Greenfield Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Hi, Looking to buy one of those mile high flute stills for some R&D purposes. Only concern I have is direct coil heating for grain in distillation. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Will likely have agitation but am still very concerned for scorching on the coil. Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3d0g Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Low watt density element(s) and a mixer are key. Keeping the elements clean is important too. Once a buildup starts, it just aggravates scorching issues. The new Blichmann BoilCoils are an interesting idea. Their watt density is so low, scorch should be just about impossible. http://www.blichmannengineering.com/products/boilcoil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Hi Greenfield, If you have heating elements in the mash with grain in, then it will scorch. However we may have a solution for you. We have some 26 gallon and 53 gallon boilers that I can build an oil bath heating system into. The oil bath on those would just be in the bottom so there would be no jacket on the sides. The heat up time would be a little slow but they will do the job without the worry of scorching. I also have some much nicer plate columns than mile hi at a better price. If you are interested email me paul@distillery-equipment.com or call 417-778-6100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_october Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Hello Mr. Greenfield, If you looking to sourcing from China directly please contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisan Still Design Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 there are several smaller manufacturers that build Bain Marie heating systems, its a little more cost than the direct heat kettles, but it will save you a lot of work and waste trying to direct heat a grain in mash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaalvenn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 there are several smaller manufacturers that build Bain Marie heating systems, its a little more cost than the direct heat kettles, but it will save you a lot of work and waste trying to direct heat a grain in mash. I had Dehner build my still as Bain Marie. I haven't been able to fire it up yet (waiting on state approval) so I can't say yet how well it works but I'm guessing it should make my life much easier than running a direct element still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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