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I have slowly begun distillations, late as usual.   
 
I have slowly begun distillations, late as usual.   
 
===30 litre vat with grapes===
 
===30 litre vat with grapes===
<br/>'''20220703'''  Yield just around 30%, maybe 1000ml.  I guess my grapes do not have very high sugar content.
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'''20220703'''  Yield just around 30%, maybe 1000ml.  I guess my grapes do not have very high sugar content.<br/>
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===Vat C5, Berner Rose===
 
===Vat C5, Berner Rose===
 
'''20220709'''  It splattered a lot, clogging up the steam pipe, twice. I really need that splatter guard.  Yield about 1000ml at 64%. Pleasant nose.
 
'''20220709'''  It splattered a lot, clogging up the steam pipe, twice. I really need that splatter guard.  Yield about 1000ml at 64%. Pleasant nose.
 
===Vat C4, Belle de Boskoop===
 
===Vat C4, Belle de Boskoop===
'''20220712''' Have started distilling ~30litres - very little methylalcohol.
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'''20220712''' Have started distilling ~30litres - very little methylalcohol. Yield 1000ml, plus 1000ml 20% for the collection.
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<br/>'''20220713''' 2nd portion, ~30litres - very little methylalcohol.  Yield 600ml, plus 1000ml 20% for the collection.
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===Vat C1, trester, Belle de Boskoop===
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'''2022/08/16''' Started on the trester. It was quite dry and hard, so I started with maybe 30kg, then added 5litres of water. <br/>
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'''2022/08/17''' Another 30kg, plus 5litres of water. <br/>
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Good yield, towards 90%.
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'''2022/08/21''' Another 30kg, plus 5litres of water. Good yield, 90%.<br/>
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===Vat C9, Belle de Boskoop===
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===Vat B1, Belle de Boskoop===
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I finished this one before we went on vacation, the one noteworthy thing is that my vapour pipe got clogged up a few times, by splatter.
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Very annoying, although easy to clean later.  I have some plans for a splash guard.
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===Vat B2, Belle de Boskoop===
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'''2022/08/10''' Finished today.  It produced some high percentages, 80-90% ethanol.  I kept the Bartscher at 4, which seems to have meant less of that sticky leakage from the pot, and no splattering either.  I will continue with C9, but do C1 separately.
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=== 2nd distillations ===
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'''2022/09/03''' Started with one of the 25litre balloons, added 2litres of old heads, and 4-5litres of water.  The alcohol percentage should be about 30%, but I didn't bother measuring it again.  At 0845, I fired it up on 10.  At approx 30%, in principle it ought to produce 8litres of pure ethanol, which will likely be maybe 5 litres at 90%, with 5 litres dropping back down towards 30%.
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Result = 5litres @ 80%, after that it went grey/oily and down to 40%. <br/>
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'''2022/09/05''' I checked the remains with the densitymeter - 0%.  Water. <br/>

Latest revision as of 16:04, 5 September 2022

I have slowly begun distillations, late as usual.

30 litre vat with grapes

20220703 Yield just around 30%, maybe 1000ml. I guess my grapes do not have very high sugar content.

Vat C5, Berner Rose

20220709 It splattered a lot, clogging up the steam pipe, twice. I really need that splatter guard. Yield about 1000ml at 64%. Pleasant nose.

Vat C4, Belle de Boskoop

20220712 Have started distilling ~30litres - very little methylalcohol. Yield 1000ml, plus 1000ml 20% for the collection.
20220713 2nd portion, ~30litres - very little methylalcohol. Yield 600ml, plus 1000ml 20% for the collection.

Vat C1, trester, Belle de Boskoop

2022/08/16 Started on the trester. It was quite dry and hard, so I started with maybe 30kg, then added 5litres of water.
2022/08/17 Another 30kg, plus 5litres of water.

Good yield, towards 90%.

2022/08/21 Another 30kg, plus 5litres of water. Good yield, 90%.

Vat C9, Belle de Boskoop

Vat B1, Belle de Boskoop

I finished this one before we went on vacation, the one noteworthy thing is that my vapour pipe got clogged up a few times, by splatter. Very annoying, although easy to clean later. I have some plans for a splash guard.

Vat B2, Belle de Boskoop

2022/08/10 Finished today. It produced some high percentages, 80-90% ethanol. I kept the Bartscher at 4, which seems to have meant less of that sticky leakage from the pot, and no splattering either. I will continue with C9, but do C1 separately.

2nd distillations

2022/09/03 Started with one of the 25litre balloons, added 2litres of old heads, and 4-5litres of water. The alcohol percentage should be about 30%, but I didn't bother measuring it again. At 0845, I fired it up on 10. At approx 30%, in principle it ought to produce 8litres of pure ethanol, which will likely be maybe 5 litres at 90%, with 5 litres dropping back down towards 30%. Result = 5litres @ 80%, after that it went grey/oily and down to 40%.
2022/09/05 I checked the remains with the densitymeter - 0%. Water.