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I think we may have figured this thing out!! My thermometer reads 101.8 deg c for boiling water and I am only about 60 ft above sea level as well I only have about 28 inches of packing in a 52 inch column.... Thought i had more! Plus my wash must have puked into column or something cuz there was som...

My coolant flow rate and temp remain pretty constant throughout the run as i am on well water.Yes I am using a scr controller to vary input powr to the boiler. the condenser does enter partially into the vapour path as it exits the offset. I dont get any vapour thru the vent cap at all. my thermomet...

Would an unsettled wash cause the problem I am experiencing? Thanks for any ideas.

My wash was 12% based on potential alcohol on hydrometer readings. There aren't any obstructions in my takeoff tube. It just seems like no matter how much reflux returned to column my head temp won't settle anywhere near 78.1. I tried increasing power and temp goes up but when i decrease power the t...

I have a lm still and cannot seem to get any real amount of relux to occur to raise purity. I use 3000w to heat up and do my run on about 650w. It seems like no matter how much output i return as reflux my head temp stays in the 80 to 81c range. I have a 1/4 double wound spiral condenser i use and w...

Hi Y'all.... Not too informed about specifics when it comes to controllers so I thought I would run this by you guys who know about this than me! I have a 4000watt 220v adjustable scr voltage regulator that I use to control a 3000watt heating element in a 15.5 gallon keg kettle. I'm wondering if I c...

That is all I get is the alcohol smell. So I am very close to neutral. I knew true neutral would be a higher abv but thats close enough for me. Thanx for answering my "Silly" question!

How do you tell if your alcohol is neutral? I have a "neutral" run off my fractionating still measures 186 proof but still has that alcohol sting to the nose. So my silly question is "Is this neutral alcohol or not"!! How does your neutral alcohol smell? Mine has no other odour j...