reflux ratio:congeners
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:18 am
after around 60 hours of research and reading i give up. please point me in the right direction to find answers.
what must i do to maintain 93-95% with an increase the drip rate?
what I can't find anywhere is what exactly is joined to the distilate (runoffs)(drips out) if it is less than 96% besides water? my 21 inch tall, 2 in wide column packed with scrubbers and copper mesh with a inside condenser at the top part and will spit out 93% at the rate of 300 ml an hour. how can i get 95%? and how can i get it to drip faster and maintain at least 93% I set aside the first 330 ml at 90% going by smell.
I just want vodka. pure as possible and coming out faster than 300ml/hour.
i was thinking of buying an 8 to 24 inch piece to extend column higher. with tri clamps. and pack it with copper mesh. I have two elements that are 1500 watts. 50 litre sanke keg. i distill with just the one burner easily if i insulate the keg. if i increase the column length and pack it...... perhaps then i could open up the drip and it would maintain 93% and i'm guessing it will need a bit of the 2nd element to help.
I can't find websites or info that talk about this. i've looked for 7 days now.
so what if after the careful high reflux ratio forshots///// and so what if i open up the valve and let it come out faster and it drops to maybe 80%? so what? is it not just water molecules atttached to the etOH? or is it tails congeners like fusil alc propanol, butanol and amyl alcohol, ? why need 95% purity if i'm just going to be watering it down later anyway? unless less than 95% is full of shitty cogeners? right? I can't find the answer anywhere. do tails garbage get mixed or other things? I guess if I actually just open it up and get a sample i will immediately smell and taste that its shitty. Next time.
yours truly,
Badger
what must i do to maintain 93-95% with an increase the drip rate?
what I can't find anywhere is what exactly is joined to the distilate (runoffs)(drips out) if it is less than 96% besides water? my 21 inch tall, 2 in wide column packed with scrubbers and copper mesh with a inside condenser at the top part and will spit out 93% at the rate of 300 ml an hour. how can i get 95%? and how can i get it to drip faster and maintain at least 93% I set aside the first 330 ml at 90% going by smell.
I just want vodka. pure as possible and coming out faster than 300ml/hour.
i was thinking of buying an 8 to 24 inch piece to extend column higher. with tri clamps. and pack it with copper mesh. I have two elements that are 1500 watts. 50 litre sanke keg. i distill with just the one burner easily if i insulate the keg. if i increase the column length and pack it...... perhaps then i could open up the drip and it would maintain 93% and i'm guessing it will need a bit of the 2nd element to help.
I can't find websites or info that talk about this. i've looked for 7 days now.
so what if after the careful high reflux ratio forshots///// and so what if i open up the valve and let it come out faster and it drops to maybe 80%? so what? is it not just water molecules atttached to the etOH? or is it tails congeners like fusil alc propanol, butanol and amyl alcohol, ? why need 95% purity if i'm just going to be watering it down later anyway? unless less than 95% is full of shitty cogeners? right? I can't find the answer anywhere. do tails garbage get mixed or other things? I guess if I actually just open it up and get a sample i will immediately smell and taste that its shitty. Next time.
yours truly,
Badger