Steam still rundown 1yr later

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Steam still rundown 1yr later

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I started mashing all grain in a big pot on the fire and squeezing the grains..... pain in the butt, and was thinking this is not for me... My eyes were bleeding and found steam as an option, honestly it saved this hobby for me. Simplified the whole process giving me time for family life too. I put aside my stills i made and got a 16 gallon and a 26 gallon with 2 food grade blue 55 gallon drums to mash in.

The mash
I found the temperature of the ferments will almost generate enough heat to regulate themself without much heat input, i use one back heater on the bottom and some foil bubble insulation aroung the sides. I boil 26 gallons under 1 hour heat up with 2 5500 watt heaters on a counter top and open the valve over my 55 gallon drum put in 100 lbs of grain, i immediately add hi temp enzimes and stir with a drill. Move heaters to my 16 gallon boiler fill with water about 35 min im steamin. Steam mash in blue 55 gallon drum with full 11000 watts until my iodine test has converted the mash. Put a box fan to cool over night and pitch yeast with second enzimes (i use ferm solutions enzimes) when temp is cool. 50 gallons in under 3 hours epic.

The stripping run
Fill the 26 gallon boiler with 20 gallons distillers beer. First stir the beer in the 55 gallon drum to degas and mix then add grain and all. Connect steam setup 11000w and run 100% it will take 3 hours per run for 5 runs thats dumping and refilling boda boom. Easy peasy lemon squeezie. Use the top 2" triclamp to pour out your stripped beer into 5 gallon buckets then dump them. 15 hours nice but a long day.

The spirit run
Add all your strippings to the boiler and enjoy a relaxing 6 to 7 hour spirit run with about 10 gallons of product for pot still or 7 to 8 hours with bubble plates and about 7 gallons. Under 24 hours work for more alcohol than you can drink in a year. Or bust out another batch and fill a gibbs 20 gallon barrel :)


I would like to thank everyone for sharing their knowledge and journey ill post some pics below.

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