removing Methanol in a continuous still

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Hi everyone:

First off, I'm new to this place, haven't built a still yet, bought plans for a Charles 803 (i know, not the best for drinking), so Hi everyone!

So I've been reading everything I can get my hands on, and I think I have a pretty good understanding of how the fractionating column works. I think it is the general consensus that you cannot remove methanol in a continuous still, which got me wondering. What if you made your column higher, and ran the top end at about 140 degrees? wouldn't the methanol be collected at the top, and the ethanol somewhere further down? is this practical? would the column have to be too tall?

I thought this is how petroleum refineries do this, collecting different hydrocarbons by tapping the column at different heights.

I appreciate any comments

Dan.