ginandtonic wrote:My issus now is how to add taste - so looks like a pot still is my best option.
Thinking I could also use the pot still for a couple of stripping runs, then the T500 to really clean it ( spirit run ), Then flavour it (still looking at options there ) then put it through the Pot still again ??
Not sure what you're trying to do here, when you say "add taste" do you mean in terms of the essences you can buy or are you talking about things like grain/corn flavours from an all grain mash?
If you want to do essences and just want a really clean neutral so you can add flavours, then doing a stripping run with the T500 reflux column followed by a spirit run yields nice results. As in, charge your boiler with your wash, collect everything, run what is collected again in reflux but this time take cuts.
If you're talking about keeping (not adding) grain flavours, then go with a pot distillation. Using the same process as above but with the T500 pot still head.
If you're wanting to add or enhance flavours that are already present, then go the pot still route and add/soak/macerate whatever flavour it is you want to enhance in the distillate or your first stripping run.
If you want to add flavour to make a gin, you start with a neutral, macerate/infuse/soak your flavourings then pot distill. Use a gin/botanical basket if you want but I've always had good results with just putting stuff in the boiler.