Inline Carter Head
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:05 pm
So since im taking my time ive been thinking about how carter heads operate and work to make a nice gin, better than a blockhead. If it didnt do a better job than a blockhead everyone would just use a blockhead. :-B
Normal one is out of my price range to build but i was thinking about making an inline section below my blockhead botanical basket. I read the other weak that Doc said carter heads need a fair amount of power to work properly so plates arnt the best option compared to overpowering a packed column.
so my thoughts
Im aiming for a 1m packed 4" section or there about as height isnt much of an issue where i will still.
So im thinking about making a plate section to go above the RC. One of Macs 4" or 6" glass sections (depends if size matters here) in between 2 * 50mm 4" copper spacers to give this section including below plate 220mm to allow me to bolt rods and triclamp section, kindof like macs glass modules.
The DC and cap etc in drawing below are not to size as i just want to get the idea out there at the moment.
Im thinking if i make the bath depth big enough it will hold alot of oils and reboil them (would need to pre fill DC so not to bypass bubble cap) on the plate before they make their way to the DC as there will be no RC above, just passive reflux and oils from the botanical basket. I see normally they have a drain or butterfly valve i think? to empty them as they get too full but i figure maybe a bath depth of 100mm or so might be good enough to hold it long enough for a good product. The plate will be as low as possible below the glass (in 50mm section) to allow for more room
Feel like im rambling a bit here 8-} so ill just post my pic below, kind of like an inline 4" thumper above the RC and below the botanical basket.
sections are from top down...
* blockhead/gin basket
* glass module with large bath for reboil with 50mm spacers either end
* RC
Pretty sure im defiantly going to do this when i get to that stage but i would love some input on peoples thoughts that have used carter heads or know a bit about them. :D I think carter heads are useful in the way that they collect the oils and reboil them as well as vapor infuse and stop the oils traveling back to the boiler? This is what made me think of a kind of 4" thumper above the RC.
Anyway still rambling. Keen to hear what people think :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cheers
WT
Normal one is out of my price range to build but i was thinking about making an inline section below my blockhead botanical basket. I read the other weak that Doc said carter heads need a fair amount of power to work properly so plates arnt the best option compared to overpowering a packed column.
so my thoughts
Im aiming for a 1m packed 4" section or there about as height isnt much of an issue where i will still.
So im thinking about making a plate section to go above the RC. One of Macs 4" or 6" glass sections (depends if size matters here) in between 2 * 50mm 4" copper spacers to give this section including below plate 220mm to allow me to bolt rods and triclamp section, kindof like macs glass modules.
The DC and cap etc in drawing below are not to size as i just want to get the idea out there at the moment.
Im thinking if i make the bath depth big enough it will hold alot of oils and reboil them (would need to pre fill DC so not to bypass bubble cap) on the plate before they make their way to the DC as there will be no RC above, just passive reflux and oils from the botanical basket. I see normally they have a drain or butterfly valve i think? to empty them as they get too full but i figure maybe a bath depth of 100mm or so might be good enough to hold it long enough for a good product. The plate will be as low as possible below the glass (in 50mm section) to allow for more room
Feel like im rambling a bit here 8-} so ill just post my pic below, kind of like an inline 4" thumper above the RC and below the botanical basket.
sections are from top down...
* blockhead/gin basket
* glass module with large bath for reboil with 50mm spacers either end
* RC
Pretty sure im defiantly going to do this when i get to that stage but i would love some input on peoples thoughts that have used carter heads or know a bit about them. :D I think carter heads are useful in the way that they collect the oils and reboil them as well as vapor infuse and stop the oils traveling back to the boiler? This is what made me think of a kind of 4" thumper above the RC.
Anyway still rambling. Keen to hear what people think :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cheers
WT