How much will i get ?

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backwoodsbrewer94
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How much will i get ?

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I have a 15.5 gallon boiler, with a reflux colum still on top. How much will i get per run ?
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Of what? :) Not much info to go on . http://homedistiller.org/calcs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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Yea im sorry wasnt thinking :P How much drinkable moonshine will i get ? and about how much methanol in the begining? :thumbup:
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Of what? :) Not much info to go on . http://homedistiller.org/calcs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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BWB, we really need to hear about your wash, and how much of it you will be putting in the boiler, to be able to answer. If you put 15 gallons of water, or bean soup in there, you will not get much moonshine :P Also, it depends upon if you are running wash, or running 'low wines', which are the product of a first quick stripping run.

Also, the calculators pages tater has posted a link to, has MANY calculators, which will tell you what to expect, if you use X amount of water, X amount of sugar, and then later, if you put that wash that is a know ABV (alcohol by volume, which you computed using some other calculators), it tells you what to expect out the back end of the still, running what you have.

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Okay ill use the calculator :P i just got done cleaning my still with vinegar and water mix, i didnt get to run it yet tho because im waitng on two parts to connect it to the keg..so im kina at a stand still ( no pun intended). hopefully i can get to cleaning on monday. :clap:
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backwoodsbrewer94 wrote:I have a 15.5 gallon boiler, with a reflux colum still on top. How much will i get per run ?
How long is a piece of string...???

As for your distillation run, you get what you get... The calculators are for best guesstimation only... Slow down and take the time to familiarize yourself with all of the calculators just the same...
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rad14701 wrote: How long is a piece of string...???
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I really don't believe that this is a genuine question. Surely it couldn't be, could it?????? Maybe it is? <shaking head sadly>
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