I can't stress enough how much the power controller has improved spirit runs already (now 5-6 hours instead of 2).

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:24 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-16T20:17:45+00:00

You are not wrong

Statistics: Posted by Brewhunter — Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:17 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-16T08:13:22+00:00

Yes as always Easydrinker you are spot on.
I know Its a reflux column on the T500.
But it never drops the ABV below 90.
When you run in pot still mode, the
quality and strength of the alcohol
falls off a cliff at 92c, which im sure
you have noticed Brewhunter.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:13 am

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-15T22:51:40+00:00

Y'all know that I don't run a T500, but my very silly still is close in results, if a little slower.

Just chipping in to say that the numbers in Gaza's post above agree with my own.
Although my max is 94%, due to air cooling.

Also, the last 20 ish % of all alcohol is always left in my boiler, at around 10%, even if I fall asleep/go to bed.
Magic, this particular still of mine doesn't produce tails, the way that I run it.
Accident, not design.
Happy days

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:51 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-15T21:22:10+00:00

Yes I know what you're saying but on a first run when I think it could be a distraction thats all
I will admit that I do need to knuckle down and make more effort in that department.

Statistics: Posted by Brewhunter — Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:22 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-15T14:16:21+00:00

Oh yes running column ATM. Tested ABV95% sir.
3x Kale wash strip thinnngies.
25ltrs @34%.
So go me approx 8.5 ltrs to extract.
hope for 5lts hearts, that will give me
about 12L.
By the way, refluxing does work if you have
not tried it. Condenses heads and ups the
ABV, never had nearly 96% before.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sat Apr 15, 2017 2:16 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-15T12:02:58+00:00

gaza the instructor wrote:
It may be Mr C that the copper dome slows
the flow on strip runs and spirit.
Strip runs, full charge about 3 hrs.

The dome is good but I'd miss the column more

Statistics: Posted by Brewhunter — Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:02 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-15T06:44:21+00:00

It may be Mr C that the copper dome slows
the flow on strip runs and spirit.
Strip runs, full charge about 3 hrs.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sat Apr 15, 2017 6:44 am

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-14T21:37:28+00:00

That is very quick.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:37 pm

Re: T500 pot still review

2017-04-14T10:04:06+00:00

About 90 minutes from power on viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4398

edit, maybe 2 hours with a full charge, but insanely quick

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:04 am