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Usefull link for whiskey
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:30 am
by possum
Just found this, it has some practical stuff.
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:49 am
by Don Ventura
That was some good reading. Thank you.
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DAMN WHERES THAT RECIPE AGAIN!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:07 pm
by stil_chillin
very interesting
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:32 pm
by TRANSPLANTED HILLBILLY
stil chillin, love your sign off. Sounds like brain cells are kin to TN Franks yeast.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:52 pm
by partsbill
As I continue to read information about all subjects concerning distilling, confusion contines to creep in. The article in mention was a great one, which I saved as well as the site for more reading. However, in trying to get a better understanding of all concepts, and trying to learn about the types of stillsand how they work, I'm perplexed about this statement;
"Pot still distillation is more of a batch process where each succeeding pot still increases the strength of the distillate. The positioning angle and height of the arm will determine how much of the distillate runs back into the still (the reflux) for redistillation with more reflux leading to a lighter, more delicate spirit."
With the arm of the potstill positioned at an upward angle; its then considered a reflux potstill?
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:13 pm
by Tater
Id think not the amount of reflux even with carefull heating of the boiler would be small.Reflux is a differnt way of stilling alltogether.I use a pot still thats got a short packed column that has a lyle arm a couple feet long at an upward angle.The differance of proof between using it or just running pipe over to condenser is slight Id guess somewhere between 5 and 10 proof. However I think taste of product is improved from being run through packed column and the longer distance of lyle arm all being copper including the packing in column.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:14 pm
by possum
Reflux can be used as a verb or a noun. Refluxing takes place anywhere vapor can condense and drip back to the liquid resevoir.
Column stills have very controlled reflux from a condender unit over a high surface area packing material(copper mesh) to get the most highly seperated results from the mixture of compounds in the wash.
Pot stills don't use packing and give a wider distribution of compounds at any one moment coming out of the output tube.
Hybrid rigs also exist ;with potstill boilers with a short column, but only ambient cooling.