StillSmart Home distillation made easy! 2015-09-03T00:15:56+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/feed.php?f=3&t=3641 2015-09-03T00:15:56+00:00 2015-09-03T00:15:56+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27897#p27897 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]> Nice having a moderate police force doing the does.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Sep 03, 2015 12:15 am


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2015-09-02T22:29:19+00:00 2015-09-02T22:29:19+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27893#p27893 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]>

Only preheat wash, not low wines to be on the safe side,

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:29 pm


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2015-09-02T22:22:05+00:00 2015-09-02T22:22:05+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27892#p27892 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]>
I have a gas hob.
To me heating four litres of wash,before pouring into the air-still/Smart still,made sense.
In the days that that was my only still,and it was small.
Judge your own pre-heat temp,don't worry about loss of alcohol vapour (all part of the "Angels Share", If it wants to disappear sub 50°C,let it go!).
My only caveat,-wear gloves and don't spill or waste your product.
And I would not do this before a spirit run,i.e.with low wines,as earlier mentioned.Only with Strip runs.

Robert

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:22 pm


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2015-09-02T12:13:02+00:00 2015-09-02T12:13:02+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27870#p27870 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]>
Advice taken and will now start the hot swap method as described by Mashy.

Cheers

Statistics: Posted by Still Brewing — Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:13 pm


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2015-09-02T07:51:28+00:00 2015-09-02T07:51:28+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27859#p27859 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]>
What is good thought - and seems to save about 30 minutes is a hot swap . If you are doing multiple runs.
Invest in some stout rubber gloves, empty the hot pot are soon as the run has completed. immediately refill and start it up again. A good handful of copper in the bottom will also retain the heat (as well as all the other good stuff it does)

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:51 am


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2015-09-02T04:56:17+00:00 2015-09-02T04:56:17+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27845#p27845 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]> Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:56 am


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2015-09-02T03:10:49+00:00 2015-09-02T03:10:49+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27843#p27843 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]> I'd error on the side of cooler. Less of a worry with wash than low wines I'd expect. Others here have written about doing it.

Chuck

Statistics: Posted by chill — Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:10 am


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2015-09-02T01:39:51+00:00 2015-09-02T01:39:51+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27840#p27840 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Some Electric And Time]]>
Mind you - I have no idea what an Airstill is.

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:39 am


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2015-09-01T19:10:32+00:00 2015-09-01T19:10:32+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3641&p=27836#p27836 <![CDATA[Saving Some Electric And Time]]>
Is there anything wrong with heating the wash over the gas and then transferring it to the Airstill for stripping.

Thought it would save time and energy. If so, whats the maximum temperature I can go up to.

Statistics: Posted by Still Brewing — Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:10 pm


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