Fuselexpress Condenser 92% Alc.....

[Reflux_King]

I have a new toy, the Fuselexpress
These notes are from my experimentation with the Fuselexpress Condenser. I hope the forum finds this useful
Wash volume: 25 litres @ 20%, samuel willards 48 hour yeast, turbo klar.
10:30 Set up the Urn and batch to be distilled.
11:02 Temp 54C, switch on cooling water, close off flow to ½ way, allowing further heating.
11:12 Urn reached rolling boil, opened cooling water flow at 74 C. placed collection hose into bottle, discarded the first 50 mls. Returned the “product out” hose to my 5 litre demijohn. Allowed temperature to rise to a constant temperature of 76.3c
11:22 Yield of 500 mls @ 93% ( approx.7 minutes )
11:36 Yield of 500 mls @ 93% (approx.14 minutes )
12:15 Yield of 2.5 litres @ 92% (approx.60 minutes)
Final yield was 4.5 litres in just under 100 minutes form commencement of the rolling boil at 76 c. Smell clean.



Cooling water flow at 500 mls /15 seconds (120 Litres per hour) water direct from mains, temp approx.24~26 C.

I was happy with the result an having use a couple of other condensers/ Urn setups, I am assuming the speed came from the 2750 watt element. I also found the digital thermometer an advantage, the fractional readout helps to balance the temperature, being able to see an increase or decrease of 1/10th of a degree helps a lot. Overall I’m satisfied
with my new toy!