StillSmart

just ordered an airstill for which il get it tomoz i got some cleanin
stuff some flavors sambuka Tennessee bourbon whisky vodka cafe Maria for the wife she like black Russians

I'm like a kid on crimbo eve i can't wait

good luck matey. i'm having loads of fun with mine also if you do have any questions your in the right place for help.

eveyone on here is a top geezer ...or gal

greatmagnu, ive had mine about a month now, jack daniels is nice, cant get the vodka right yet though, rum is good too

thanks for the heads up guys much appreciated

i might get all these half empty bottles of spirits and sh1t wine all mixed up
about 8.05 litres and have a practice run over the weekend of stripping the stuff

Vodka is tough with an AirStill as the distillate carries a strong sweetish taste. Aggressive carbon filtering is the best you can do, I think. Pot stills are not the best choice for a Vodka.

Chuck

That's true, makes my Pepsi max taste like full fat pepsi but the double distil removes the strong rum taste I was getting

chill wrote:Vodka is tough with an AirStill as the distillate carries a strong sweetish taste. Aggressive carbon filtering is the best you can do, I think. Pot stills are not the best choice for a Vodka.

Chuck

i wish i knew that before i ordered the vodka lol

anyway im still lookin forward to it

ive recieved my new toy about 12.15pm
very good delivery service phoned up yesterday
a shame that the spirit hydrometer wasnt included
but i got on the phone after i checked it all twice over
they are sending me one out this afternoon so i should recieve it in the morning
recomend to every newbie

thanks again wineworks

My wife, a serious consumer of good quality Vodka, wouldn't drink any kind of 'Vodka' type spirit from my Airstill but since I started running my 50lt Pot she demands her cut of the product from each run.

The difference between Airstill and 50lt Pot Still is huge. Even with a sugar wash you get true neutral. The real trick for making good Vodka from the Airstill is all-grain wash instead of sugar.

AM

thanks aidanmac i will save the voddie for the all grain wash,which il do
in a couple of weeks time,but il be doing a ss triple distilled +carbon wash
then im gonna look into vodka star for the next wash


would it be a good idea to give the airstill a clean out ie put some still cleaner and water and leave it for half hour while switched on

tia..

Possibly now

Definitely give the Airstill a run with the cleaner and 4lt of water in just until you get a few drops from the output then switch off and let it cool. BTW don't buy that cleaner from a HBS go to a pharmacy and buy a tub of Citric Acid and use two teaspoons and time you need to clean the still. Citric Acid is normally used for descaling taps, kettles, etc.

I only clean my Airstill after a complete stripping run - that's after 6 X 4lt runs - so it will be ready for the spirit run.

AM

thanks aidan i did get some still cleaner with airstill
but dunno if it's citric acid it does not say on packet will
give it a clean later,I'm gonna take the advice what you have
me via pm and use vodka star and not the ss turbo yeast
so il have to wait till next week to get a wash going
phoned local homebrew shop and they only got the 48hour
type