Well, after months of threatening to get a bokakob inline still up and running I have finally done it. I'll post pictures shortly but thought I'd do a once over of the first run to see what people think. Here goes.
The still.
bokakob inline
Column = 75mm diameter, 1m length. Currently only 85cm of copper mesh installed until I can order more.
Boiler. Converted keg with 1x 1kw and 1x 2kw elements installed.
Charged with ~45 litres of tomato paste wash pre-stripped and measuring 50% abv.
The first pleasant surprise was when I found that the condenser was good enough to keep up with both elements going at the same time. These forums have suggested that 3kw should be okay for a 3 inch column so I just let both go right through to the end. I initially ran the still at 40ml/min achieving 88% abv. Later on I upped the rate to 50ml/min with a resulting abv of 87.5%.
First on the priority list is to get some more copper mesh to fill the entire column. I am also thinking about fitting a 50cm extension.
So first question, are there any other quick wins I can do? My next goal is to get 90-92% without having to stay up all night. Any recommendations from the old hands out there?
New Boka setup. The blue bit is a piece of silicon sleeve from Repco (car parts shop). Seals extremely well.I still need to make room for the thermometer
Close up of the condenser.
Here is my pot still. Used for stripping and the odd rum / bourbon run.
