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SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: for sale/wanted section

2019-01-28T22:25:22+00:00

Sorry to hear of the Health issues VT.
You are too far from me,
I hope you receive a decent donation for your kit.
It is possible to distill in small spaces, is it not?

ATB

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:25 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: for sale/wanted section

2019-01-28T11:37:16+00:00

You have a PM

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:37 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: for sale/wanted section

2019-02-02T18:27:03+00:00

Hi all.

I have a beer fridge which is a Seimens intergrated type fridge controlled by an ITC-1000
It isn't fitted into a unit but is used as stand alone on a worktop.

This is FREE for collection only, along with as much FREE homebrew gear you can carry, but a small donation would be appreciated.
My reason for sale is that I am moving into a sheltered apartment due to ill health.
My location is about 5 miles East of Norwich.

Anyone interested please PM me.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:59 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Rum with an Airstill

2019-01-01T10:46:12+00:00

There are lots of threads about this on here. Well worth a read. I am not going to do justice to your question.

That said. I have tried molasses before.
It had LOADS of flavour. So next time I will freeze strip. Make a simple caramel to give you colour and nuke.

I wouldn't both with an essence though.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:46 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Rum with an Airstill

2018-12-31T18:03:07+00:00

I have a horse molasses/demerara sugar brew on the go hoping to make rum through my Airstill. I usually follow the guide on here to produce neutral for gin runs which works well for me. Would following the same procedure be OK for white rum?

I don't have the climate or facilities for running a dunder pit but wondered about using some of the residue from the stripping runs (backset?) to produce a rum flavour essence after boiling it down. That won't produce the esters etc. that a dunder pit does but would give me colour. Is that worthwhile or would sticking to a commercial essence be a better bet. I intend nuking some of the white rum with JD chips to get a bit of colour and flavour but I guess I would need some essence to get a dark navy style rum.

Advice gratefully received.

Statistics: Posted by Flump — Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:03 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-19T22:39:24+00:00

Luckily yer spell/grammer checker, or lack of, saved you this time.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:39 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-19T07:27:49+00:00

Small is beautiful, I have smashing a pair.

oh dear god what have I just typed ............

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:27 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-16T19:50:22+00:00

love my AS use it a lot. Great for small scale
experiments, gins and small run requests.
I will never part with it.
Used with skill and care you can do all with it.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:50 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-16T15:24:19+00:00

Had a think about it, I will never have room for a bigger still, but if I get rid of some of the stuff that I haven't used in the past year or so, I should be able to squeeze in a second Air still. Christmas is just round the corner.

Statistics: Posted by Pyro — Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:24 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-14T23:23:05+00:00

Pyro wrote:
I would still love a larger pot version but I am told that it cant be done.

I have been doing it for five years,
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2658&p=15933&hilit=silly+still#p15903

I continue to use it, albeit with a modified column when after neutral at 93+%.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:23 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-14T13:14:48+00:00

I bought another one - preowned £60. Now twice as fast. That and a freezer, I can beat a T500 hands down.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:14 pm

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-14T09:57:16+00:00

I would still love a larger pot version but I am told that it cant be done.

Statistics: Posted by Pyro — Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:57 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-14T08:31:52+00:00

Could not agree more.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:31 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Re: Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-14T07:01:27+00:00

Our Airstills are much under rated. They are a no brainer for the newcomer to operate, safe, and can easily be left to run while doing other things. Also capable of keeping we more experienced distillers happy.

Well designed bit of kit.

Statistics: Posted by Pyro — Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:01 am

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill • Forgotten joys of an Air still

2018-10-14T04:26:44+00:00

These days, I tend only to run the Smart sill for Gin.
Trying to tidy the place up today, I had a couple of failed infusions to deal with.
I combined them,ran them through the Smart still and have an interesting result.
A neutral with just a hint of Peach and Raspberry, (the failures),and all acomplished quickly.
I may yet carbon filter the product, for now it sits alone.
But I am now reminded of just how well the air still deals with small distillations.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:26 am