AlcoEngine 65 L Copper Reflux Still Complete
$649.00
Includes:
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AlcoEngine Copper Reflux Still Condenser
65 Litre Digi Boil Boiler
AlcoEngine Distillation Lid
65L DigiBoil - Digital Turbo Boiler 3500 watt
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* Liters and Gallon Graduations
* Stainless steel tap with barb and 1/2 thread
* Triple element control (so you can adjust the power from 500watts, 1000watts, 1500watts, 2000watts, 2500watts, 3000watts and 3500watts! )
* Compatible with the reflux and pot still (NOTE: when using our pot or reflux stills do not use more than 1900watts)
* Easy to use
* Great for use as a hot liquor tank, boiler, or hot water urn
* Concealed element for easy cleaning
* Compatible with reflux and pot still. Stainless clamps will secure distillation lid air tight (NOTE: if you are using the reflux or pot still you need to also purchase the 65L AlcoEngine Distillation Lid
* Can also be used for sous vide cooking
Want to save some power?
You can also purchase the neoprene jacket/parka that fits this unit here. This will reduce your heat loss by about 200-300 watts.
110v-120v option is 1600watts (only available in countries with 110-120v)
220-240v option is 3500watts
Q. Can I use this on a standard 10amp power socket in my house?
A. Out of the box this unit needs to be manufactured with a 15amp power socket. With that said you can convert this to a 10amp compatible device in two different ways. You can either:
1. Purchase a device like this Ampfibian Mini 15amp to 10amp adaptor. If you do this you will be able to run the Digiboil however if you turn on all three elements you will trip the circuit breaker. For this reason you will only be able to use a maximum of 2 of the elements. (not all three)
2. Alternatively you can remove the cord and replace the cord on this device with a 10amp cord but if you do this you need to also disconnect the larger element so this is disabled in the unit.
So yes you can run this device on a 10amp power socket however only if you are happy to have 1300watts less power as a result.
AlcoEngine Reflux Pure Distilling Distillation Apparatus
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This flow management (FM) design of reflux still has been designed to create high percentage pure neutral spirit.
The FM technology used in this design makes this process robust and easy to use. No need to worry about water pressures and fine tuning of water flow speeds. The FM design gives you direct control of the reflux ratio and therefore the purity of your end product. It’s never been so easy to enjoy the craft of distillation.
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For enthusiasts wanting to make clean pure neutral spirit.
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The whole system is designed to save, time, money and parts, and fit in one box for easier storage .With its easy to use operation, amazing features, and rock-solid reliability, the Spirit Maker is the foundation of Pure Distilling. Even as our competitors try to catch up, the technologies and features built into this design keep our homemade alcohol distiller years ahead of the DIY home distilling trend. Whether you’re assembling the whole unit in under a minute, or watching your bottles fill with commercial quality alcohol in your very own home – it is simple, easy and fun to use.
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Note: With Robobrew units you will need to purchase the KL03483 stainless lid with 47mm hole. This is sold separately and is not included with the Robobrew unit. The stock glass lid that comes with the Robobrew unit will not be suitable.
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No more stuffing around with water flow speed!
Some stills are hard to operate and require fine tuning of the water flow in the condenser. These stills include the t500 and other coolant management or (CM) designs. This means that you have to constantly adjust the flow of water/coolant to get consistent results. This can be also an issue if you are using a pressure pump that cycles on and off in your house or it can even be an issue if you flush the toilet and momentarily the pressure in your hose feeding the still drops. This still on the other hand is a FM design which controls the flow of spirit directly. So the as long as you have enough coolant it doesn’t matter how fast your coolant flows through the still. This makes the still far easier to operate than many other brands like the t500. The purity of the spirit can be controlled by two included flow control inserts that are show in the attached photos. These brass inserts come with a 1.0mm hole and a 0.6mm hole. As the hole gets smaller you the speed of which the spirit comes out of the still will decrease and this will in turn increase your reflux ratio and therefore give you higher purity. This makes this still design extremely easy to use as you just open up the ball valve and let the flow control insert of your choice do the job.
Typically the 1.0mm insert is good for stripping runs and then on the final cut you can use the 0.6mm insert. Alternatively you can use the ball valve to control the spirit flow too but this is a sensitive adjustment and required a bit more skill for this type of manual adjustment so we recommend you just use the brass inserts that come included.
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Easiest Still to Use - That's our guarantee
This bulletproof design is so easy to use that we are giving you a guarantee that you will get great spirit in no time flat. All you need to do is make sure you have adequate water/coolent flowing through the head and just about everything else will look after itself.
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Compatible with Many Boilers
This still design is compatible with many boiler types. One option is just get a pot and drill a 47mm hole in the lid and this still will fit no worries. The still also fits many standard boilers such as the standard Turbo Boilers, Robobrew, Grainfather etc. This still can also fit the top of stainless steel kegs too. So you can easily make your own keg boiler. You can use a 2inch tri-clover clamp (not included) and then use the clamp to attach this still to the top of a 50L keg. So you will not find a more compatible still design that fits a wide range of boiler types. This can do it all.
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Solid Copper
Unlike stainless steel stills and stills that are only copper plated, this still is made from solid copper. When your hot spirit comes in contact with copper the copper acts like a catalytic converter and drives sulphur out of the spirit. This process means you get less "off-flavours" and you simply get better quality spirit. Copper is an expensive metal now and it definitely increases the cost of the still manufacture but we can say for sure that there is a very good reason why it's still the preferred material by many serious distillers simply because the results are superior. Don’t listen to other people tell you that stainless is the best. There is no substitute for copper and a still like this will last you a lifetime.
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Simple Assembly and Setup
This still is mostly assembled but you still have to connect your garden hose and coolant supply. You can just use your garden hose but it's a bit of a waste of tap water so we recommend that you get a tank at least 500 liters in size then use a powerful recirculation pump to drive the still. We would recommend the Ozito 350watt pump that you can get from bunnings and you can purchase this separately yourself. We wouldn’t recommend a pump too small as you need a reasonably powerful pump to push the water through the condenser as there is a lot of flow restriction in the condenser head. When you get the still you just need some Teflon tape and just attach the fittings as show in the photos above in this add. Please make sure you connect all the fittings and check for leaks before you start distilling. There is nothing worse that trying to attach a fitting once the still has heated up.
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Features
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Lead free brass
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Lead free silver soldering
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High quality manufacture
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Super easy to use and will yield results as high as 96% alcohol
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Australian Design