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Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-12T00:42:23+00:00

OK, today I drove into Falkirk,for a Dental appointment, for a short while, in traffic, following a car with the private plate T500 HAW, didn't get the chance to speak to the driver, but suspect that he/she would be up for a chat.
Not so secret maybe?
And I cannot believe that they don't know we are here, so tell us who you are....

Robert

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:42 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-11T17:17:18+00:00

Just when you think your getting your head around this hobby another still configuration appears.. Lol
Shot guns, thumpers, reflux, bubble caps, pot stills....... Oh, my head hurts!! Lol

Brewing beer is so simple......

S4BB

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:17 pm

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-11T18:46:09+00:00

S4BB...their on Ebay that way you can see what they look like.

It's a smaller pot which you fill say half way...the vapours from the still travel into the bottom of it, where they pass through what ever you have in the thumper...water, mash
Then exit from the top via the PC into your mason jar..

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:57 pm

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-11T13:37:48+00:00

Spirits4BB wrote:
Forgive my ignorance being new to this hobby but what does a thumper do?

NOT laughing at you it is just that that is a huge issue. Versatile bit of kit that can do a lot dependent on HOW you use it.

They can increase flavour, or product strength, or protect a condenser. It all depends on what you do with it.

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:37 pm

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-11T11:50:07+00:00

Forgive my ignorance being new to this hobby but what does a thumper do?

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:50 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-11T10:13:31+00:00

No what we did for this customer was to put it on a thumper. The idea was he could take a hearts cut on the pot still, and then in the same run switch to the column for the rest of the run.

Would probabĺy recommend a second boiler just for the column now. No bigger than 50 litres because the run times would be so long.

MN Still3.jpg

The thumper mounted column is still a viable option though if it fits your plan.

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:13 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-11T08:50:41+00:00

That is a thing of beauty, have you got that on a T500 Myles?

S4BB

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:50 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-07T01:17:34+00:00

Please, don't go far Myles,
I need you here to keep me thinking!

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Mar 07, 2016 1:17 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-06T09:21:24+00:00

Pot still. I have seen that configuration used by a few folks. It is to do with balancing the weight of the condenser by the mass of the vapour path.

Nice if you can achieve it as some of the condensers can be quite heavy. I do something similar on my VM column by using an offset reflux condenser to balance the weight of the product condenser.

I know it is out of context with this topic but this is what I mean.

VM Head.jpg

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:21 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-06T06:56:56+00:00

I found this on the net...the guy is using a T500..

The question I have is about the column..why have this shape??? could this be just for stripping??

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:56 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-06T00:13:31+00:00

While not owning a T500, that was quite an interesting read Myles..

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:13 am

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-05T19:10:23+00:00

Thanks. I know the clamp lid - v good. I have a similar on my 205 steel drums full of apple paste & molasses.

Stainless is quite a find - thanks.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:10 pm

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-05T16:31:00+00:00

The best price that I have found is from Smiths of the forest of Deane.

They sometimes have recycled ones but not at the moment. You can get stainless pots a bit cheaper, but the drums come with good lids and a ring clamp system. More cost effective in the long run.

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Sat Mar 05, 2016 4:31 pm

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-05T15:24:10+00:00

Nice one. Really good. Food for thought as I am still thinking through my BM20 conversion to take a column and this has thrown all that in the air I have 2000w so about the same.

Back to the drawing board....

PS where are you getting SS 205l from pls ? UK?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Mar 05, 2016 3:24 pm

Re: How many secret T500 owners are out there??

2016-03-05T10:54:53+00:00

Thanks for an interesting write-up Myles...only yesterday I was thinking that I have the pothead that I've made a couple of years back....I have some copper floating about and I was looking at the 500 column thinking, it's time to build my own reflux.

Now you've really got me wanting to have a go.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:54 am