res wrote:I did check out his list, cheers. Nothing that really fits the bill. I'll write him first chance I get, could even collect it if it pans out, quite fancy a drive to taz via the ferry. Maybe stop by one of there fine distillerys for an eye opener. Thanks again. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
crow wrote:Hi res welcome. Firstly we don't refer to Irish whiskey as "what ever" :laughing-rolling:
I would say that a beer keg boiler would be a nice place to start but if you are really hung up on a copper boiler yep it can be done either built or modify a copper hot water service boiler
sam_and_liv wrote:Welcome mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Understand where you are coming from, but.... for what you want you are going to be paying big money.
Do you really just want a small scale pot like used in Scotland (which distillery, they are fairly different) as you believe this will make a better drop?
I would be chucking a copper pot on a 50L and go from there :handgestures-thumbupleft:
crow wrote:You might want to define how much you are willing to out lay to get the help you require. one of those pot stills pictured I'd guess to be between $20,000 and 30,000 and are not really the type of still most micro distilleries are using due to the fact that they produce a pretty raw product that require a lot of yrs of barrel aging just to get to a drinkable quality. Either way they are most definitely not the still to learn on. They are a basic pot still the same as any number of pots stills you can see in that section of our forum, I built a good one for around $50 :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Most smaller distilleries these days are using a plated still as they product a better product in a single run requiring much less work and a lot less aging meaning a faster return on a better product with much less outlay/time/wages ect
[b]Below is just one of a great many examples[/b] the plated stills we use are basically a basic hobby version of these
crow wrote:No but they require a large scale turn over with a lot of start up capital because stock is going to be laying around for awhile and that still is not adaptable to make the sorts of drinks that can tide you over not efficiently anyway (vodka's gins, schnapps ect) That still I pictured is made by a German company call Kothe and along with Carl and Holstein can and do make commercial pot stills too, The same stills can be made or obtained here to but you are just starting to toy with the idea so I think you should be looking at a much cheaper scaled down version first to get a feel for the craft before contemplating laying out 30 to 50 gorillas AS I said have a look in pot stills and has a read of their capabilities verses their limitations and do the same with plated stills. There is nothing new about plated stills, they were producing whiskey in the 1820s But have under gone some real improvements and quite recently have been show to be able to scale down to hobby and micro distillery sizes very cost effectively
Below is the same still showing the basic components the plated stills available in hobby size could quite easily be set up in this configuration
Bushy wrote:Hey Res,
Read through yr thread. I must say the idea of going with a traditional type still is a noble idea but in my opinion yr reaching a bit far. You may want to get a simple pot still and concentrate on the actual wash. These guys don't make a sugarhead like us bogans. All grain is where you may want to concentrate yr energy. A still is just a still. Unless you want to talk about plates.
res wrote:Bushy wrote:Hey Res,
Read through yr thread. I must say the idea of going with a traditional type still is a noble idea but in my opinion yr reaching a bit far. You may want to get a simple pot still and concentrate on the actual wash. These guys don't make a sugarhead like us bogans. All grain is where you may want to concentrate yr energy. A still is just a still. Unless you want to talk about plates.
Fortune favours the bold!
Or not, who know it's been a long day. But I'm all grain straight down the line, in my beer or my whisky. I have no trouble in that area save for the fiddly scale of my whisky runs at the moment, itching for that upscale. :happy-partydance:
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