Making whiskey with Nixon-Stone type still?
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:27 pm
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Anonymous
(Unregistered)
08/27/02 03:27 AM
subject: Making whiskey with Nixon-Stone type still?
Can nixon stone type still with no reflux be used for whiskey making, or am I better off by constructing a simple pott still head with doubler for my system? I'm currently making 92-94% with reflux and potscrubber filled column. Removing the potscrubbers is a bit pain, so I'd rather left them in place.
Dirk
(stranger)
08/27/02 02:26 PM
Re: Making whiskey with Nixon-Stone type still? [re: Anonymous]
A column with scrubbers can deliver a much better separation of the different fractions than a pot still.
By catching different fractions in separate containers you have the possibility to mix these afterwards according to your taste.
A very good book that describes this process for homedistillers is "Make your own corn whiskey" of Ian Smiley.
It is available as a book or as a softcopy on his website
http://www.magma.ca/~smiley/index.htm
Anonymous
(Unregistered)
08/27/02 03:27 AM
subject: Making whiskey with Nixon-Stone type still?
Can nixon stone type still with no reflux be used for whiskey making, or am I better off by constructing a simple pott still head with doubler for my system? I'm currently making 92-94% with reflux and potscrubber filled column. Removing the potscrubbers is a bit pain, so I'd rather left them in place.
Dirk
(stranger)
08/27/02 02:26 PM
Re: Making whiskey with Nixon-Stone type still? [re: Anonymous]
A column with scrubbers can deliver a much better separation of the different fractions than a pot still.
By catching different fractions in separate containers you have the possibility to mix these afterwards according to your taste.
A very good book that describes this process for homedistillers is "Make your own corn whiskey" of Ian Smiley.
It is available as a book or as a softcopy on his website
http://www.magma.ca/~smiley/index.htm