My first braumeister still.
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My first braumeister still.
This is my still. 20 litre braumeister with 3mm stainles steel top with 2" and 1.5" ferrules welded on that. I have run two batches wit that. A sacrificial run and a turbo yeast sugar wash with reflux. So far so good. The gin basket I just bought and it is on there just to see if it is safe. It is quite top heavy. I use pump to circulate the chilling water. Water returning from the condenser will first go through a coil sitting in a bucket of water after which it returns to the actual chilling water reservoir. That way I have been able to keep the chilling water temp low and really steady. Banana for scale.
Re: My first braumeister still.
Do you have a separate power controller or are you using the Braumeister's temp controls ?
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Re: My first braumeister still.
Is the banana part of the gin basket?
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Re: My first braumeister still.
Indeed you will . Temperature controllers are not the right tool for distilling .... perfect for mashing though
You may find you need to do a modification to the bypass the electronics so you can run it off an external power controller
Guys with other temp controlled beer making boilers are having similar issues
https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... 4#p7628454
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Re: My first braumeister still.
Thanks! That kind of info I was trying to findYummyrum wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:01 pmIndeed you will . Temperature controllers are not the right tool for distilling .... perfect for mashing though
You may find you need to do a modification to the bypass the electronics so you can run it off an external power controller
Guys with other temp controlled beer making boilers are having similar issues
https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... 4#p7628454
Re: My first braumeister still.
Getting there. Bypassing Braumeisters electronics is easy peasy. Next job is to ferment something.Yummyrum wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:01 pmIndeed you will . Temperature controllers are not the right tool for distilling .... perfect for mashing though
You may find you need to do a modification to the bypass the electronics so you can run it off an external power controller
Guys with other temp controlled beer making boilers are having similar issues
https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... 4#p7628454
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Re: My first braumeister still.
That grolsch lamp is pretty cool!
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Re: My first braumeister still.
love the grolsch lamp
i got a controller i was thinking if i could test it using a lamp thanks for showing me i can
enjoy your still
i got a controller i was thinking if i could test it using a lamp thanks for showing me i can
enjoy your still
Re: My first braumeister still.
And it works! Did couple runs with the pid side and no puking whatsoever. Next I'll try to turn that distillate to gin with pot mode.