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How long does it take to do a 5-6 gallon pot still run?
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Using gas, how much time is a 5-6 gallon run?
Do you want to blast it up to 173 and then stabilize temp? Or, go very slow all the way up?
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I keep reading people are taking like 7 - 11 hours. I just can't wrap my brain around the time. I had no idea it took that long...
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My pot still runs are usually 6 to 7 hours, running as slow a collection rate as I can. Read that as burner on just hig enough to produce product. This style is for when I'm only doing a single run.
If doing a striping run then I turn the heat up to where I get a small stream comeing out and can do a run in about 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
This is useing a PSII 2" cloumn 5 or 6 gallon wash/mash.
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3 to 4 for some low proof shitty likker aka a strip run and for a low two drips a second run? O god..6 hours sometimes more..
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I am to a boil in 30 minutes then turn down the fire and balance. Collecting hearts at a rate of about 30 minutes/quart and I still have additional capacity to run faster if I want, but I start getting odd flavors and reduced purity. I will typically collect 4 qts over 90% and be shutting down 3 to 3.5 hours after lighting the fire. Running a 3" column.
That's for clean vodka like spirits. For a mostly or all grain bill, I will use the same time but only collect 2 -2.5 qts from a 5 gallon beer.
What the hell do you guys do for 6 - 7 hours?
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