Gin Making - Botanicals and the T500

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In this video, Richard discusses the ways you can use botanicals for making your own gin when using the Still Spirits T500.
If you would like to purchase the Botanical Basket for the T500 Still then you can get it here:
Botanical Basket For T500 Still by Still Spirits
For larger quantities of botanical you may prefer to use the Hop & Grain Muslin Steeping Bag here:
www.lovebrewing.co.uk/hop-gra...
We have a huge range of botanicals available. We source our botanicals from the same suppliers that service the major gin producers. See them here:
www.lovebrewing.co.uk/still-s...
If you would like to read some of our online guides about gin production you can see them here:
www.lovebrewing.co.uk/guides/...
This video is part of the 'Making Gin With The Still Spirits Turbo 500 (T500)' playlist - see it here:
• Making Gin With The St...
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[@jacquescouillard2887]

Very nice a gift for you from my grand father Chinese tea ball there the one you put your tea on put your botanical one and put it inside your steam very nice flavours on your reflexes condenser tube

[@christeamhound]

Richard, do you remove the packing for the second run?

[@richardjames712]

Why a fractionating column for gin? That's why not much flavour is coming out and why the basket isn't big enough. Are you going to remove the ceramic from the column? The alembic is far better suited for this job.

[@zipoff8458]

Yup, Alembic works great. What's best (vinegar?) to remove the juniper resin from the boiler after distilling on botanicals (last method)?

[@melvynwood2824]

When double distilling in the T500. What % do you need the spirit to be in the boiler. Would you also remove the packings in the column. Could you also replace the packings with a muslin bag with the botanicals in.

[@HeartPumper]

40% max. Yes & yes.

[@rafalkasprzyk5746]

Use botanical basket and remaining part botanical put in column

[@jl8912]

Why not soak the botanicals at full strength then redistill?

[@amberhesamisogynistheard2653]

I can answer this. On a t-500 I’ve only ever gotten half gallon max at proper reflux levels (70-80%). To redistill this means you’ll have to lower the ABV down to 40%, but this action only makes a gallon max, lower it again to 20% and you only have 2 gallons max to redistill, by the time you get to three gallons your down to like 5% distillation will take a very short amount of time because it’s only making a very small amount of product.
If you’re going to go that route you’re going to need the results of several batches of liquor that you need to read it still to be able to get a full 5 gallons Around 10% wash

[@domenicferraro3053]

How much water would you add back to the vessel?

[@HeartPumper]

You have to cut max to 40% as said in vid.

A half-pound of juniper berries? As if!