On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:49:58 +0000, Larry wrote:

wrote in news:133qc3hf5f01d6al3o2io0j2ubvt81lu36@
4ax.com:

By the way, I have a mate who is into the distilling business,
although he distills a mixture of sugar and water:-). What kind of
still are you using? A simple pot still or a reflux unit?



http://www.waterwise.com/productcart...p?idproduct=24

a gift from a friend who bought a bigger one:

http://www.waterwise.com/productcart...p?idcategory=3
&idproduct=23

I was using a ceramic pot distiller someone had turned into a thrift shop
I'd bought for $5 because noone knew what it was for. I still have it
but it isn't near as efficient as this Waterwise countertop unit. The
lab one will distill continuously as it hooks to the sink faucet with a
special aeriator that has a fitting on it to seal the hose to and makes
about 12 gallons a day, if you need that much. It distills directly into
my 6" carbon column setting on top of a 5 gallon water jug for unattended
operation. But, it loses so much heat from its ceramic pot and I gave up
trying to insulate it for more efficiency after my friend gave me this
countertop unit which, other than the condenser fan outlet, hardly loses
any heat at all.

My friend got the biggest one, which runs itself in his garage, all
plumbed in to keep its exhaust heat out of his house in HOT South
Carolina. I makes water until its full, then shuts down until you use it
nearly up, with automatic feed like my lab unit has. It also runs on
220VAC with lots more power.

Larry


Just out of curiosity, how is the steam condensed? I watched the
animated show and that subject didn;t seem to be mentioned.

My mate uses a 3 inch stainless reflux still but he is running twenty
gallon batches.
Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeATgmailDOTcom)