Month: June 2014

Assembling your Dual Purpose Still Column

You bought your fancy new moonshine still column, and it finally arrives on your doorstep. Oh, the excitement! But wait… what are all these pieces? How do I get this darn thing together? We get that question a lot. And, unfortunately, a lot of how you assemble and run a column still is personal preference. […]

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Column Packing: Copper Mesh vs. Raschig Rings vs. Thumpers

Increase the Final Proof: Column Packing Showdown Copper Mesh vs. Raschig Rings The easiest way to increase the final proof of your still’s output is to pack the column with copper mesh and/or ceramic raschig rings. This still column packing increases the final proof by giving the cool reflux within the column a larger surface […]

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