We get a lot of people hitting this site from the search engines with queries such as ‘How do I make alcohol with my SmartStill?’. The short answer is that you can’t. But don’t despair! The good news is, you don’t actually need to. To understand why, you need to understand the process of alcohol distillation – here is a guide that tells you everything you need to know to make spirits with your SmartStill or EasyStill.
After our recent article about preventing the top popping loose on your SmartStill/EasyStill, I’ve received some more detailed information about the issue. It seems that all stills now come with a set of Raschig rings, as I recommended earlier. If you have one of the older models, then my advice to purchase some for yourself is still valid.
Continuing with our mission to demystify the SmartStill/EasyStill range, here is a guide to the various parts of the machine showing their location and what each part does. Yes I know, it’s a boring theory lesson rather than a tale of booze and glamour but the more you learn, the better you will understand what is happening!
A common problem for the home distiller is foaming over, where the heated wash foams and bubbles up. In the case of the SmartStill, this leads to the top popping off which disrupts the distillation. Obviously, we need to stop this happening!
