Distillation Time & Speed

At what rate (in liters/hour) would a 50 liter boiler (filled with roughly 38 liters of 8% wash) with a 240V 5500W element controlled by a potentiometer and a 4" 4 section bubble cap plate system (Dash 4?) be able to produce distillate. Roughly 19C cooling water.

How long would a typical stripping run or spirit run last with said parameters?

I'm looking for real-life experiences, not so much a theoretical answer.

Thanks for any insight.

Comments

  • 4 hours or less , start up to clean up,,,,,depending on the "quality " of separation you are looking for.

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  • @Smaug,

    Thanks for your quick reply.

    What about (l/h) rate?

    Thanks.

  • The liter per hour rate has a range,,,once again depending on your interpretation. With a beer charge of about 8% to 10%, it seems that 5 liters per hour is max speed with any type of "quality" separation. But really it seems most of the guys are drawing product off at closer to 3 liters per hour.

    With low wines, depending on what you are making, 5 liters an hour is very easy to get a good quality separation. These are not speeds for making a true neutral however.

    StillDragon North America - Your StillDragon® Distributor for North America

  • 4 hours is generous for a stripping run. I'm usually ending up with 2-3 gal out of a 5-6 gal wash. Depends though how low you run it.

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