Olympic Distillers Cooling Management Reflux Still - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2018
- Video of a 2 inch cooling management still in operation. Flow rate is 1 gallon per hour on a spirit run at 180 proof. This column will fit directly onto a beer keg.
From simple pot stills to more complex reflux columns, these short videos are designed to inform and entertain.
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Great video!
Pretty awesome video and good vibes man. Well done!
Thank you!
If you don’t run the still that fast what proof can it get to? 170 is kinda low for a reflux and 140 is definitely low. I saw your were running a pretty good stream. I’m assuming it gets better if you dial it back to a drip
The still can be run to produce proofs from 100-180 depending on how you run it
Collecting down to 40 % before cut out with pot still head . 94 % with reflux .....
Hey guys, i just bought your beautiful 13 gallon pot for my homemade column (BTW, the kettle fit and finish is unbelievable and I love the full port valve on the bottom - I looked at a lot of stills and bought yours). I did a vinegar run to clean everything. Once my sugar wash is complete next week, I will be ready for my first run. I have a question on the liebig chiller and dephlegmator on yours. Are they always plumbed with supply water in parallel. no shutoff valve to isolate flow to the chillers? Once you have (sorry I don't have all the terminology yet) run up through all the temps, 110 140 then 173, wouldn't you want to turn off flow to the dephlegmator and let the liebig do its job? It seems like the deph. would stop the process while you are trying to condense at the output. I guess it seems like you'd want a valve or flow controller to the deph. I hope that makes sense. Thanks in advance.
There are shut off valves to both condensers. However, if you decide to shut off the flow to the column condenser, you’ll see an instantaneous temperature spike up to about 190° as well as a proof drop from 180-ish down to 100 proof the only time you would want to shut off flow to the column condenser is if you are running it as a pot still and desire, a low proof.
Thank you for the quick reply, that makes sense now. I didnt see the valve in the pics. @@olympicdistillers
Great video but could do with more content I was considering buying this still but going on the commitment of the Chanel that seems to have been forgotten I don’t think I will if you can’t commit to your Chanel how do I or we know your commuted to your product it’s a shame because it looks like one hell of a set up.
It is a great setup and we sell a lot of them. We have been so busy the last few years we haven’t had time to make new videos. Sales have been so good we haven’t needed more sales than we already have. In fact it is quite the opposite. Sometimes we get so backed up we have to stop selling for a while in order to get caught up.The channel has not been forgotten.
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At what tempiture do you turn the water on ?
The water should be on any time you are putting heat to the still. This is done to eliminate the chance of hot flammable vapor blowing from the still if left unattended.
Does the sleeve around the reflux column constantly receive water throughout the process...
Or do you shut it off at some point and just cool the coil?
There is no sleeve around the column and there is no coil. The cooling tubes go all the way through the column and they must have cooling water at all times for reflux to occur.
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I appreciate the reply...
I guess the vapors reflux so many times that eventually they are forced out of the collection tube regardless of cooling?
Sorry for the amateur questions but this is the only part of the reflux process I don’t quite understand.
I appreciate your thoughts very much.👍
@@BillMcGirr It is all about the temperature. If the still head temp is at or above the boiling point of alcohol (174 degrees), it will let the alcohol vapor pass. If it is below the boiling point, vapor can not pass. High head temps will produce a lower proof than low head temp (174 degrees). The closer you get to the boiling point of water, the more water is mixed with the spirits hence the lower proof.
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I guess what I don’t understand is how you have a continuous flow of water through the column and get the still head temp up that high.
Obviously I understand how that is done in a pot still... you would cool the coil.
But in this reflux still... if the water is constantly circulating and there is no coil... how do you manage to get the vapors past the water cooling occurring in the column and into the output.
Do you shut off certain sections of the water circulation?
I really appreciate your replies and your time.
I was just on your website looking at getting a combination pot/reflux still.
I know I can pot still with reasonable confidence and would like the option to reflux still when I feel confidently ready.
Thank you again and best wishes.
@@BillMcGirr Cooling water flow rate manipulates the head temp & proof output. High flow rates will cause 100% reflux. We just adjust the flow with the valve until the desired head temp is reached. You can also raise or lower the heat input for the same effect.
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Nice video, but, 170 ain’t shit. I expect 90 to 95% however, using propane makes it more difficult to get higher proof
Is the thing the thermometer sits in a parrot?
the parrot uses an alcohol meter, not a thermometer.
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Great video!