Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

I'm building a still and have a 50l keg, do I go with gas heated boiler or an element internally. Also dose the element change the tast or burn the mash?

gas cost more to run.

as for taste, how does the water in your kettle taste, i would assume normal lol. they usually are 2kw. mine is

if i had a choice i would go electric. no chance of flames and cost less to run

GMan wrote:I'm building a still and have a 50l keg, do I go with gas heated boiler or an element internally. Also dose the element change the tast or burn the mash?

As far as burnt tastes have heard conflicting reports some say its fine others say grain will stick and burn to element. Personally would strain all solids from mash before heating or ferment off grain and leave trub/sediment in fermenter :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Where can you buy an element from.

GMan wrote:Where can you buy an element from.

umm. damn good one im not sure :think:




there is a link somewhere around here :think:









:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

couldnt resist mate.

Five star have all your needs mate. that link will have you wanting to get a shopping cart going :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Thanks I forget about the link.

I've used both and both methods have their pros and cons

Gas
Pros
Can be quicker to heat up than electric (depends on how big your burner or how many elements you got but i found gas quicker)
Can run it when the power is out
Can run it wherever you want as long as you have flowing water
Can chuck herbs in the boiler without worrying about them burning (only an issue if you are going to do pastis, absinthe, and gin to an extent)

Cons
more expensive
can be a fire hazard
run time vary because heat input is harder to control

Electricity

Pros

Cheaper to run
Run times are always exactly the same so you dont have to babysit the still as much (big pro in my book)

Cons

Got an element in the boiler which will burn herbs
Cant take the still where ever you want.


I use electricity (2x 2400W elements) in my big 80L boiler for making rums, whiskey and vodka. Then if i want to make a herb flavoured spirit i have a little 15L boiler powered by gas.

If you dont want to make herb flavoured spirits i'd go electricity.