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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby Mash » Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:52 pm

Good one. That will spread out a treat and fill the space. 8)
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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby Easydrinker » Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:53 pm

hampk wrote:
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hampk wrote:Keep us posted. I think the Sputnik will prove more manageable in terms of positioning and how much you can get into it, but interesting nonetheless..


I'm not so sure, looks to me like you could squeeze a kitten into that infuser.
To me the question is how much neutral you could put beneath it, without water logging/spirit logging it in the air still; and alien owns this kit already,so definitely worth a go.

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Hmm, maybe you could at that - but I can get most of a cat into my Sputnik! The jury has to be out, but I think Mash mad a good point about the vapour path.

Cat gin?? No no no, definitely NOT going to try that one.

No animals were hurt during the typing of this post ;D

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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby Mash » Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:25 pm

GrunthosTheFlatulent wrote:I haven't actually tried mine yet but am hoping to try some aquavit soon.

I have taken a folding steamer (around a fiver on Amazon) and put some copper legs on it.

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I have to ask ... how did you attach the copper legs to the stainless steamer ?
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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby GrunthosTheFlatulent » Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:22 pm

It already has stubby little legs to hold it clear of the base of a saucepan, I just slid 125mm copper tubes over those and crimped them with a pair of pliers.
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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby Mash » Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:26 pm

Got it. And a bit more copper can only be a good thing :)
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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby alien1984 » Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:09 pm

Well I used this today and have to say it worked well. I done two different Gins with it and they are far superior to the ones I used the bottles of essences.

I am new to this hobby but im loving it. Next project I am going to have a go at making one of my 30litre crusader kegs into a still.
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Re: my idea for gin basket for air still

Postby Easydrinker » Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:04 am

alien1984 wrote:Well I used this today and have to say it worked well. I done two different Gins with it and they are far superior to the ones I used the bottles of essences.

I am new to this hobby but im loving it. Next project I am going to have a go at making one of my 30litre crusader kegs into a still.



I assume from your post that your own idea was a success?
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