Loose carbon filtering
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Loose carbon filtering
Does anyone use loose carbon filtering, just putting sone carbon into the storage bottles ?
Interested in any thoughts? after reading this i might try it.
http://homedistiller.org/distill/polish
http://homebrewerswarehouse.com.au/index.php?route=extras/blog/getblog&blog_id=25
Interested in any thoughts? after reading this i might try it.
http://homedistiller.org/distill/polish
http://homebrewerswarehouse.com.au/index.php?route=extras/blog/getblog&blog_id=25
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Tasturbo - Regular

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Re: Loose carbon filtering
I don't know of anyone on this site that does.
But the question is not far away from another active thread here currently.
Carbon filtering is only done for a neutral tasting spirit,
mostly by pot stillers, as other stillers tend to get a more neutral spirit anyway.
And carbon sitting passively in the bottom of a bottle of spirit will not work as efficiently as carbon tumbling through an inverted bottle of spirit.
Or, spirit tumbling through carbon in a bought or homemade carbon filter.
HTH.
Robert
But the question is not far away from another active thread here currently.
Carbon filtering is only done for a neutral tasting spirit,
mostly by pot stillers, as other stillers tend to get a more neutral spirit anyway.
And carbon sitting passively in the bottom of a bottle of spirit will not work as efficiently as carbon tumbling through an inverted bottle of spirit.
Or, spirit tumbling through carbon in a bought or homemade carbon filter.
HTH.
Robert
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Re: Loose carbon filtering
I've done it that way. A slow drip though a good bed of carbon works better and faster.
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chill - Master Distiller

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Re: Loose carbon filtering
chill wrote:I've done it that way. A slow drip though a good bed of carbon works better and faster.
Thanx mate, that feels like backup/agreement.
Robert.
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Easydrinker - Donated to StillSmart

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Re: Loose carbon filtering
Now if you had a slow speed motor that you could hook up to something that endlessly inverted the demijohn, you might be onto something! I am far too lazy myself.
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chill - Master Distiller

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Re: Loose carbon filtering
Lay the DJ on its side, like a rock tumbler and insert inert agitators.
I am too lazy too
I am too lazy too

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