my brewery rebuild attempt.

[jannieverjaar]

Jip Jigsaw has it. The idea is that your coldest cooling water is at the outlet so your product is chilled as low as possible. If you introduce the cold watter where the product is the hottest you only cool to a midpoint where the to fluid Temps are as close as possible to each other.

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[H. erectus]

Jip Jigsaw has it. The idea is that your coldest cooling water is at the outlet so your product is chilled as low as possible. If you introduce the cold watter where the product is the hottest you only cool to a midpoint where the to fluid Temps are as close as possible to each other.

Hope the pic helps


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Geeseeshhh, more rocket sciences,...

Heheh he, got the idea,....

[H. erectus]

Come to think of it, one can control the cold water usage
far more accurately, this because the area where cold meets
hot is far greater at a constant temperature along this area.

Also I find that I need a lot of cold water supply

[Langchop]

It will still work as is, but "up to 15% more efficient" for a simple swoparound means less ice to buy for minimal effort

[H. erectus]

Thank you all for the comments! Makes for a better understanding
of how the sciences work. Me heading into a new world, how great
can that be,....

[H. erectus]

Changed the hoses on the condenser. Now the pump seems to stress
just a bit more. Will try minimize the elevation(head), the pump has to
cope with. Difficult to say if there is any improvement at this stage.
Did my 3rd still run today. Again very impressed with the results. Also
I'm finding more and more re occurring stages that one can rely on and
repeat with future batches in mind. Today I managed one full liter from
a 14 liter wash. I'm ok with that. The gin was quite clear after the
second still, 85 proof, till I added water toning it down to 43abv. It turned
milky.Why is this? Any comments will be appreciated,..,..

[Toxxyc]

You water wasn't clean. Go to a hardware store and buy distilled water they use in batteries, and use that to water down your booze.

[Langchop]

Supposedly something to do with fusal oils (excessive tails?) or high minerals in the water.

[JIGSAW]

Sounds like you need to compare notes with @Treeman

[AlexBrew]

Add some pink colouring - then you'll have craft gin