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=== Still Components ===
=== Still Components ===


A pot, and a condenser :). Optionally, a reflux column.
A pot, and a condenser :). Optionally, a reflux column. A [[Noise Tower]] is being constructed in the space, which could theoretically be used to assemble an apparatus worthy of distilling.


=== Materials ===
=== Materials ===

Revision as of 18:15, 10 January 2011

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. A Noise Tower is being constructed in the space, which could theoretically be used to assemble an apparatus worthy of distilling.

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]
  • Methanol = 64.7C [2]
  • Ethyl Acetate = 77.1C [3]
  • Ethanol = 78C [4]
  • 1-Propanol = 97.1C [5]
  • Acetic Acid = 118C (though this and other acids can react to form esters!) [6]

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: [7]

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