Why use a carbon filter

[Sir cookalot]

I have a stainless steel reflux still and I use filtered water ... Store bought grains and dextrose sugar
Next I monitor my still temp. and disregard all sprits up to 180deg. and shut down at 191deg. all is monitored by a computer I built. and wireless interface.
So I feel a carbon filter will strip all the flavor from the sprits and to me It seems wrong??????

[kiwistiller]

it does a bit doesn't it?

[rad14701]

Carbon filtering is used, in my opinion, to account for piss poor fermentation and distillation practices... A good wash, distilled properly, shouldn't require carbon filtering at all... Just added steps in the process that can be eliminated by doing things right the first time...

Not sure I agree with tossing everything below 180F, however... Would depend on the still design and wash being run...

[Sir cookalot]

I want to say thanks very much for your comments and happy stilling

[Sir cookalot]

I wounder if using a lessor quality carbon would be better to acheve a better flavor and stil give a good filtratiion???

[blanikdog]

Rad said it all.

blanik