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The comment above where 60% in the pot is incorrect. You macerate at 60% for a period of time prior say 12 hours and then dilute to approx. 30% and then start distillation.

Sorry but Food Grade Silicone is most certainly a safe and preferred product to use.

The problem in using PTFE is that it requires reasonably high heat to expand and seal properly.

Watched both the yeast and barrel series. It was great, informative and I learnt new things.

Still aging

Johannesburg

To make / use a longer sight glass is no problem. You will need to go to the local bolt and nut shop and purchase threaded rod to suit your longer sight glass and secondly go to your local lab glass supplier and they will stock your borosilicate glass. Make it as long as you want to.

Very interesting. I have a continuous still (100mm diameter packed column …. helical SS coil) that's designed and part built and no further.

Are you able to supply process flow drawings for better understanding of your set up.

We must not get confused with each other, also somewhat old but not as old

Use ARMAFLEX, 13mm thick. Google for suppliers.

Interesting but ... Welcome to the Soxhlet siphon / extraction

A standard neck thread is 14TPI

I posted the complete PDF document (I believe for the same person)

If anyone else wants it, give me a shout.

Cheers Richard ….. richard@pmtsa.co.za

You not looking very hard as there is plenty to be had especially on the SS side. You can reach out to me via PM.

That's a huge amount of heads collection.

Hi @mtranier I am being a bit stupid with that VAPOUR formula on the excel sheet. Can you more simply write the exact formula used.

I am not sure whether you are referring to EXP for E or an alternate / other value and whether x is the power value of the EXP.

Brilliant, thanks

Go to a stainless steel tube supplier and ask them for a DN50 triclover gasket. It appears that you have the clamp.

@odin what was your final 60% molasses mix for fermentation of 1,950L for the Istill2000 ?? Water to molasses, ferment aid and yeast ?? OG, FG, temp and PH ??

Elevation affect the azeo normal boiling point for ethanol so it is important. So too is the temperature at which point the cut is / was made for your particular recipe. If you are happy with the taste at that temperature well then that's the future setpoint going forward.

Whichever you buy ensure that the correct needle valve is purchased. Because it says needle valve doesn't mean it's of the right type. Of course they will work, but some better than others. If you can and putting it in simple terms, get the one with the sharpest and longest point on the needle. With...

When up in JHB, come and give me a shout. Cheers Richard

This was a great read. Kudos to all.

Hi Tony

Presently all hard wired and transmitters are 4-20mA. I have in the past two weeks also been looking at wireless transmitters.

Build is complete but am redoing all my instrumentation for Ex (Atex) compliant. I am wetting my pants as to what money is required, e.g. the Ex rated level switch is 7 times pricier than my standard EH probe. Other instrumentation items also have massive Ex costs. I have 7 temperature transmitters,...

looks good

I also have an Edrometer though have not used it extensively as you have. Personally I would go back to food grade silicone tubing. I am of the belief that the PTFE will crack sooner than later with respect to continual movement and flexing. On a side note, how have you found the accuracy / reliabil...

some like to use it as part of the next ferment.

No, just make a broad comment.

At present this is commercially being done by ISTILL. They heat up to max 60 deg C and agitate at same time for an approx period of 6 days.

What's the difference ??

My still with 5" (NW125) and packed 1.2m deep is shortly about to be brought into service. So actual performance in the near future can be better commented on then. But from a packing point of view and quantities required, you can work on 870,488 pieces per metre cubed. Costs are not that much ...