NANO-X 250L Copper Pot Still
All new Brown spirit beast of of Pot Still. Featuring a 250L Water Jacketed Boiler, Massive 8″ Whiskey Helmet and a massive 4″ Copper Product Condenser.
For those just looking for that larger pot still only then this a nice cost effective still.
Other Options with this package:
- Replace the 250L NANO-X Water Jacketed Boiler with a 150L or a 200L NANO-X Water Jacketed Boiler
- A Gin Caddy can be added to the copper down pipe as we have constructed that out of 500mm 2″ copper length for that exact reason
This Still Set Features:
- 1 X 250L NANO-X Water Jacketed Boiler with Agitator
- 8″ 99.9% Copper Whiskey Helmet with viewing port and 3″ Dial Thermometer
- 4″ Bench mountable/stand alone 99.9% Copper Product Condenser with bottom viewing port
- Copper Collection and Measuring Parrot
- Linking 2″ Copper pipe work
Things to watch out for at the bottom of this description.
Mash, ferment & distill on grain with the included Water Jacketed Boiler and Agitator package. This package can also be used to prepare, ferment and Distill Rum but the steps below do alter.
Benefits of this type package:
- No need to purchase a separate mash system, fermenters and then a still boiler
- No need to purchase an expensive wort chiller
- Massive labor cost saving in cleaning and producing as there is less equipment to maintain or use
- No need to ever clean elements. Elements are placed into the outer water jacket in order to heat the water in the outer jacket. The heated water then heats the inner tank content
- No need for element float switches as elements are not directly within a distillers wash
What do you get in this package:
- 1 X Brass Anti Vacuum Valve complete with 1.5″ TC for boiler mounting
- NANO-X 2.0 250L Water jacketed boiler
- 1 X 1.5″ TC Sample Tap
- 1 X 1.5″ Water hose connection barb fitting
- 1 X 1.5″ TC Barb to connect water dump hosing
- 2″ Pullover Butterfly valve
- 3 X 1.5″ Pullover butterfly valves
- 2 X 1.5″ TC 3 Piece ball valve
- 1 X 1.5″ TC Sight Glass
- 1 X 1.5″ TC Equal Cross
- 2 X 1.5″ TC Equal Tee
- 2 X 1.5″ TC with 1/2″ Barb
- 2 X 1.5″ TC 90D Elbow
- 1 X 1.5″ TC 200mm Straight
- 2 X 1bar/14psi 1.5″ TC Pressure Release Valve
- 1 X 1.5″ TC Up right Pressure Gauge
- 1 X 3.5″ TC Viewing Assembly
- 2 X 1.5″ TC Thermowells (one for the rear and one for the front)
- 1 X 1.5″ TC End Cap
- 1 X 400mm Length of re-enforced silicon hose
- 1 X 3.5 TC Viewing port Assembly
- 2 X 304SS Hose Clamps
- All Tri Clover clamps and gaskets to complete the package
- 10amp Agitator complete with 304SS boiler mounting equipment to suit boiler size, 304SS Shaft and 304SS stirring blade
Still Dimensions:
- Coming soon
How to prepare, ferment and distill your wash in the provided boiler:
During all of the steps below, with the exclusion of the fermentation period and Step 8, your provided agitator should be running
- Step 1: Prepare your mash strike water: Heat water volume required to mash strike temperature. Recommended strike water temperature is 4 to 5 degree above desired mash temperature
- Step 2: Mashing In: Put your grain into the boiler and your agitator will steer the mash. Agitate the mash for 30 minutes
- Step 3: Mash out: Raise boiler temp to 75 degree after a 30 minute agitation period. Hold this temperature for 10 minutes, thus completing a basic mash out
- Step 4: Cool the mash: Cool the mash to yeast pitching temp
- Step 5: Pitch yeast: Add yeast and ferment on grain. To cool the fermenter during fermentation you can connect an ice bank chiller, no glycol required. To heat the fermenter to fermentation temperature
- Step 6: Fermentation complete and now distill: Fermentation is complete and attach your still and distill the fermented wash in the boiler
- Step 7: Removing the wash: There 3 ways for the wash or slurry to be removed. 1. Pump the slurry out using a centrifugal pump as this type of pump handles solids. 2. Force the slurry out by applying CO2 pressure. 3. Gravity dump the slurry. When dumping you can run the agitator and add more water to loosen the slurry, making it more fluid
- Step 8: Clean the boiler:
COOLING WARNING: When cooling your wash or the boiler ensure the outer jacket and inner jacket have an open port to allow air into each section of the boiler. If your boiler outside water jacket and the inner tank is sealed and not able to breath then a vacuum can occur. A vacuum will cause massive damage to your new boiler and is not covered under warranty as we consider this to be user error.
- Cooling Naturally: Cooling naturally is basically done by leaving the water in the outer jacket and the content in the inner tank over night to cool. To avoid a vacuum in this scenario open a port on the top of the boiler allowing air into the inner tank. Secondly open the top 1.5″ Pullover Butterfly valve or water outlet valve of the water jacket to allow air into the outer water jacket. If you are concerned with bacteria getting into your wash then you can purchase a 0.2 Micron Air Filter – Airlock or Aeration that filters bacteria out of the drawn air into the inner boiler tank.
- Cooling with cold water through the outer water jacket: To avoid a vacuum in this scenario open a top port on the inner skin to allow the inner tank to draw air as needed. In regards to the outer jacket:
- Shut the vertical 3 piece valve off thus preventing water flowing up through the water level sight glass or water jacket level indicator tubing
- Fully open the 1.5″ Pullover Butterfly valve at the top outlet of the water jacket
- Use a minimum of 1.5″ hose off the water outlet and to the drain. try to keep this short
- If you have strong water pressure then reduce this pressure down to 500L to 700L per hour flow rate
- Ensure your supplied anti vacuum valve is in place and serviced