DIY - How to assembly your carbon filter and remove fusel oils from Alcohol/Spirit
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2019
- This is a video on how to put together the gear so you can carbon filter your spirit.
We also explain a couple different uses for our 12inch/30cm extension tube that you can use for distillation or carbon filtration.
For more information go to www.kegland.com.au
hi Kee! Awesome video, and love to see someone against the proprietary garbage that wastes resources like the disposable filter things that process only a few litres of spirit.
Can I connect this to a mini keg, to collect the liquid?
Fluorescent light tube protector sold at lowes works.
nice video.....we suggest you wash the carbon first, then put in the tube, this will prevent your valve from clogging on the bottom-
Working with plumbing for quite a while. The rule is 4 times clockwise looking st the hole. 15 wraps is way overkill. You only need 4 wraps.
All good... I was going to rubberband a chux cloth to the end of this same 2inch extension ... this looks sexier, and s$x sells. Working slower with a ball valve cannot hurt either.
Part of the process that isnt clear is what to do with the water after the saturation for 24hrs. Do I just let that water drain out the bottom and then dump the spirit in?
Not all activated carbon is suitable for spirit filtering. The best type is the Stone, sometimes called "Coal" type. It is actually made from bituminous coal. It is best because it has very fine pores/crevices which are what is needed to remove the typical bad taste/smell molecules found in spirits. Activated Coconut charcoal is also good but has larger pores. The two types can be blended together for a very good filtering medium. Additionally, the filter column needs to have at least a 1.25" inside diameter and be a minimum of two feet long. Smaller diameter columns will cause the spirits to run down the sides avoiding the filter bed. This is called the "Wall Effect". Before filtering, the charcoal must be rinsed with hot water till all dust is removed. When filtering spirits, first rinse the charcoal in the column with water and allow to drain, but not become dry. Filter through this damp charcoal with your spirits. The alcohol will force the water downward and out of the column first followed by the filtered alcohol. Keep doing finger tastes as the column drains. You will taste water for a while followed by an alcohol taste. When you taste the alcohol, you can begin to capture your spirits without the water. A good source for activated coal charcoal is:
Hi KegLand,
I wonder if you could use the brewzilla sparging line, and force the spirit through a 2” pipe and filter?
I purchased one of these as I run a pot still and also want to use botanicals. My question is, filling the whole time with carbon strips heaps of flavour out of.the spirit - is there a way to just give it a "light" filter to get rid of a few small strange fusels? Can you pack just a quarter of the carbon? Or is there some other way to manage the level of filtration?
With this filter is it necessary to separate the heads and tails?
how often should the carbon be replaced?
At what cost is this filter and all the fittings
do you ship to yanks
Thanks for the vid, but you could ease up a bit on the teflon tape mate! You need about 1/5 of what you're putting on.
Man is this in America ? Doing it all the hard way !
in my country your build for carbon filter is extremely expensive.
Way too much fhread tape. Three turns is plenty.
Ridiculously expensive contraption for a simple job. You need to own the store to buy this or have rocks in your head. Why cant they (continue) to make a cheap stainless filters that cost $20 instead of pushing this shit that costs $200.