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I'm been making beer and wine for the last few years, and decided to take the next step
I'm putting together a 2" bokabob, with a pony keg for a boiler.
My interests are mainly neutrals, though I may try some rum when I get the hang of things. I'm going to try a batch of the Birdwatcher's sugar wash for my first batch.
2" Bokakob (1 foot with 4 foot reflux extension), Pony keg, and propane
It sounds like you have been doing your research because using a Bokakob dual slant plate reflux column to run Birdwatchers wash is a good way to produce clean neutral spirits...
Will you be heating the pony keg with gas or electric...???
Welcome to the forum, you do have a leg up with your background seems like a natural progression as many others have moved from beer and wine to liquor!
It sounds like you have been doing your research because using a Bokakob dual slant plate reflux column to run Birdwatchers wash is a good way to produce clean neutral spirits...
Will you be heating the pony keg with gas or electric...???
Good luck...
For now, propane (assuming there's a warm enough day that I wouldn't mind spending a day outside). I've already got a burner for my beer, so I'll start with that. I do like the idea of not having an open flame so close to a flammable liquid, so I may eventually go with electric. Elements are cheap, but when you start adding controller circuits and GCFI breakers and extra circuits, the costs start to add up.
2" Bokakob (1 foot with 4 foot reflux extension), Pony keg, and propane