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Hi - I'm shortly going to press the button on a lovely new SD bubble cap still. I've been wondering what power to put into the still. My original intention was to put in 2 x 3KW or 2 x 3.5K but equally (as I've got plenty of power) I could use 2 x 5.5KW (or some hybrid there of). I'm aware that I need plenty of power to work the ProCaps but what is "plenty of power" for a 4 inch ProCap system please?
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How big is your kettle?
You'll want to throw 70 watts per liter for a 1 hour heat up time.
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It's 100L. I'm wondering how many watts I should throw at 4 inch ProCaps to get the most out of the ProCaps please?
Right around 2800 watts (plus or minus) on a 50 liter kettle. Not sure what kind of heat loss there is associated with a kettle twice that size? But I would think budgeting for 3000 watts should be just fine.
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Go with 2 x 5kW You can run at less once boiling but you need all the power for heating
Thanks @Smaug & @Unsensibel :-)
You really don't need "plenty more power" compared to the smaller bubble caps. The operating range of the ProCaps will allow you to run very softly if your really trying to push for optimal separation.
Certainly you'll be able to run much harder than the smaller BCs.
The ProCaps just have a much wider operating range.
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Cheers - I definitely want optimal separation :-)