T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

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T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby antrees » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:07 pm

Hi,

I would welcome some advice. I am looking to produce London dry gin from GNS, spring water and botanicals. Would the T500 column condenser or Alembic pot produce the best product? Thank you.
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:15 pm

Use your pot still . The column will stripp
out to much flavour.
What method are you going to use?
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby antrees » Fri Nov 10, 2017 8:31 pm

Thank you gaza, that was my thought too. Am going to make a London dry, so botanicals in the mix with GNS and water.
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:58 pm

There has been a bit of a chat about this.
http://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/still-spir ... al-basket/

Its quite a lot of money but I bet it will produce a good Gin,
The vapour trail has to pass through it taking all those
lovely flavours.
The only reason I have not bought one, I use my Airstill
to make Gin!!!
Rather have a full bottle in front of me
than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby Mash » Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:41 am

Had anyone done a review yet?
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:12 am

Brewhunter has bought one, will ask him.
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby Easydrinker » Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:10 pm

Pot for Gin.

Robert.
There is no ONE way.
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby Klunk » Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:02 pm

Are you buying in GNS antrees or making your own? I was wondering myself if there was any benefit of doing a botanical spirit run through a T500. Would it strip all the flavour out? As much as I like my gin from the Airstill, it's a slow old job :'(
If I wanted patience, i'd have trained to be a doctor.
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:39 pm

Dont have your thirst for Gin Klunk. I make about 2ltrs
at a time in the AS and thats plenty for me. ;D
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby Klunk » Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:55 pm

Well Christmas is coming up Gaza ;D ;D ;D
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby H12rpo » Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:41 pm

gaza the instructor wrote:There has been a bit of a chat about this.
http://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/still-spir ... al-basket/

Its quite a lot of money but I bet it will produce a good Gin,
The vapour trail has to pass through it taking all those
lovely flavours.
The only reason I have not bought one, I use my Airstill
to make Gin!!!



Sadly it’s out of stock .....I think I’d like one of those
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:26 pm

I changed my mind and must have bought
the last one, sorry mate :'(
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby Brewhunter » Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:42 pm

gaza the instructor wrote:I changed my mind and must have bought
the last one, sorry mate :'(


Nice one Gaz so you'll probably still get to use yours before me lol
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby gaza the instructor » Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:08 pm

Got 3x Kale washes bubbling away now.
So know what i will play with over the hols!!!
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Re: T500 Alembic or Column to rectify gin

Postby Klunk » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:41 pm

3!...and you reckon I have a taste for Gin!! ;D ;D
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