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=== Table of Boiling Points ===
=== Table of Boiling Points ===


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_acetate|Methyl Acetate] = 56.9C
* Methyl Acetate = 56.9C [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_acetate]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol|Methanol] = 64.7C
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol|Methanol] = 64.7C
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_acetate|Ethyl Acetate] = 77.1C
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_acetate|Ethyl Acetate] = 77.1C

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Noisebrige Distilled

About

This page gives people some info about the art of building, maintaining, and/or operating a still

The Equipment

Still Components

A pot, and a condenser :). Optionally, a reflux column.

Materials

  • Glass is awesome for teaching and for beginners, but has crappy thermal properties.
  • Copper with integrated heating coils is the choice of many pro distillers, but it is a real bear to keep clean, and reacts very badly to acids and bases.

Resources

Table of Boiling Points

  • Methyl Acetate = 56.9C [1]
  • [2] = 64.7C
  • Acetate = 77.1C
  • [3] = 78C
  • [4] = 97.1C
  • Acid = 118C (though this and other acids can react to form esters!)

Incredibly Useful Graphs

Other Neato Stuff

  • Proofing table - relates specific gravity of a liquid to its US Proof value.
  • Industrial Data for Ethanol - otherwise known as everything you could have ever possibly asked about the solvent ethanol, in a 47 page document.

Legality

Owning and operation of a still is legal in California as given by part 23367 of the ABC code. Full unabridged (read: annoying) text of the 2010 ABC code can be found here: [5]

Note: Still laws vary state to state, so check to make sure you aren't breaking any laws!