I am wondering what would happen if you ran some mash through one of these sailing reverse osmosis water makers. If the holes were small enough for water to...
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john-locke
alanbstarduk
Sep 29, 2003 10:13 pm
Dangerous, RO units are specifically designed to handle one type of molecule (water), I believe that the alcohol molecule is substantially larger than that - I...
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ethan_olman
Sep 29, 2003 10:31 pm
If you stacked a dozen small thumpers on top of each other, wouldn't you have created a twelve-plate fractionating column? -Ethan...
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Distillers@yahoogroup...
Sep 29, 2003 10:54 pm
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Sep 29, 2003 10:56 pm
BOKAKOB wrote: Subject: [Distillers] Thumper in multi-series Discounting why and how, it appears that one thumper helps to increase the distillate...
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bokakob
Sep 29, 2003 11:16 pm
why not to try a bottle of cheap alchohol/vodka? how is it going to ruit the filter? john-locke <john-locke@...> wrote: Dangerous, RO units are...
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bokakob
Sep 29, 2003 11:17 pm
I derived from that. However, the building process would be much simpler with this layout. ethan_olman <ethan_olman@...> wrote:If you stacked a dozen...
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Johan
random9988
Sep 29, 2003 11:53 pm
Liquid is held on the packing throughout its whole length of course, but what I was particularly interested in was how far the top condenser reflux penetrated...
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corn_wash
Sep 29, 2003 11:55 pm
All this multi thumper talk reminds me of the 70s and my old c.b. radio days, i had purchased a r.f. amplifier (linear) suddenly every one wanted to know how...
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bokakob
Sep 30, 2003 12:33 am
My guit feeling sais that there is a balance between rapid rate of distillation and finings of slow rate with "cleaner" output. So, it is isoteric to do it...
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waljaco
Sep 30, 2003 1:43 am
In msg 5094 and 7441 there are recipes for spiced rum. Here are 2 more from the Island of Reunion - Reunion Spiced Rum 1 1 litre white rum Zest of an orange...
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Campbell Ritchie
stillscottish
Sep 30, 2003 1:53 am
I just found another use for foreshots, apart from drinking and lighting fires (only joking about lighting fires!!). I've tried all manner of cleaning products...
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Andrew Forsberg
andrewpander
Sep 30, 2003 1:56 am
Urk! Can you still feel your toes after slamming back that stuff?...
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waljaco
Sep 30, 2003 1:59 am
A guava flavored rum drunk as a digestive is a Creole specialty from the Island of Reunion. Reunion Guava Rum 20 small guavas 500 ml white rum 1 split vanilla...
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Boot
boot288
Sep 30, 2003 3:52 am
I'm with you on this one rodmac and Wil. I've stewed on it for a day or two and there's no way that I can come to terms with the concept of coolant flowing the...
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mwmccaw
Sep 30, 2003 5:31 am
If you actually do the experiment (I have) and measure coolant temperature in and out, and the flow rate, you will find that you require 2 1/2 to 3 times the...
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Sep 30, 2003 6:00 am
Johan wrote: Subject: SV: [Distillers] Re: Too much cooling? And way do you assume that rest of the vapour that didn't condense actually reboils the reflux? I...
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Andrew Forsberg
andrewpander
Sep 30, 2003 6:43 am
... Perhaps I didn't express my observations properly: I've reused a tap-to-hose plug from the still I bought from a shop here in NZ way back when I didn't...
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Greg Denehy
gregdenehy
Sep 30, 2003 7:14 am
My Chemical Engineering books all tell me that it is much more efficient to run cold water into the top of the coil. Any reason that this is not correct? Greg...
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Andrew Forsberg
andrewpander
Sep 30, 2003 7:52 am
... From: "Greg Denehy" ... Read the previous emails for one... It makes sense to me, anyhow. Think of two situations. Excuse my analogies, they probably only...
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Boot
boot288
Sep 30, 2003 9:25 am
... No, the analogies aren't bad Andrew, but that aggression fixation thing you've got going is a worry! I hear what you're saying, though, and I'm trying...
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Andrew Forsberg
andrewpander
Sep 30, 2003 10:32 am
From: "Boot" <mr.boot@...> ... are ... Lol! It's just my academic training was primarily medieval lit, and also we're talking about opposing...
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peter_vcb
Sep 30, 2003 12:25 pm
i would advise against making a thumper, if all you want is high% then you can make a normal pot still and run it at low power with a 1.5m 1/2inch unpacked...
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bokakob
Sep 30, 2003 12:41 pm
The point was not to get hi abv distillate, I have it already, the point was to build and explore. I am glad the idea worked with very minor correction. Now...
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mwmccaw
Sep 30, 2003 1:40 pm
Reading those same textbooks was why I originally hooked up in counterflow mode, and was shocked at how difficult it was to control and how much water I was...
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mwmccaw
Sep 30, 2003 1:50 pm
I didn't explain what I meant about velocity very well, and I agree that velocity has nothing to do with condensing RATE. What I was getting at about velocity...
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bokakob
Sep 30, 2003 2:29 pm
If I recall correctly, a year ago when I was designing/building my still, I had cold water going up the cooling coil as initial publication. By gut feelings I...
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papagoose2000
Sep 30, 2003 2:54 pm
I recently built the world class valved reflux still with Raschig Rings for packing and a 10 gal. milk can with a 1500 watt heating element. I made two...
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Chris Robertson
croquesaveur
Sep 30, 2003 2:58 pm
Hi: Are you opening the reflux valve all the way? Is your reflux tube "downhill"; all the way to your column? Chris. ... From: papagoose2000...
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Procule le Guizou
procule
Sep 30, 2003 3:01 pm
Hello all ! Long time since my last run... I saw on Tony's site something about tannin and I added a tea pouche while boiling the water to see if it would ...
