Yup! It's cool...to watch all those floors of agitation! I think it really doesn't improve on things but sure is fun! I don't understand the quest for the max abv, as if 90-93% isn't good enough? I would not use the extension, just the glass...help keep that height down. Anyway...good for you! and as always, I love the 'scientific' analysis of "is it worth it"...you answered your own question! Keep 'em coming!
To do a taste test. Add distilled water to sample of your Higher abv and one from a previous run. Knock each sample down to 40% then do a smell and taste test. I recommend wraping the Silicone gaskets with PTFE "Teflon" tape. It will prevent the silicone gaskets from leeching into your drink. Cheers!
3 hours total very nice. I am currently spending 4-5 hours per stripping run but they are easy i just dump it into a large jug. then my final run is a good 8+ hours, this is 3 stripping runs combined then watered down. i am using a alcoengine reflux its slow but i get 90% right through to the tails. I am definitly going to upgrade to a bubbler like you have!
Without a doubt, these Bubble Plates are one of the best things I’ve bought! They do their job so very well, and are suited exactly to my needs. Plus they look super cool 😎
@@highly-spirited they look very awesome. The main thing im looking at is cutting down my distilling time. I currently have a cheap alcoengine reflux which is very slow doing its spirit run. Yesterday i did a spirit run from 3 stripping runs combined then watered down to 40% i had 22 litres of around 38% by my calculation thats over 8 litres of pure alcohol, this into cutting jars would be over 30 jars at 90%. I was filling a jar every 28 minutes which is around 600ml an hour it was a full day and i gave up at 7pm (starting at 6am) the last jar i extracted was still 90%
I have a similar setup to yourself, 50L keg, 10 bubble plates, no other column add-ons barring a 300mm twin helix coil condenser at the top where you have a deflag, there's no need for column balancing as each plate heats from the bottom up, no real need to wrap your keg either, once your head is at the desired temp start drawing the for-shots off, I have 0.34L p/m of water through the coil condenser, which gives me approx 450ml of product per 20 ish mins and I get 95-96% every run, hope this helps.
Thanks very much for you detailed info. It’s given me food for thought 👍👍 And it sounds like your set up is very good to get that % at that rate of take off. That’s twice the speed of mine!
@@highly-spirited Oh btw thanks for pointing us in the direction of the Coobra turbo yeast, in terms of ease of use its fantastic and gives a really good end product imho, I find it has a slightly sweet end taste (my wife loves it) it really lends itself to a tonic water mixer as apposed to a coke mixer which to me is slightly too sweet, I've now used it several times.
Looks like a work of art, but not sure its practical.be nice to play with, but my t500 consistently achieves 93% for around 4.5 litres from a 25 litre sugar wash.great video thank you
You need to remove one of the extra bubble plate column And replace it with spiral prismatic springs in your stainless steel section And I am sure you will get an higher abv
@@VanillaAttila I did look at getting some but tbh I didn’t get any in the end. Reasons are…… I already had the extra bubble plated column, so it was working reasonably well. If I had got some Springs/Rings, and I’m not saying they don’t work, but in my situation it wouldn’t have given me much of an advantage using them. If I wanted higher abv, I would just slow the take off rate. Extra cost, cleaning, and another bag/box to store in the cupboard that rarely sees the light of day…..you get the picture. Thanks for your comment though.
That’s a tricky one to answer, as there’s many factors involved that can cause different end results (temperature of Run, Equipment, abv of Wash, etc.). But I would say for an average Run my set up, with a 20 litre Sugar Wash @ 10% abv, I would be looking at 150ml Foreshots, 150-200ml Heads, 2-3 litres of Hearts (93% abv) and Tails (sometime I don’t even collect) 300-400ml. But, again, please don’t take those figures as exact measurements, but it gives you an idea.
I’d be interested to see you buy prismatic and fill the stainless section with a few ltrs. And run with that and not plates. And compare results. For example, in my 2” column I have 1 roll mesh at bottom + 650mm prismatic packing which = 22 theoretical plates.
Yeah you’re absolutely correct. The hight of a column is of benefit, but with the Bubble Plates doing their job, that bottom section is primarily redundant on my set up.
I got a T500 reflux still and boiler hold 30l and I use the exact bubble plate as you but have 4 plates with a slow dip and I get 96% abv. I collect 250mls head/foreheads down the drain I keep my tails for next run and use turbo yeast classic 8 I never experienced to ever go below 96% I dont know why your getting less abv or inpurities. Huh!! My taste is amazing and smells amazing. Guessing we run it differently or your temperature is way to high and getting more water in it. Try and run it slower I noticed its way too fast like you said. It takes me from start to finish 5hrs running it I use a parrot , Taking cuts too much hard work and I'm lazy lol 🤣. But even if I run it faster then yours on my T500 still get 96% abv with 4% water..no nasty impurities taste/smell ever it don't make sense to me. Without the bubble plate kit I would have to run it and get 92% max and impurities was absolutely nasty/smells. I use PURE turbo yeast for white spirits and turbo CLASSIC 8 for darker spirits. Or sometimes classic 8 or both don't see the difference. Classic 8 takes me 4 days to stop from SG 1075 to 990 and pops like crazy then the pure turbo yeast that takes 7/8 days. 1) 7kg dextrose/glucoses ( granulated sugar is the one that makes you have nasty impurities don't use it ) teaspoon of Young's yeast nutrition's. ( If I don't put this extra spoon it I get eggy stressed out yeast and boy it stinks for days 🤣 turbo missed this extra spoon out in the package ) never use charcoal or a+b packs just turbo yeast ONLY. Pitch yeast in between 24c/30c don't listen to packet full of rubbish at 30c yeast start 🤣🤣🤣 Classic 8 4 days 1075 to 990 Pure yeast 7/8 days 1075 to 990 You only need 1-4 bubble plates yours is a overkill and works the same with just one plate and still get 96% buy a 240v voltage speed controller and plug the boiler into it so you can increase/decrease the boiling before you hit the condenser and balance it on the last floor before it hits the condenser for 20mins/30mins then turn it up go to make alcohol. I have only been stilling 6 months just plenty of research 👍👍👍 anthonybrown_@hotmail.co.uk drop me a message I will add your number to whatsapp and will get you 96% and some tips if you get unstuck 👍👍👍👍
Wow, what a comment and I thank you for taking the time to post it! There’s loads of points and I’ll try my best to reply. I found adding faints to a subsequent Run, makes the distillate normally a little higher abv of the final product. And like you say, keeping the takeoff really slow also helps to get high abv. But I’m not too worried about that. As long as it works, and I’m happy, then that is all that matters. I don’t think I’ve ever distilled (pot or reflux) and not found a distinct foreshot, heads, hearts and tails. So I’m not sure how you never detect them, even with a sugar wash. I’m not sure my bubble plates are overkill. Whether people use mesh, Raschig rings, plates etc. it’s all about making a purer final product and not all about getting the highest abv possible. Plus I find the more you use, the more it condenses the cuts. We’re all on a journey, how we get there is our own choice 😊 Thanks again for the detailed comment 😎 👍
The Still was from a company called Distillex (not sure if it’s still available), and the additional bubble column section was from Home Distillation Store. Both were through AliExpress.
@@highly-spirited hahaha mine goes off her head but I doit while she's in work and hopefully finish the run and clean kitchen spotless or I'm in the doghouse 🤣🤣🤣
Ok so a question for you to maybe test. You stated that your abv went up but take off rate didn't . If you dial back your reflux does your rate increase in speed So lets say 90% with 4 plates vs 90% with 8 plates is there a difference in speed ? Reason I ask is I'm thinking of filling my bubble plates with saddles to increase my speed (still leaving the plates in place just stacking saddles on top) what are your thoughts ? (I had written this previously but you tube has magically deleted my comment so if another version of this question exists somewhere that's why lol)
Right let’s start by me saying I’m an idiot when it comes to this hobby, so don’t listen to anything I say. Now that’s out of the way, let me begin 😂 When Distilling, there’s a few factors that interact with each other, and you already know what they are. So would say, that the abv is mostly relevant to how quick your take off rate is. By that I mean, packing in the column only ever makes the product a higher proof (with more concentrated Cuts) at the same take off rate, and increasing that rate (more temp or less reflux) with a packed column would only ever lower the abv. A greater column diameter would possibly be more of an advantage if faster take off rate was the soul purpose. So it’s still a case of swings and roundabouts…….I think. As I actually don’t do a great deal of this (please reference back to my first sentence for confirmation 😆)
@@highly-spirited come on dude choose side ...... more plates speeds it up .... or does nothing ? here is what i found. this guy is a legend for the practical theory of the hobby ..... ruclips.net/video/SDi_piEVJnM/видео.html
extra plates does not give you higher %ABV, after 4 plates the additional plates scrub flavour, in most cases its undesirable flavoures, thats why you dont use column stills on grain fruit or botanical products. Try doing a potato or rice mash on a 4plate then on the 9 plate.
sorry but this guy says basically they do ....ruclips.net/video/SDi_piEVJnM/видео.html unless i miss understand him... the gist ive got is more plates = more interaction = less reflux required =faster alcohol production (although he never mentions speed i assume it as I have less reflux) Id be more than happy to hear your trhought :)
The store was Distillex from AliExpress, but the Still is no longer available. There is some alternatives on that site for Stills, and Parts, that do look very similar though.
Ok so I bought a still (link at end off comment) I was so impressed with your vids and pleased your taste tests dont start going on with "tastes of grass, wet hey , blossoms blooming in mid march" (that really is a taste test from another you tube channel about his cuts of spirits !!! ha ha ) Now it's a bit smaller than I was expecting 1M tall (just the still not the boiler) Its 4 inch pipe for the riser assembly ..... Now I have watched soooooo many of your vids and notices you stuck with the extra bubble plates for neutral spirits. would you say (with out mentioning tastes of green grass in a day not too dissimilar to a Wednesday in March ) that the extra height / bubble gave while no better ABV a better taste or is it simply a case of ahhh well I paid for the bubble plate I might as well use it ? I just don't know what to do ? buy more plates , buy an extension piece and pack the top bubble with prismatic too many options ha ha ....Im not made of money but the wife hasnt stopped me spending on this project.... yet ! ://www.aliexpress.com/item/32821025098.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.31f64c4dz2LjNZ The items turned up as described in 5 days !!! from China to Australia !!! mental fast !! Incase as it usually does the link goes dead for those some time in the distant future, the company I bought from where Homebrewing---Distillation Store Aliexpress . Love the vids and will have finished them all at this rate by the end of the month :)
Glad you’re enjoying my simple efforts 😊 When it comes to Distilling I don’t really know what I’m doing, I’m just sharing my experiences in these vids. When I added the extra bubble plate extension piece (effectively doubling what I already had) only the abv went up a little. But as for taste, there was no difference at all. And I can’t say it really changed things a great deal in any way at all. And that even goes for the take off rate as well. If I’m honest, for myself, it wasn’t really worth the extra cost. But it does look cool having multiple plates bubbling a way, doesn’t it 😎 It would sound as if I was splitting hairs to try and justify the benefits. Great piece of kit you’ve got there. It should be more than up to the job without spending more or getting caught in that ‘mines bigger than yours’ scenario or chasing the highest abv known to man. It’s up to you at the end of the day. Run it a load of times and get used to it, then see if there’s anything you want to change on it, would be my thoughts. Have you got a boiler for it?
@@highly-spirited I have a 50L stainless olive barrel that I plan on using (jmsara.en.ec21.com/Stainless_Steel_Olive_Oil_Barrel--4296574_4296727.html same as that) I will be using gas to heat mine as I live off grid with solar and batteries and there is no way I can be using massive electrical elements for it (same as this homemakeit.com.au/products/gas-burner-4-ring-cast-iron?variant=31184797663304. )We have these parts just lying round as we once lived in a dis-used olive farm and the stuff was literally laying around everywhere abandoned so our cost is really only the gas and the still itself. I would honestly like a bigger boiler but cant justify cost to my self just yet.
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Yup! It's cool...to watch all those floors of agitation! I think it really doesn't improve on things but sure is fun! I don't understand the quest for the max abv, as if 90-93% isn't good enough? I would not use the extension, just the glass...help keep that height down. Anyway...good for you! and as always, I love the 'scientific' analysis of "is it worth it"...you answered your own question! Keep 'em coming!
Watch this video if you can and you will find the plates are vital ! ruclips.net/video/SDi_piEVJnM/видео.html
Looks great. Love the Pingu boiler jacket 👍
Woow, great job. Congratulations.
Lovely jubbly!
"Bit of a ball ache to be honest". Love it.
Looks damn cool😉
To do a taste test. Add distilled water to sample of your Higher abv and one from a previous run.
Knock each sample down to 40% then do a smell and taste test.
I recommend wraping the Silicone gaskets with PTFE "Teflon" tape. It will prevent the silicone gaskets from leeching into your drink.
Cheers!
Great job man , the only difference is that you had to run it a bit hotter due to the height of 1.7meter column
Good video.... penguins are cool.......
Thanks for the plain Honest truth
I see you have run the packed column both over your plates and under your plates.
What are the different results between the two setups?
One word . Jagermeister !
3 hours total very nice. I am currently spending 4-5 hours per stripping run but they are easy i just dump it into a large jug. then my final run is a good 8+ hours, this is 3 stripping runs combined then watered down. i am using a alcoengine reflux its slow but i get 90% right through to the tails. I am definitly going to upgrade to a bubbler like you have!
Without a doubt, these Bubble Plates are one of the best things I’ve bought! They do their job so very well, and are suited exactly to my needs. Plus they look super cool 😎
@@highly-spirited they look very awesome. The main thing im looking at is cutting down my distilling time. I currently have a cheap alcoengine reflux which is very slow doing its spirit run. Yesterday i did a spirit run from 3 stripping runs combined then watered down to 40% i had 22 litres of around 38% by my calculation thats over 8 litres of pure alcohol, this into cutting jars would be over 30 jars at 90%. I was filling a jar every 28 minutes which is around 600ml an hour it was a full day and i gave up at 7pm (starting at 6am) the last jar i extracted was still 90%
My other option is modding the still giving me the ability to take off a little faster but less reflux going on.
have you a link to site to buy the bubble plates please??
I have a similar setup to yourself, 50L keg, 10 bubble plates, no other column add-ons barring a 300mm twin helix coil condenser at the top where you have a deflag, there's no need for column balancing as each plate heats from the bottom up, no real need to wrap your keg either, once your head is at the desired temp start drawing the for-shots off, I have 0.34L p/m of water through the coil condenser, which gives me approx 450ml of product per 20 ish mins and I get 95-96% every run, hope this helps.
Thanks very much for you detailed info. It’s given me food for thought 👍👍
And it sounds like your set up is very good to get that % at that rate of take off. That’s twice the speed of mine!
@@highly-spirited Oh btw thanks for pointing us in the direction of the Coobra turbo yeast, in terms of ease of use its fantastic and gives a really good end product imho, I find it has a slightly sweet end taste (my wife loves it) it really lends itself to a tonic water mixer as apposed to a coke mixer which to me is slightly too sweet, I've now used it several times.
@@JackTheLad10 nice to hear you’re having good results with that yeast. As a 1 hit wonder, it has always done the job for me.
Looks like a work of art, but not sure its practical.be nice to play with, but my t500 consistently achieves 93% for around 4.5 litres from a 25 litre sugar wash.great video thank you
but how fast ? That's where diameter makes the difference !
do you know of a video talking about column size pros cons and running times
and dose say a 4" column need 4" hole in the pot lid or irreverent
Nice video,a
You need to remove one of the extra bubble plate column
And replace it with spiral prismatic springs in your stainless steel section
And I am sure you will get an higher abv
It might not be soon, but I’ll defo look into that. Cheers.
@@highly-spirited Have you gotten any yet?
@@VanillaAttila I did look at getting some but tbh I didn’t get any in the end. Reasons are……
I already had the extra bubble plated column, so it was working reasonably well. If I had got some Springs/Rings, and I’m not saying they don’t work, but in my situation it wouldn’t have given me much of an advantage using them. If I wanted higher abv, I would just slow the take off rate. Extra cost, cleaning, and another bag/box to store in the cupboard that rarely sees the light of day…..you get the picture.
Thanks for your comment though.
Can you elaborate how much for shots head hearts and tails you ended up with please
That’s a tricky one to answer, as there’s many factors involved that can cause different end results (temperature of Run, Equipment, abv of Wash, etc.).
But I would say for an average Run my set up, with a 20 litre Sugar Wash @ 10% abv, I would be looking at 150ml Foreshots, 150-200ml Heads, 2-3 litres of Hearts (93% abv) and Tails (sometime I don’t even collect) 300-400ml. But, again, please don’t take those figures as exact measurements, but it gives you an idea.
Are you finding that your silicone seals result in any cloudiness or taste?
No, I’ve never had any problems with the seals in any regard. And, so far, they seem to be standing up to the test very well.
I’d be interested to see you buy prismatic and fill the stainless section with a few ltrs. And run with that and not plates. And compare results.
For example, in my 2” column I have 1 roll mesh at bottom + 650mm prismatic packing which = 22 theoretical plates.
There is no way that 1 roll of copper and 650mm prismatic packing is 22 theoretical plates.
@@SomeTechGuy666 each 1” of prismatic packing in 2” column equates to around 1TP, so you do the maths.
How big of a bump in ABV did you get by adding the PPS?
Where do you add the prismatic packing? In the straight section below the bubble plates?
Do you use the bubble plates when you run in pot still mode without the dephleglamator?
I don’t generally use it much as a Pot Still, but when I do, I don’t ever use any Bubble Plates.
Forgive me, but how necessary is the bottom tube section when you have 9 plates? You could likely omit that with little to no effect
Yeah you’re absolutely correct. The hight of a column is of benefit, but with the Bubble Plates doing their job, that bottom section is primarily redundant on my set up.
Where did you buy the new bubble plate parts?
Everything was through AliExpress. They do complete Bubble Columns with different quantities of plates and all sizes.
I got a T500 reflux still and boiler hold 30l and I use the exact bubble plate as you but have 4 plates with a slow dip and I get 96% abv. I collect 250mls head/foreheads down the drain I keep my tails for next run and use turbo yeast classic 8 I never experienced to ever go below 96% I dont know why your getting less abv or inpurities. Huh!! My taste is amazing and smells amazing. Guessing we run it differently or your temperature is way to high and getting more water in it. Try and run it slower I noticed its way too fast like you said. It takes me from start to finish 5hrs running it I use a parrot , Taking cuts too much hard work and I'm lazy lol 🤣. But even if I run it faster then yours on my T500 still get 96% abv with 4% water..no nasty impurities taste/smell ever it don't make sense to me. Without the bubble plate kit I would have to run it and get 92% max and impurities was absolutely nasty/smells. I use PURE turbo yeast for white spirits and turbo CLASSIC 8 for darker spirits. Or sometimes classic 8 or both don't see the difference. Classic 8 takes me 4 days to stop from SG 1075 to 990 and pops like crazy then the pure turbo yeast that takes 7/8 days.
1) 7kg dextrose/glucoses ( granulated sugar is the one that makes you have nasty impurities don't use it )
teaspoon of Young's yeast nutrition's. ( If I don't put this extra spoon it I get eggy stressed out yeast and boy it stinks for days 🤣 turbo missed this extra spoon out in the package ) never use charcoal or a+b packs just turbo yeast ONLY.
Pitch yeast in between 24c/30c don't listen to packet full of rubbish at 30c yeast start 🤣🤣🤣
Classic 8 4 days 1075 to 990
Pure yeast 7/8 days 1075 to 990
You only need 1-4 bubble plates yours is a overkill and works the same with just one plate and still get 96%
buy a 240v voltage speed controller and plug the boiler into it so you can increase/decrease the boiling before you hit the condenser and balance it on the last floor before it hits the condenser for 20mins/30mins then turn it up go to make alcohol. I have only been stilling 6 months just plenty of research 👍👍👍
anthonybrown_@hotmail.co.uk drop me a message I will add your number to whatsapp and will get you 96% and some tips if you get unstuck 👍👍👍👍
Wow, what a comment and I thank you for taking the time to post it! There’s loads of points and I’ll try my best to reply.
I found adding faints to a subsequent Run, makes the distillate normally a little higher abv of the final product. And like you say, keeping the takeoff really slow also helps to get high abv. But I’m not too worried about that. As long as it works, and I’m happy, then that is all that matters.
I don’t think I’ve ever distilled (pot or reflux) and not found a distinct foreshot, heads, hearts and tails. So I’m not sure how you never detect them, even with a sugar wash.
I’m not sure my bubble plates are overkill. Whether people use mesh, Raschig rings, plates etc. it’s all about making a purer final product and not all about getting the highest abv possible. Plus I find the more you use, the more it condenses the cuts. We’re all on a journey, how we get there is our own choice 😊
Thanks again for the detailed comment 😎 👍
Where did you buy all the parts for your column?
The Still was from a company called Distillex (not sure if it’s still available), and the additional bubble column section was from Home Distillation Store. Both were through AliExpress.
The burning question. How does the wife feel about having that thing set up in the kitchen? Mine would not be terribly happy about it. 😂
She’s doesn’t actually mind (well that’s what she says). But when it’s time for a Gin Run, she’s defo on board with this hobby 😂
@@highly-spirited hahaha mine goes off her head but I doit while she's in work and hopefully finish the run and clean kitchen spotless or I'm in the doghouse 🤣🤣🤣
Ok so a question for you to maybe test.
You stated that your abv went up but take off rate didn't .
If you dial back your reflux does your rate increase in speed
So lets say 90% with 4 plates vs 90% with 8 plates is there a difference in speed ?
Reason I ask is I'm thinking of filling my bubble plates with saddles to increase my speed (still leaving the plates in place just stacking saddles on top) what are your thoughts ?
(I had written this previously but you tube has magically deleted my comment so if another version of this question exists somewhere that's why lol)
Right let’s start by me saying I’m an idiot when it comes to this hobby, so don’t listen to anything I say. Now that’s out of the way, let me begin 😂
When Distilling, there’s a few factors that interact with each other, and you already know what they are. So would say, that the abv is mostly relevant to how quick your take off rate is. By that I mean, packing in the column only ever makes the product a higher proof (with more concentrated Cuts) at the same take off rate, and increasing that rate (more temp or less reflux) with a packed column would only ever lower the abv. A greater column diameter would possibly be more of an advantage if faster take off rate was the soul purpose.
So it’s still a case of swings and roundabouts…….I think. As I actually don’t do a great deal of this (please reference back to my first sentence for confirmation 😆)
@@highly-spirited come on dude choose side ...... more plates speeds it up .... or does nothing ? here is what i found. this guy is a legend for the practical theory of the hobby ..... ruclips.net/video/SDi_piEVJnM/видео.html
And where did you get the bubble plate column from at only £135
It was through AliExpress from a company called Homebrewing Store.
@@highly-spirited was that price before coming out of eu
As they are not that cheap now
@@hornetlm42 mmmmm, can’t remember the exact date of purchase, but there was the usual import tax on top, which I think, was about an extra £25 :/
extra plates does not give you higher %ABV, after 4 plates the additional plates scrub flavour, in most cases its undesirable flavoures, thats why you dont use column stills on grain fruit or botanical products.
Try doing a potato or rice mash on a 4plate then on the 9 plate.
sorry but this guy says basically they do ....ruclips.net/video/SDi_piEVJnM/видео.html unless i miss understand him... the gist ive got is more plates = more interaction = less reflux required =faster alcohol production (although he never mentions speed i assume it as I have less reflux)
Id be more than happy to hear your trhought :)
Where the link to the parts???
The store was Distillex from AliExpress, but the Still is no longer available. There is some alternatives on that site for Stills, and Parts, that do look very similar though.
Thank you very much
Ok so I bought a still (link at end off comment) I was so impressed with your vids and pleased your taste tests dont start going on with "tastes of grass, wet hey , blossoms blooming in mid march" (that really is a taste test from another you tube channel about his cuts of spirits !!! ha ha )
Now it's a bit smaller than I was expecting 1M tall (just the still not the boiler) Its 4 inch pipe for the riser assembly .....
Now I have watched soooooo many of your vids and notices you stuck with the extra bubble plates for neutral spirits.
would you say (with out mentioning tastes of green grass in a day not too dissimilar to a Wednesday in March ) that the extra height / bubble gave while no better ABV a better taste or is it simply a case of ahhh well I paid for the bubble plate I might as well use it ?
I just don't know what to do ? buy more plates , buy an extension piece and pack the top bubble with prismatic too many options ha ha ....Im not made of money but the wife hasnt stopped me spending on this project.... yet !
://www.aliexpress.com/item/32821025098.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.31f64c4dz2LjNZ
The items turned up as described in 5 days !!! from China to Australia !!! mental fast !!
Incase as it usually does the link goes dead for those some time in the distant future, the company I bought from where Homebrewing---Distillation Store Aliexpress .
Love the vids and will have finished them all at this rate by the end of the month :)
Glad you’re enjoying my simple efforts 😊 When it comes to Distilling I don’t really know what I’m doing, I’m just sharing my experiences in these vids.
When I added the extra bubble plate extension piece (effectively doubling what I already had) only the abv went up a little. But as for taste, there was no difference at all. And I can’t say it really changed things a great deal in any way at all. And that even goes for the take off rate as well.
If I’m honest, for myself, it wasn’t really worth the extra cost. But it does look cool having multiple plates bubbling a way, doesn’t it 😎
It would sound as if I was splitting hairs to try and justify the benefits.
Great piece of kit you’ve got there. It should be more than up to the job without spending more or getting caught in that ‘mines bigger than yours’ scenario or chasing the highest abv known to man. It’s up to you at the end of the day. Run it a load of times and get used to it, then see if there’s anything you want to change on it, would be my thoughts.
Have you got a boiler for it?
@@highly-spirited I have a 50L stainless olive barrel that I plan on using (jmsara.en.ec21.com/Stainless_Steel_Olive_Oil_Barrel--4296574_4296727.html same as that) I will be using gas to heat mine as I live off grid with solar and batteries and there is no way I can be using massive electrical elements for it (same as this homemakeit.com.au/products/gas-burner-4-ring-cast-iron?variant=31184797663304. )We have these parts just lying round as we once lived in a dis-used olive farm and the stuff was literally laying around everywhere abandoned so our cost is really only the gas and the still itself. I would honestly like a bigger boiler but cant justify cost to my self just yet.