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    Opus 27
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    Keep at it and you should get 60%+ out of an air still usually 700ml from a 4 litre wash of 14%. The higher alcohol % you can get then the cleaner the spirit and a better taste or lack of it remembering of course that you will always be cutting to your prefered drinking strength. This principle is why you will hear on the forum of people cutting to 40% and then putting it back in for a second run the first run being the "Stripping Run". The best way to look at it is if it's 60% Alcohol then it's 40 of other stuff so if you cut it back with water and do it again the 40% other stuff is mostly water. Hope that makes sense?

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    Posted 5 months ago #
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    One other point I think this thread should continue in the distilation theme and perhaps not in the welcome to the forum slot.

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    Posted 5 months ago #
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    hoppinmad
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    Thanks opus and fair comment

    an amateur practises till he can get it right,
    a professional practises till he cant get it wrong.

    Posted 5 months ago #
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    pjm
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    Hi all,
    I'm from NZ, and while i'm not big poster on forums, i am big reader.
    I when looking for a forum to anwser some of my question when i purchased my airstill and few months ago, and found them here, no need to ask questions twice and all that.
    Now, like many air still owners i have upgraded to the T500, now back to my dark little corner.

    Posted 4 months ago #
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    Otis Hogg
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    Hi all
    Just a quick hello to introduce myself, Im usually a beer brewer but thought id give the dark arts a go. Ive just got a smart still last week, the wash should be ready to go in the next few days, will let you know how things pan out. Hope to talk to you all soon, cheers.

    Regards Otis

    Posted 1 month ago #
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    MrCat
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    Afternoon all :)

    I'm new to homebrew and of course to stills.

    Never really fancied doing home brew until one of my mates gave ne some of his home made cider and he told me how much hassle it had been so I set about researching into juice extraction to help him out. Along the way I found out about spirit distillation and that interested me. So here I am.

    I picked up a SS reflux from wineworks and now in the porcess of getting it as efficient as I can thanks to the tips and advice I've been given here (thanks Opus)

    I really like this hobby - where else could you have 12KG clear bags of tasteless white power posted to you and not be worried about it !!

    Cheers

    Johnny

    Posted 1 month ago #
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    Ronbo
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    Hi Otis, Hi Johhny,

    This is a a great site, I wish I had found it before my first few attempts with the Smart Still.
    The site is full of very savvy and friendly people.
    Their advice is priceless!
    Wellcome! it's a great hobby.
    Ciao.

    Posted 1 month ago #
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    Phantom
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    I really like this hobby - where else could you have 12KG clear bags of tasteless white power posted to you and not be worried about it !!

    
    That's why it's not so easy to get dextrose/glucose in quantity Johnny, because it's also been used for "cutting" class A narcotics....

    Hence why most of the still spirits and other "guidance" suggest just using straight table sugar.....

    Oh and welcome to the newer members......

    What the large print giveth, the small print taketh away. Tom Waits.

    Posted 1 month ago #
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    Mark1
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    Hi everyone, The names Mark. Ive been making wine and beer for years. Been dipping in and out of this forum since I found it a couple of months ago. I became a newbie to air stills 12 months ago, lots of errors. . I am impressed with the knowledge and helpfulness on this site so decided to Join. Lots of questions to ask ( in the right area of course). Ive only managed 3 batches since I bought it due to time constraints and and a wife that doesnt like smells in the kitchen. Now my neighbor is at it and he has a shed with power, so off we go.

    Posted 1 month ago #

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