Using reflux/fractionating as pot still for whiskey?
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sedso10
Using reflux/fractionating as pot still for whiskey?
Hey everyone - I have built what is essentially a fractionating still and my question is if I run the still without manually refluxing (via valve or cooling water flow) can it be used as a pot still for making whiskey?
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BW Redneck
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Yes.
Remove the packing, make sure the column is insulated, and shut off any induced reflux and you essentially have a pot still with a long lyne arm.
Many of us make one still fulfill the purpose of two. (Although purists may build two stills because they don't like the reflux from the slight cooling that occurs in the column.)
Remove the packing, make sure the column is insulated, and shut off any induced reflux and you essentially have a pot still with a long lyne arm.
Many of us make one still fulfill the purpose of two. (Although purists may build two stills because they don't like the reflux from the slight cooling that occurs in the column.)
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"Don't steal. The government hates competition."
"Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see"
20lt small pot still, working on keg