As someone who uses both pot and column stills, I just love using pot stills. You don't have to play with specific temperatures in the pre-condenser with needle valves, you just condense everything and redistill it later (when you stumble upon the bottles of low wines that you totally didn't forget about). The ease of use that you get in pot stills is why it's lasted for so long.
You got it, thanks for watching! That's a tricky number to give you as there as some variables. If you're doing a stripping run, it's fine if the distillate reaches into the 80-90F. If you're just trying to distill a batch, I like my distillate to come out around 70F but I know people that do colder in the 60s
Very informative video Boo, its a great introduction video for the new hobbyist. Be safe brother, Navy Mark...
Thank you, Mark! Appreciate you watching!
As someone who uses both pot and column stills, I just love using pot stills. You don't have to play with specific temperatures in the pre-condenser with needle valves, you just condense everything and redistill it later (when you stumble upon the bottles of low wines that you totally didn't forget about). The ease of use that you get in pot stills is why it's lasted for so long.
Hi, Daniel. I totally hear that one! I'm with you on that, I like pot stills better as well.
Great vid, thanks for the help! could you tell me what the temp should be of the distillate coming off the condenser?
You got it, thanks for watching! That's a tricky number to give you as there as some variables. If you're doing a stripping run, it's fine if the distillate reaches into the 80-90F. If you're just trying to distill a batch, I like my distillate to come out around 70F but I know people that do colder in the 60s