StillSmart

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-09-12T20:58:31+00:00

thanks chill

il have to have a look in me dads celler,im sure i got him some onetime
for summat

Statistics: Posted by Magnu420 — Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:58 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-09-12T20:56:02+00:00

I don't see why not, I use old pennies (from when they were still solid copper).

Chuck

Statistics: Posted by chill — Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:56 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-09-12T20:33:58+00:00

sorry to bring an old thread up

would these be ok to use in airstill,just bend it open more

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M3-COPPER-SPRING-WASHERS-QTY-50-/120756734409?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Nails_Fixing_MJ&hash=item1c1da989c9

Statistics: Posted by Magnu420 — Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:33 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-04-22T18:41:37+00:00

Easiest/cheapest boil enhancers - small piece of 15mm copper pipe and a pipe cutter, cut 5mm pieces semi flatten and your mother suddenly has a brother called Robert!

Every time I finish making anything involving copper the offcuts get chopped and go in the bucket. A handful goes in the still for every run.

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:41 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-04-22T11:33:19+00:00

If you are going to use washers, I'd put a 90 degree bend in them so they don't lie flat.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:33 am

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-04-21T15:30:15+00:00

thanks mate. will give it a go

Statistics: Posted by eattheliving — Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:30 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-04-21T14:55:56+00:00

Any pieces of copper will do the trick.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:55 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-04-21T12:20:14+00:00

please excuse my ignorance on this one.

are we talking normal copper washers which you buy from B&Q etc?

Statistics: Posted by eattheliving — Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:20 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-02-07T19:04:08+00:00

I'm sure it will help - I forget every now and again to add my off cuts of copper to my stainless stripping head when running rum.

About a third of the way through the run you get a very sulfur like smell coming from the condenser.
Having smelled the spirit collected from the condenser, then smelled a sample collected from the copper parrot - I think even that short contact improves it somewhat.

When I find myself in this situation, I add copper bits to the DJ, and within a few days they are really black and there are black flakes of "something" floating in the spirit, and the spirit smells fine again. As this is the strip and it's all going back in the boiler, then the bits are of no concern to me.

BTW, when I forget to add the copper to a really clear wash for neutral - I often don't get any sulfur smells - some eastern Europeans say they prefer all stainless rigs, as the active copper taints their vodka - so who knows?

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:04 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-02-07T16:25:53+00:00

You got me thinking Bill.

Could the copper be converting sulphates into less smelly compounds in the wash in the same way that column packing does?

Or can this exchange only happen with vapour?

I need to try it.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:25 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-02-06T16:21:28+00:00

Thanks Bill.

I will try that as soon as possible.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:21 pm

Re: Boil enhancers

2012-02-05T16:16:15+00:00

I use the copper saddles from my defunct T500 in the boiler - works well.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:16 pm

Boil enhancers

2012-02-04T18:05:19+00:00

Hi All, I have replaced the ceramic boil enhancers of the smart/air still with 50 half folded 1/4 inch copper washers and imho the spirit tastes cleaner the copper discolours after a few distillations so they must be collecting something and require cleaning so a quick soak in citric acid does the job then back in the little still

Cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:05 pm