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  1. G’day, I can’t help you as far I’d like, but I can advise you to research these particular products, I believe they will fit your requirements. http://www.simplecentrifuge.com/ http://www.absolutecentrifuge.com/store.aspx What I will say is the Absolute centrifuge mob told me that they have sold certain units to small beer makers to filter the yeast from there product. Talk to them both and find out what you think? I’m sure other small outfits will be interested in this out come. Marc
  2. I believe Sherman has done work for vendome, he specializes in still construction and automation. or http://tinyurl.com/2aqmlyd Cheers Marc
  3. I take it you talking about suspended yeast in a rum wash and it has reached a final gravity that your ok with? But your concerned with off flavors that may occur through yeast being scorched during a stripping run, assuming you are doing stripping runs then final spirit runs? My preference is loose as much yeast as I can! Boil some of you yeast and smell it. It’s not nice at all, but boiled yeast makes for good wash nutrients. What I do to drop the yeast might not suit you of course. I use refrigeration and time, which I have plenty of, but crash chilling might be ok for fast separation, my favorite is a mechanical filter made by this mob, meaning business: http://www.absolutecentrifuge.com/ Don’t let the waste veggie oil stuff put you off, many microbreweries have these centrifuge’s to separate the beer solids before bottling and the results are impressive. To change the subject, you talk “light rum from sugarcane juice”, are you talking about white rum? Or Rum made through the use of dunder and aged on oak then filtere the colour / favor out? Cheers Marc
  4. Dick, Probably your best solution is have a holding tank /vesel that you can draw from a point either halfway or lower. Oils floats right, strip the wash to low wines to the holding container. Before a batch distilation, dilute the holding tank to about 27 % abv. Most of the oils should float to the top (hypo-separation?), after some time. Draw below the oils and charge still and you should better off than before. Others may refine my comment. Which is good. Cleaning your still maybe easer after this practice. Cheers Marc
  5. Hi Big Poppa, I’m somewhat surprised that no one has answered your question! First up I’m no chemical Tech person or Master distiller but I do know under certain conditions you can end up with condensation in the neck of the bottle after…. 1. Bottling shortly after diluting NGS (neutral grain spirit). Due to exothermic reaction heat is created causing some evaporation . Which leads me to say you should let the diluted spirit sit and marry together for some time before bottling. Olny guessing here. 2. Bottling your spirit below 40 ABV. H2O will condence out of most GSN spirits below 40 % ABV. A common mistake is measure the new make spirit while it’s warm and not factor the tempeture calibration aspect into whole deal. 3. Long shot, maybe your getting some higher alcohols condensing out, (more volatile alcohols, “Heads”), epaverating in the bottle during high room heat. Meaning, poor head cuts? I really don’t have any hard answers, like I said, I’m just me, I follow this site to learn about the do’s and don’t. And I’ve I got to go, my son is driving cross! Sorry Cheers Marc
  6. Re: Filtering wash, Hi John, I know that some micro-brewery’s use a reasonable priced centrifuge,(to remove yeast sediment), that was originally designed for the WVO people, (waste veggie oil). It will separate yeast with ease, infact to a couple micron's. Absolute Centrifuge is the company. Their turnkey products look good, it might be worth look. The flow rates they give are for either heated WVO or cold WVO so you may need to email them for them for some idea on flow rates for beers, worts and wash’s. Who knows, a unit may help to utilize WVO as a alternative power source for your distillery? I hope this helps. Here is their web site. http://www.absolutecentrifuge.com/store.aspx Ps. I have no affiliation with this company but I wish I had a unit.
  7. Maybe you have some capsaicin oil going rancid in the off take tube of your condenser? Remember capsaicin oil is not soluble in water and the melting point of capsaicin is 65 degrees Centigrade.... Just some thoughts. Cheers Marc Edit by me, I nealy forgot. You may need to burn in your new elements?
  8. Brandon, it's alot like the aircraft business, start out with a lot of money, working it down to some money! Untill you get a better business plan. No market.. and you know rest.. So find new makets, sell your lees/ stillage to farmers! Cluse less Marc Ps. Pretty lame answers
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