Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Plumby wrote:Why not mount the still you have on a beer keg, instant volume upgrade and minimal outlay.

Swedish Pride wrote:

Plumby wrote:Why not mount the still you have on a beer keg, instant volume upgrade and minimal outlay.

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sage advice there.

just bear in mind that your run time will be twice what it is now, if you're happy with that a keg is the sollution.
if not then a boka if you only want neutral or a plater if you want flavoured stuff+ packed column if you want neutral as well.

Plumby wrote:Necessity is the mother of all invention Woodsy.

hillzabilly wrote:A boka is a one trick pony as is the copper head reflux,if I was back were you are I would stick with the one ya have and save for a 4plate bubbler then add another plate and packed section ta give you a kit that will do it all,the modular still is king in my world,I tried a few other stills but now those gather dust and my 5star outfit gets worked hard in every configuration,as for boilers if ya have bigger needs with ya mates ,pooling resources and cash may help but I would go for 80-100lt,and yes size does matter when ya start doing 200lt ferments,and don't forget to keep SWMBO happy and on side as well.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Professor Green wrote:

hillzabilly wrote:A boka is a one trick pony as is the copper head reflux,if I was back were you are I would stick with the one ya have and save for a 4plate bubbler then add another plate and packed section ta give you a kit that will do it all,the modular still is king in my world,I tried a few other stills but now those gather dust and my 5star outfit gets worked hard in every configuration,as for boilers if ya have bigger needs with ya mates ,pooling resources and cash may help but I would go for 80-100lt,and yes size does matter when ya start doing 200lt ferments,and don't forget to keep SWMBO happy and on side as well.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:

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If cash is tight, you can build your modular still up a piece at a time as you can afford to do so.

This is pretty much the way I built my Neutraliser:
100 litre Milk can + 4"pot first up - use this for stripping runs and use your existing 25l boiler/reflux for neutral spirit runs. You can also use this for making rum and whisky should the desire take you.
Then add plate sections one or two at a time as funds allow. Good little write up professor, I often wondered the difference with the FSD still heads and you have explained them nice and simple so novice nobs like myself understand :dance:
Next grab a reflux condenser. (At this point you have an Eliminator and a top notch set-up for rum and whisky)
Lastly, add the packed section and you've got yourself an a-grade versatile bit of kit that will serve you well for both neutral and flavoured spirits.

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

Woodsy71 wrote:

Plumby wrote:Necessity is the mother of all invention Woodsy.

Indeed mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I just love stirring him :smile: