Grazin' Spirits Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I am a new distiller and am concerned about shutting down at the end of the day, or when switching to a new mash in the kettle. My general take on it was that after shutdown, you wait for all activity at the parrot to stop. I do this but of course when I open the manway the atmosphere rushes in and it begins to run/boil again. All of this is compounded I imagine by the fact that I am running a baine marie with an oil jacket, so it stays hot forever. Running nearly an hour after I turn off the heat. So lets say I run a wash down to 20%, is the vapor then of small enough concentration it is no longer considered explosive and I can just get to switching out for the next mash? 30%? whats the safe limit? Or never safe with vapor at any concentration and I have to let it fully cool, wasting hours like I do now. I'm sorry if this has been addressed before but I was unable to find it. I want to maximize productivity, but I still want to be safe obviously. Your guidance is appreciated. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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