New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

New to distillation, or simply new to the HD forums.
** Your first post MUST go here. Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your interest in distilling. Any posts asking distilling questions will be deleted. **

Moderator: Site Moderator

Post Reply
jacksonslayer
Novice
Posts: 4
Joined: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:52 pm
Location: The Alaska Highway. Northern Canada

New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

Post by jacksonslayer »

Hello There. I just recently found this web site on my research quest on how to process drinkable ethonal. This is what i know... drinkable ethoanl has a vapour temp of 78 degrees C and the blinding agent methonal has a boiling point of 64 degrees c. So what im really seeking is an accurate way of extracting those lighter more volitile (less desireable) components. So im really wondering is how do so and what still is most efficiant for this. So i know you heat the mash and condences the vapour. So if you tryin to get rid of the methanol,is the idea to keep you thermometer at the top of you still at the tempurature of the boiling point of methanol? really i suppose what im asking douse this happen naterally? Like douse the thermomter stay at the lightest components vapur temp until that compenetnt is gone. and then the next temp will be the next heavier compents vapour temp.

Basically I need to be spoon fed the characteristics of a still . . A distillation for dummies if you will. I am completely green and have done mucho research with no pratical expierence..
blanikdog
Angel's Share
Angel's Share
Posts: 4545
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:55 pm
Location: Bullamakanka, Oztrailya

Re: New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

Post by blanikdog »

This is a good place to begin Jackson http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 8#p6885408 Then try the reading lounge. Spoon feeding is not encouraged in this forum, but we will do whatever is possible to help a person who makes an effort th help themself.



Good luck and stay safe
Simple potstiller. Slow, single run.
(50 litre, propane heated pot still. Coil in bucket condenser - No thermometer, No carbon)
The Reading Lounge AND the Rules We Live By should be compulsory reading

Cumudgeon and loving it.
Bayou-Ruler
Distiller
Posts: 1703
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:50 pm
Location: SW Louisiana

Re: New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

Post by Bayou-Ruler »

Welcome Aboard.
Bayou Ethanol
Ethanol Fuel Producer

AFP-LA-15027
http://www.BayouEthanol.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
rubber duck
retired
Posts: 3452
Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:33 am
Location: brigadoon

Re: New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

Post by rubber duck »

If your seeking experts your looking on the wrong forum. Looks to me like you have a good handle on what your looking for, good luck on your search.
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck
blanikdog
Angel's Share
Angel's Share
Posts: 4545
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:55 pm
Location: Bullamakanka, Oztrailya

Re: New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

Post by blanikdog »

Well said RD. :) :) :) :) :)
Simple potstiller. Slow, single run.
(50 litre, propane heated pot still. Coil in bucket condenser - No thermometer, No carbon)
The Reading Lounge AND the Rules We Live By should be compulsory reading

Cumudgeon and loving it.
jacksonslayer
Novice
Posts: 4
Joined: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:52 pm
Location: The Alaska Highway. Northern Canada

Re: New Member. Seeking Expert Advise..

Post by jacksonslayer »

AHH thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Especially the RULES section.
Post Reply