I have an 8 gallon still with a tall column, a 80 degree arm, and a copper pipe condenser jacket coming down at about a 45 degree angle from the arm.
The condenser is a 3/8" copper tube inside a 1/2" copper tube. Water jacket.
Anyway, the last time I ran it (3rd time) there was still some vapour exiting the condenser along with the drip/stream. I could increase the water flow and knock the vapour down a bit, but I don't feel I should have to run the water too quickly.
Thoughts? I don't know if a small amount of vapour is "normal" and I should just ignore it, or if I need to change my condensor. I do get a good run of spirits out of it, so I don't think it's operating terribly inefficiently, I just don't want to waste water to try and get "100%" of the alcohol out of the wash.
The condenser is a 3/8" copper tube inside a 1/2" copper tube. Water jacket.
Anyway, the last time I ran it (3rd time) there was still some vapour exiting the condenser along with the drip/stream. I could increase the water flow and knock the vapour down a bit, but I don't feel I should have to run the water too quickly.
Thoughts? I don't know if a small amount of vapour is "normal" and I should just ignore it, or if I need to change my condensor. I do get a good run of spirits out of it, so I don't think it's operating terribly inefficiently, I just don't want to waste water to try and get "100%" of the alcohol out of the wash.