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[[File:Kilbeggan coffey stills.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An original Coffey Still]] | |||
Named for its designer, engineer [[Aeneas Coffey]], the Coffey or columnar still was originally introduced in Dublin, Ireland in 1830 and patented in Dublin in 1831. This design is, with little improvement, still widely used today. | Named for its designer, engineer [[Aeneas Coffey]], the Coffey or columnar still was originally introduced in Dublin, Ireland in 1830 and patented in Dublin in 1831. This design is, with little improvement, still widely used today. | ||
The Coffey still continuously produces a lighter spirit than a traditional [[Pot_still|pot still]] and the resulting distillate is usually aged in previously-used [[Barrel|barrels]] to impart additional character. | The Coffey still continuously produces a lighter spirit than a traditional [[Pot_still|pot still]] and the resulting distillate is usually aged in previously-used [[Barrel|barrels]] to impart additional character. | ||
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File:Lab2.gif |Coffey still diagram with labels | |||
File:Coffey still flow.jpg |Simpler diagram | |||
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==External links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_still Column Still on Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category:Equipment]] | [[Category:Equipment]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 25 October 2017
Named for its designer, engineer Aeneas Coffey, the Coffey or columnar still was originally introduced in Dublin, Ireland in 1830 and patented in Dublin in 1831. This design is, with little improvement, still widely used today.
The Coffey still continuously produces a lighter spirit than a traditional pot still and the resulting distillate is usually aged in previously-used barrels to impart additional character.
Coffey still diagram with labels
Simpler diagram
