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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. | + | '''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%. |
Revision as of 07:25, 4 September 2022
I have slowly begun distillations, late as usual.
Contents
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%.
