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- Page 2 0.990, then you will not get the full amount of alcohol out of it. Leave it for a few extra days. If it does not change, then please contact your KegLand distributor for advice. If you are in cold place, you may need to keep the wash warm by keeping it somewhere warmer or adding a heating pad.
- Page 3 Distilling the Wash Pour the wash into the boiler. Be careful not to get yeast from the bottom of the fermenter into the boiler, as this can produce off flavours. The more yeast you can separate from the liquid wash the better your results will be. Some customers use finings such as gelatine to assist this process.
- Page 4 The water flow at the still head is very easy to setup. The only real requirement is that you reach a minimum water flow speed of about 8 liters per minute. There is no maximum water flow speed with this still design so you can run the water as fast as you like as long as you are meeting the minimum flow required.
- Page 5 17. Turn off boiler 18. Turn off the cooling water 19. Dispose of the liquid remaining in the boiler. It has noting usable remaining in it. 20. RINSE THE INSIDE OF THE STILL THOUROUGHLY AS SOON AS IT IS COOL ENOUGH TO DO SO. See the other instruction manual on how to do this.
- Page 6 Troubleshooting NEVER REMOVE THE MESH FROM THE COLUMN! If liquid is coming out of the top of the still near where the cooling water goes in and out OR making gurgling noises OR cloudy outpour OR temperature erratic. If the wash in the boiler is frothing up too much, you must add a capful of ‘distilling conditioner’...
- Page 7 sure that there is no steam coming out anywhere – check carefully at the top column, as it can be hard to see. You will need to increase the water flow a little if there steam at the top of the column. Check that there is no steam leaking around the lid of the boiler or anywhere else.
- Page 8 SMALL HOLE Breather hole must be facing upwards Very carefully clean out the tiny hole with a needle. DO NOT MAKE IT BIGGER, just gently clean it...
- Page 9 Assembly Instructions Ball Valve Flow Control Device Coolant Inlet Compression Fitting & Outlet Collection Tube Thermowell Hole Thermometer Secondary Flow Control Device...
- Page 10 This reflux still should include all the components show in the image above. When the still arrives it will arrive in a few separate parts that you will need to assemble. Its important that you assemble these components carefully and we recommend using Teflon tap on the threaded fittings.
- Page 11 As shown in the picture to the right, you will receive two flow control devices with this still. You will receive a flow control device with a 0.6mm hole and also another one with a 1.0mm hole. The hole size is what dictates the speed at which the spirit flows out of the still.
- Page 12 Please note it is important that the breather hold is unobstructed and is also facing UPWARD. The breather hold is so unwanted sulphide smells escape to atmosphere. Distributed by: KegLand Distribution PTY LTD www.KegLand.com.au www.KegLand.cn +61 3 90187935...