StillSmart

Anavrin, I reckon you are a good hand at darts myself

Yeah that's an old picture, it's evolved a bit these days



And I'm shit at darts and never been in the forces lol

Anavrin wrote:Yeah that's an old picture, it's evolved a bit these days



And I'm shit at darts and never been in the forces lol

I so want one of those...

hope you dont mind questions..?

where do you fill it from?

(just seen the drain) edit

is the nov 2015 video the latest you have done?

did you buy a bulk load of the ceramic rings?

i guess you are happy with the way it has evolved? or are there more things you are thinking of changing?

regards Les

To fill it I take the column off, it's not like it's used all the time so it's no big deal to strip it down and I have plenty of time to clean the bits between spirit runs.

I'm not using ceramic raschig rings anymore, although I do have about 4kg of them collecting dust.

It's filled with SPP that I bought from Poland, it took about a month to arrive but it was worth the wait, it's good stuff.

Anavrin wrote:To fill it I take the column off, it's not like it's used all the time so it's no big deal to strip it down and I have plenty of time to clean the bits between spirit runs.

I'm not using ceramic raschig rings anymore, although I do have about 4kg of them collecting dust.

It's filled with SPP that I bought from Poland, it took about a month to arrive but it was worth the wait, it's good stuff.

Looking forward to your next video...

Lovely looking kit and I've been drooling over the still dragon gear.

What are your thoughts on the value of copper in a still? Overrated?

Depends on on the type of still.

I'm reading that as pot still needs copper to reduce sulphur while leaving flavours compared to a more modern design will remove all undesirables including sulphur?

I use a 1m 2" straight copper column in place of the bubble plates and packed section when stripping and the three bubble sections have copper plates and copper bubble caps, so hopefully there's enough in there.

I was going to say....
Different stills are designed will use copper in different ways. The effect of the copper is always required. Air stills are limited to only a few options - Lob some in the boiler or thread some wire through the condenser coil.

Anavrin's answer was much better, though so I won't bother

I was going to say....
Different stills are designed will use copper in different ways. The effect of the copper is always required. Air stills are limited to only a few options - Lob some in the boiler or thread some wire through the condenser coil.

Anavrin's answer was much better, though so I won't bother

Just taken delivery on one of those Cellar 7 Spanish Rojo red wine kits after reading this thread. Looking forward to giving it a try.

Blimey a post ON TOPIC - not sure thats cricket

Curmudgeon wrote:I'm reading that as pot still needs copper to reduce sulphur while leaving flavours compared to a more modern design will remove all undesirables including sulphur?

Cheerily taking this thread back off topic...
Any still and condenser incorporating copper will reduce sulphites in the distillate.
A "more modern" design will not, and this is not even determined by where the cuts are made.
Depending upon the size of your Reflux still,and it's design, it will cheerfully allow you to collect Acetone, Turpentine (or at least a version of White Spirit) and many other liquids that you do not wish to drink, before and after the stuff that you are striving for.

A pot still will, (generally), leave a flavoured spirit, based upon the initial wash, and with judicious cuts after a second distillation, a pleasant spirit, after aging .

A reflux still will, (generally), allow you to produce a distillate at a much higher ABV, and once again with judicious cuts, a neutral product.

Copper and Sulphites are just, but importantly, mice nibbling at the cheese.

Any version of a reflux still will give you a distillate of a much higher ABV than a Pot still, that bit is simples

Robert.

I have a friend who goes to france and gets me some decent reds and whites, 10 litre boxes for £14, works out cheaper than kits tried them but never had much luck.