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Distillation
System
Instruction
MANUAL
The Turbo 500 Distillation System is designed to produce
the purest spirit with the highest yield from your wash.
When used with the instructions in this manual, the
Turbo 500 will produce a beautiful clean spirit of up to
93% ABV and extract 95% of the alcohol in your wash.
This extremely pure, neutral spirit is the perfect base
for all spirits and liqueurs but is essential for the
delicate spirits like gin, white rum and vodka.
MAKES UP TO 8 L (2 US GAL) OF 40% ABV FROM A
23 L (6 US GAL) WASH USING 6 KG (13 LB) SUGAR AND
1 SACHET TURBO YEAST.
Instructions suitable for use with stainless steel and
copper reflux condensers.
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Summary of Contents for Still Spirits Turbo 500
- Page 1 When used with the instructions in this manual, the Turbo 500 will produce a beautiful clean spirit of up to 93% ABV and extract 95% of the alcohol in your wash.
- Page 2 Glossary P.15 Introduction The ultimate still for home distilling, the Turbo 500 is a must for anyone who wants to produce large quantities of extremely clean, pure alcohol. To complete a Turbo 500 Distillation System you will need both a Turbo 500 Condenser and a Turbo 500 Boiler.
- Page 3 • Ensure all other equipment near the Turbo 500 Distillation System or the alcohol is earthed. • A fire extinguishing device suitable for alcohol should be kept nearby. This can be water fog, fine water spray, foam, dry powder, carbon dioxide, sand or dolomite.
- Page 4 Spirits Turbo Yeast, Sugar and Carbon range • Leave to ferment at 18-30°C (64-86°F), or as per with the Turbo 500 for best results from your recommended on the yeast sachet, for about 1 week still. Regardless of the size of your boiler, we or until the wash has stopped fizzing.
- Page 5 It is best to set up the Turbo 500 Distillation (sold separately) to the cleared wash in the System in the place where it can stay for Turbo 500 30 L (8 US Gal) Boiler if you suspect 5 hours (approx. time for one distillation excessive foaming.
- Page 6 O ring in the base of the column. • Place the Turbo 500 Boiler lid over the column and screw the nut back in the column. Tighten firmly, so that the lid doesn’t spin anymore.
- Page 7 ABV spirit. You will also notice the distillate is slower 2. [START THE BOIL] to come out (1 drop every 5 to 10 seconds), that means • Connect the Turbo 500 Boiler to the power supply. all the alcohol has been distilled and the boiler can be turned off.
- Page 8 20°C (68°F) use the temperature correction tables. FLAVOURING YOUR SPIRIT • Trial jar (this is the casing that holds the Still Spirits alcoholmeter), or a measuring cylinder. Once you have your diluted, filtered alcohol • Clean and drinkable water.
- Page 9 WATER DISTILLATION STEP 1 [ASSEMBLY] STEP 2 [WATER DISTILLATION] • Remove all saddles from your column and rinse it Distilling 20 L (5 US Gal) of water will take about 8-10 thoroughly. hours from start to finish (excluding heating time) and •...
- Page 10 Re distil the bad spirit. • • Spirit has a strong Distillate coming out of the Turbo 500 Water down and filter your distillate unpleasant smell, is at approx 93% ABV and has a strong with activated carbon. It will trap most described as ‘paint...
- Page 11 This may be due to a poor carbon Always carbon filter your spirit with when I add a spirit filtration, or to the mineral salts the Still Spirits EZ Filter cartridge with flavouring or when I add contained in some carbons. our universal carbon, (remember to •...
- Page 12 This slowing is most noticeable after two IT WORK? hours of alcohol production. The Still Spirits Turbo Clear is made of silica (Part A) Towards the end of the distillation the alcohol purity which charges floating particles and chitosan (Part...
- Page 13 The wash can froth when boiling (this may be due to the presence of residual sugar not entirely fermented, CAN THE TURBO 500 BE USED AS A POT STILL? or a wash not cleared). Froth can enter the column We recommend using the Still Spirits Alembic...
- Page 14 (US). You can multiply this by the power rate paid, by along with a male hole connector. the time the Turbo 500 is operating (5 hours for a 20 L (5 US Gal) wash). Add to this the cost of cooling water, based on the flow...
- Page 15 (0.0005%). Its chemical formula is CH 3 OH. alcohol by volume, or % ABV. The Turbo 500 Distillation Effects of methanol ingestion at high levels (0.5% and System delivers 90 to 93% ABV alcohol, when following over), may include confusion, nausea, vomiting, visual the recipes and set up described in this booklet.
- Page 16 WARRANTY Bevie warrants the Turbo 500 for a 36 month period against any manufacturer faults or defects from the date of purchase. To make a warranty claim, please contact the store where the product was purchased in the first instance.
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