Brass column “Baby”

In terms of design, the mash column is something between a distiller and a full-fledged distillation column. From the distillation column it has a reflux condenser, from the distiller there is a flow-through refrigerator for the finished product.

The mash column consists of two parts - a reflux condenser and a condenser. Each part has its own refrigerators, which operate autonomously and can be adjusted. Fine adjustments on the reflux condenser cooler are especially important. In homemade columns, you can install a valve-regulator from a heating battery on the inlet water pipe. It allows you to achieve fairly acceptable results.

Dephlegmator

It is a vertical section of a tube with a diameter of at least 22 mm and a length of 65-80 cm. In any case, the height should be 30 or more times greater than the internal diameter. At a lower height, the column will work, but the effect of its use will not affect the quality of the product. You should not get carried away with too high a height - the inertia of the device will increase and, consequently, energy consumption. The maximum d/l ratio should not exceed 45.

The reflux condenser is equipped with a refrigerator (in the upper part). This can be a coil wound on a column, a built-in coil or a water jacket (which is technologically more complex and is only available on industrially manufactured devices). The column is installed on the distillation cube strictly vertically. The upper part is connected to the condenser by a pipe; its structure will be discussed below.

In the upper part of the column (side wall) it is necessary to provide a socket for a thermometer. This is a mandatory attribute, without which it is impossible to work with the mash column.

Like a distillation column, a mash column works on the principle of heat and mass transfer between the flowing reflux and hot vapors rising from the cube. Similar processes occur in a distillation column, but in a mash column they are simplified as much as possible - there are no fillers, plates, attachments, etc. Reflux flows down the walls, so-called film heat and mass transfer occurs.

In translation, this means that phlegm, cooled to a certain temperature, flows down, is heated by vapor along the way, alcohol additionally evaporates from it and continues to move to the condenser, and high-boiling fractions remain liquid and flow into the cube.

Such a system assumes that the walls of the column will be cold enough and the reflux will not evaporate again. Therefore, unlike rectifiers, the column should not be insulated.

Capacitor

It is no different from the refrigerator of a conventional moonshine still - a distiller. Any design can be used. The steam enters the coil already purified of fusel oils and installing a steam steamer will not give any result.

How does a mash column work?

Steam from the distillation cube enters the mash column and gradually fills it. When the temperature reaches 50-55 C (on the cube), the reflux condenser refrigerator turns on. The vapors condense on the walls of the column and flow down. Along the way they come into contact with steam, and the low-boiling fractions rise upward, entering the condenser through the steam line. The selection of goals begins.

When T=72 C is reached (at the top of the column), the selection of heads stops and a vessel for the main product is placed under the pipe. The selection of heads and the main distillation occur with a minimum level of heating and constant adjustment of the water flow in the reflux condenser.

The condenser refrigerator does not need adjustment. On the cube, the maximum temperature should not exceed 95 C. With rapid boiling, the column simply cannot cope with the separation of fractions and will turn into an ordinary distiller.

What's better?

The mash column has a number of undeniable advantages:

• high level of alcohol purification (lower than that of a distillation column, but an order of magnitude higher than a dry steam tank);
• relative simplicity of design (no more complicated than a distiller);
• convenient to use.

In terms of energy consumption per unit of production, both types of devices are approximately equal, as well as in the cost of materials for independent production.

If you find a mash column in online stores, you can safely buy it. But only if its price is not much higher than the distiller. A reasonable difference is 10-15%. Many manufacturers offer mash columns at twice the price. This is economically and technologically unjustified. It's easier to do it yourself.

The process of distillation on a mash column will be interesting for both beginners and experienced moonshiners, allowing you to get a good product without much difficulty.

Brass columns are very common among lovers of strong drink. If you decide to make such a design yourself, then you need to familiarize yourself with the technology for carrying out the work and find out what features the device should have.

Preparatory work

The best mash column must have a certain height. You can choose this parameter yourself, but ideally it should be 50 diameters. According to experts, this is not so important; the equipment owner himself must decide what strength the product will have, and also decide how good the separation will be. However, there is a certain objective criterion that determines the smallest height of the manufactured column. You must avoid the possibility of splashing. Based on this, mash columns are not made below 30 centimeters. Otherwise, carrying out the work will be inappropriate.

Work technology

When manufacturing the described structure, it must be equipped with a controlled reflux condenser. The design features of this element may vary depending on your preferences. The element can be created based on a shirt or dimrot. The main condition is the fact that the dephlegmator must have the ability to extinguish the power that is planned to be supplied. This element can be installed not in one quantity, but in quantity 2 or 3. In this case, the element will be primary or secondary. This structure allows for more stable operation of the column. You must understand that such additions are only possible on tall structures.

Work methodology

The mash columns must be able to adjust the cooling of the reflux condenser; this component must be quite thin. To do this, you should stock up on a tap that will allow you to use the liquid as accurately as possible. Experts recommend using the needle type, but you should avoid using a ball valve, as it is completely unsuitable. If we consider available household solutions, then the best option for carrying out this adjustment installation work will be a radiator tap, which is used when installing a heating system.

You can prepare the drawing of the mash column yourself. The column must be equipped with a place for installing a thermometer, which is mounted in front of the condenser entrance. This statement is true for structures that will operate according to a steam extraction scheme. If a liquid withdrawal dephlegmator is used on a film column, the location of the thermometer will be determined by the specific design of the system. The mash columns are equipped with a refrigerator-condenser, which will be responsible for condensing and cooling the supplied steam. If the design has liquid extraction, then a refrigerator will be required that will lower the temperature of the finished product.

It is important to take into account during manufacturing that the supply of liquid to the reflux condenser or to each of them, as well as to the refrigerator, must be done separately. The tubes that will be used for the outlet of the refrigerator and reflux condenser must be used exclusively on a silicone basis. This statement is true for hot water products. If we are talking about cold water, then you can use polyvinyl chloride-based tubes. The copper mash column must be manufactured taking into account the technical requirements described above, for which different design solutions are suitable. However, you can not limit yourself and come up with your own modification. The main condition for this is that in the end you will be able to get your drinks, which will have different qualities and organoleptic characteristics. However, in the end it will not be possible to obtain pure alcohol. The final product will not smell like moonshine, but it will not be pharmaceutical alcohol either. But for making vodka, this design is quite suitable; the master will be able to make the base for high-quality distillates.

Description of the manufacture of a column with a jacket reflux condenser

A continuous mash column can be made on the basis of a jacket reflux condenser. To carry out the work, you will need copper tubes, the length of which should be 500, 2000, 1000 and 300 millimeters. Each of them should have dimensions of 28 x 1.22 x 1.1 x 1.8 x 1 millimeters, respectively. Among other things, you will need a transitional double-socket coupling in the amount of 2 pieces, another transition coupling should have slightly different parameters, equal to 22 x 15 millimeters, 3 such elements will be needed. The master must prepare a single-socket corner, the dimensions of which are equal to 22 millimeters. It will be impossible to carry out the work without a tee, the dimensions of which are 15 millimeters. Be sure to make sure you have an adapter for a 1/2-inch external thread. You will need an adapter for 3/4" internal thread. The element will be required to attach to the cube, however, in each specific case there may be other sizes. If you make a continuous mash column using the elements described above, you will end up with a product with a maximum temperature of 92 degrees.

Features of manufacturing an air-cooled device

A piece of copper pipe will be used to make a coil. A roll of aluminum-based wire will be used without insulation. You can use a computer cooler, superglue and a 500-watt boiler during the work. The power may turn out to be less impressive.

First you need to take a copper tube, bending it to connect to the body of the device. That part of this workpiece that will go down must be included in the spiral. should be wound onto the tube from above, leaving some distance between the turns. In order to reduce thermal resistance, the turns should be as dense as possible. This will increase the heat exchange area and the efficiency of the coil.

When making a mash column with your own hands, at the next stage you need to use any cone-shaped object, the diameter of which should be compared with the dimensions of the selected fan. You need to wind a moonshine coil onto this item. In this example, we will consider a regular beer bottle, the capacity of which is 0.5 liters. The coil must be bent so that it evenly covers the cross section of the fan. You need to try the element on the selected case and make sure that everything is in order. This concludes the work with the coil for now.

Now it’s time to move on to the lid of the device. To do this, you can use a regular polyethylene-based lid. The brass coupling must be heated to half an inch before fusing into the polyethylene cap. The structure must cool down; you can cool it in water. After the coupling is removed, it should be cleaned of adhering polyethylene, and the resulting burrs should be carefully cut off. You need to wrap a fluoroplastic tape around the coupling, which is essential for making a moonshine still. This way you will be able to get something like a gasket. When you make a mash column with your own hands, the next step is to install the coupling in a hole made in advance in the lid. The fluoroplastic should be between the coupling and the cover. The nut should be tightened from the inside without applying excessive force.

At the next stage, you can work on the heating element of the entire device. For this you can use a regular boiler. Having retreated some distance from the end of the wire, so that it is enough to reach the device, you need to cut off a part, you will have to screw everything back afterwards. The ends of the cord from the boiler must be threaded so that when the lid is closed, the element is inside the body. After stripping the wires, they need to be connected back. It is important to take care of high-quality insulation.

The boiler should not touch the bottom; it is advisable that it be completely covered with liquid during operation. Into the same hole through which the boiler cord passes, you need to insert the long end of the coil for the apparatus. The remaining gaps between the tube and the cord must be filled with pieces of cotton wool, making it quite tight. It is important to achieve the best sealing possible.

The resulting structure made of cotton wool must be filled with superglue, which is made on a cyanoacrylic base. This will allow you to obtain the most airtight connection using composite materials. After the glue hardens, you will be able to get a tight, strong connection. All that remains is to make something like a casing for the fan so that the air washes over the fins of the heat exchanger, represented by a coil.

To make the casing, you can use Tetra-Pak packaging. If you are making a moonshine still, then you can use the technology presented in the article. You need to cut a rectangle from the packaging, the width of which will correspond to the dimensions of the fan. These elements will be used to cover the fan on 3 sides. The end of the coil needs to be brought to the fourth side in order to drain the moonshine. In the remaining side wall you need to make a hole for this part of the tube and glue it with the superglue used earlier. The walls can be glued together with tape. When it is necessary to ensure maximum safety, it should be covered with a transparent protective screen.

At this point we can assume that the mash column is ready. You can use a computer power supply as a power source for the fan. To turn it on without using the motherboard, you need to connect the black wire with the green one. Experts use more compact 12-volt sources, which you can find yourself.

Deviation from the above requirements

If you are making a mash column with your own hands, the drawings of which you must complete in advance, then it is important to think about deviations from the mentioned requirements. The main one is an uncontrolled reflux condenser. If we are talking about the Malyutka column, then uncontrollability is sacrificed for compactness. To do this, the condenser and reflux condenser are located in a single container with running water. If you decide to use this scheme, then you will not be able to regulate the process using a reflux condenser, therefore, separation will not be achieved. If you are making a mash column with your own hands, you can borrow the drawings of this design from the article. It should also be remembered that the reflux condenser has low utilization capacity. You may encounter the problem of low column height. Some craftsmen cannot refuse to place the structure on a gas stove under the hood. In this case, separation will be quite difficult to achieve, which is especially true for tall columns.

The Rectify beer column has proven itself among lovers of strong drink. However, if you decide to manufacture such a design yourself, then it is best to use stainless steel-based parts. The fittings must be welded to the pipe, while an internal thread is installed on them on both sides, to which the necks of the kegs are fixed. Using fluoroplastic, you can machine a sleeve-coupling, which will be equipped with a gasket for the clamp. All this will form a single whole. The mash column “Baby” must be equipped with insulating material, which is first cut along the length, then put on the pipe, on which it is glued. You should put a dephlegmator stick on the top cover and secure everything with a clamp clamp. The liquid will be fed into a tube through which the phlegm returns. You should put a piece on it that will prevent splashing to the level of the top plate.

Conclusion

If you cannot decide what you will make - a mash column or then you can make the first of them. It is easier to make and will also allow you to immediately start preparing a strong drink. As an alternative solution, you can try to purchase this device. Home craftsmen today sell them in completely different configurations and at different prices. From the available assortment you will choose something for yourself.

Among craftsmen, there has long been an ongoing debate about how necessary mash columns are and whether they justify the cost of purchasing them or making them yourself. Let's try to understand this issue.

Unlike a rectification column, a continuous mash column operates at high speed, providing the output with very high strength moonshine (almost alcohol). It, like the rectification one, eliminates fusel fumes from the final product.

Some disadvantages

What is a disadvantage for some is an advantage for others. However, before purchasing or making such a device (preferably from copper with your own hands), you should know something.

It is not suitable for the usual practice of moonshine brewing (from time to time, in small batches), since the product intended for processing (mash), the mash column requires at least 70 liters, and even better – 100-120.

Costs are required - either monetary or labor - in order to have such a device. The need for precise and correct regulation of temperature, water flow, etc. It is best to entrust it to electronics, which in other cases causes difficulties.

If funds allow, it is best to purchase finished column, providing continuous action, equipped with electronic control. This will eliminate additional adjustments and initial errors.

How it works?

Let's look at the principle of operation of a mash column so that you can finally understand: do you want such equipment for yourself?

1. Braga is supplied to the heat receiver (upper part of the column pipe) using a pump.
2. While in the column, he begins interact with water vapor heated to almost 100°C in countercurrent mode.
3. Happening heat exchange: the alcohol evaporates, other components with a high boiling point flow down and are removed.
4. On jumpers made of mesh material, located horizontally, arises focal bubbling. Because of this, the percentage of alcohol in the vapor increases. This is what determines the high amount of moonshine produced.
5. Are extracted from mash in a column with liquid withdrawal unnecessary components(fusel), at temperatures below 76°C. The temperature must be regulated by the speed at which the mash is supplied, as well as by its temperature.

The moonshine obtained in the mash column has already does not require selection of either heads or tails– the final product is strong and free of unnecessary impurities.

Design features

The structure of a continuous-action mash column at the same time resembles distiller and rectifier. Comprises:

• reflux condenser— the part that takes care of ridding moonshine of fusel vapors;
  distiller - actually, a distillation device;
• refrigerator– common or separate for the reflux condenser and for the distiller (read:);
• pump, feeding mash into the column;
• thermometers, and even better - temperature sensors.

How to do it yourself?

So that the continuous mash column with your own hands is not only functional, but its operation is trouble-free, there are many nuances to consider c, including frequency of use and production volumes.

You can see a drawing of the popular Malyutka mash column below. It's not that difficult to implement. The name itself already speaks of its compact size. However, it is worth knowing that “compact” does not mean low.

Column height should not be lower than 1.5 meters, better - about 2 meters. With a lower design, it will not provide high-quality selection of alcohol vapor, and a significant amount of it will go to waste.

A special feature of the Malyutka is that the condenser and reflux condenser are located in the same refrigerator, that is, they share the same container with running water. This, of course, saves costs and partially materials.

However, this design has a drawback - it is quite difficult to regulate the reflux process and you may be dissatisfied with the quality and strength of the moonshine. Of course, you can get alcohol of average quality, but you want to be known as a real master of a quality product.

The Marisa mash column, or as it is also called, the Modernized one, will help with this. The refrigerators in it for the reflux condenser and distiller are separated and, with proper adjustment, it makes it possible to obtain rectified alcohol, free of unnecessary impurities, with a strength of up to 97%.

Necessary materials

Having familiarized yourself with the diagrams for self-production, before starting work, you need to purchase devices and materials. You will need:

• mash container with a capacity of 100 to 200 liters;
• one or two containers for arranging refrigerators, depending on the chosen design, or materials that allow you to make it yourself;
• a pipe with a diameter of at least 50 and no more than 100 mm made of stainless steel or copper with a height of 1.5 to 2 meters;
• mash supply pump;
• to control the mash column you need a voltage regulator of the LATR type;
• thermometers (2 pcs.);
• Heating element (if provided);
• fittings, according to the drawing;
• mesh filter partitions;
• silicone hoses.

Naturally, for manufacturing to be possible, you also need to have tools and installation equipment.

Now you have learned what a mash column is and how to use it to obtain moonshine with excellent (let’s be honest - unthinkable with other methods) indicators of strength and purity. Easy to make and enjoyable to use!

A large number of people are now involved in distilling. But, regardless of experience, every distiller at the initial stage of his activity wondered about which apparatus to choose for distilling moonshine. Today you can find a wide variety of models of moonshine stills on sale, ranging from budget options with simple configurations to modern multifunctional devices. “A beer column or a good moonshine still - which is better?” - Perhaps this question arose for every distiller. To determine which device can be considered the best, you should understand the features of different types of moonshine stills.

Brass column: what is it?

A mash column is equipment that separates moonshine into fractions during the distillation process. The operation of a mash column allows you to obtain high-quality moonshine, but only if several distillations are performed.

The structure of the mash column

Even the simplest mash column has a complex operating mechanism that allows for several stages of moonshine distillation. The hawk moth column always consists of a hawk moth. As you might guess, mash is poured into such a container - the main raw material for making moonshine. Braga is prepared from water, sugar and yeast, and such raw materials are infused for four to five days.

The hawk moth is equipped with three threaded holes designed for installing other elements of the mash column. A thermometer is installed in one of the holes to monitor the heating temperature of the raw materials. The second hole contains the beginning of the outlet tube, and the third hole contains the safety valve. Hawkmoth can be heated at any heat source - a burner on an electric or gas stove. There are models of mash columns in which the mash container can be heated over an open fire, but in this case the process of adjusting the heating intensity becomes much more complicated.

The upper part of the column is equipped with a coil, which has the shape of a spiral, which makes the design of the apparatus less bulky. The coil passes through a container intended for coolant. During the cooling of the vapor, condensate forms, which settles on the pipe wall and flows down it. The coils of all mash columns are made of stainless steel, which is resistant to the effects of vapors from the toxic components of the distillate. You can also attach a container to the mash column to collect raw alcohol.

The mash column separates the moonshine into fractions, which is a very important step during its preparation. Fractions are the constituent parts of moonshine that have different boiling points. Conventionally, all of them can be divided into:

• “heads”: methanol, aldehydes and other toxic impurities that can only be used for technical purposes (a maximum of 10% of the total volume of raw alcohol);
• “body”: this is ethyl alcohol, for the sake of which the distillation of mash is organized (accounts for 80%);
• “tails”: consist of fusel oils, which give the drink a cloudiness and a pungent odor.

The use of a mash column that carries out rectification allows not only to obtain raw alcohol, but also to separate the “heads” and “tails”. In particular, this applies to devices equipped with these two functions, which are configured for distillation and rectification modes.

The mash column can also be equipped with sink plates, which reduce the likelihood of contamination of the distillate with foam formed during boiling. In addition, the simple design of the mash column allows you to efficiently and quickly distill the mash and obtain good raw alcohol.

Brass columns have many other advantages:

1. They allow you to get high-quality moonshine without any effort.
2. There is no need for multiple distillations of moonshine.

However, the mash column also has some disadvantages. For example, if a device operates in two modes, its price will be quite high because of this. In addition, the mash column has quite large dimensions, which does not allow it to be used in a kitchen with a small area.

Moonshine still - what is it?

A moonshine still is a design that allows you to distill moonshine from sugar mash. A good moonshine still has the following characteristics:

1. Volume: a good apparatus has a distillation cube of the volume required by the distiller. If he intends to produce small volumes of moonshine, then a device equipped with a cube with a volume of 12 to 14 liters will be suitable. A cube with a capacity of 20-25 liters is suitable if the distiller intends to produce large volumes of moonshine (over 30 liters).
2. Material: it is better to purchase a device made of high-quality stainless steel, because this material has excellent wear resistance. The thickness of the walls of the device should not be less than 2 millimeters, otherwise the mash will constantly burn.
3. The presence of an element for purifying moonshine: a good moonshine still has a steam chamber - a container where condensation of fusel oil vapors settles, which spoil the characteristics of moonshine. If the steamer has a collapsible design, then the distiller has the opportunity to experiment with the quality of alcohol. You can add flower petals and other additives to the steamer to give the alcohol a pleasant aroma. It should be taken into account that the simplest moonshine stills in terms of design do not have steam chambers, which is why the distiller has to make this structural element from scrap materials. However, in this case, there is a risk that the steamer will be manufactured poorly, which will prevent the moonshine from being fully purified from impurities.

The use of a classic moonshine still allows you to obtain raw alcohol with a strength reaching 70 degrees. Naturally, such a product needs to be reduced in strength and purified from unnecessary impurities. Therefore, the owner of a moonshine still often thinks about purchasing a distillation column installed on a moonshine still.

This portable column is a vertical container 50 centimeters high. All columns are equipped with internal elements to ensure the exchange of heat and liquids. The heated mixture enters the distillation column from the distillation apparatus of the cube. It is important to remember that installing a distillation column will make the moonshine still more cumbersome.

When purchasing a moonshine still, you should pay attention to its contents. The package should ideally include items such as an alcohol meter, a thermometer, food hoses and sealed gaskets. The presence of a steamer is also welcome.

If we compare a moonshine still and a mash column, the first device will have a more affordable price. Experienced distillers note that a moonshine still has higher productivity compared to a mash column. However, the classic model of the apparatus, unlike the mash column, does not allow for quick and high-quality rectification of moonshine. Often, owners of moonshine stills think about purchasing a separate distillation column, which is associated with additional costs.

Both the moonshine still and the mash column have their advantages and disadvantages, but nevertheless, both types of devices have many fans among distillers.

No one on Earth knows exactly who, where and when was the first to try to distill alcohol from a fermented food product. The custom of moonshine goes back to ancient times. And now mash columns or a moonshine still can be freely purchased in retail chains.

There are dozens of varieties of moonshine stills on the market. The principle of their operation is no different from the operation of a rectifier, only they are much simpler and strengthen the strength of the original product. Technically a column The brewhouse looks like a piece of stainless steel or copper pipe with coolers. From 25 mm to 50 mm in diameter. You can install the device yourself. Therefore, some craftsmen construct the mash column themselves.

Types of mash columns

There are two types of moonshine stills:

• Attachments.
• Nozzleless.

The nozzle column is the very first and simplest moonshine still. A copper steam steamer is installed on the “cube” with mash. Due to the high thermal conductivity of copper, some of the steam condenses on the surface of the steam tank and returns to the “cube”. This helps strengthen the final product. A column with a water reflux condenser is a modern and perfect version of a packless column. A reflux condenser is a device, also called a settling tank, that separates fusel oils and other impurities. With some distillation skills you can get a quality product.

Packed column

Columns of this type come in three types:

• Disc-shaped.
• Attachments.
• Continuous mash columns.

Disc column used to obtain a high quality product. Its feature: low ability to separate raw material vapors, which is why the taste of the source material is preserved.

In classical columns, packings mainly use the RPN type (regular Panchenko packing). There are options using SPN type nozzles (spiral - prismatic nozzle). These attachments are wire windings. The wire can be made of stainless steel, copper or another metal.

A continuous mash column can only be classified as a mash column conditionally. In essence, this is the same disc-shaped one. Only mash is served from the fermentation tank using a pump.

BC industrial production

Today there are many options for moonshine stills on sale. One of them is the Rectify mash column. This is a compact distiller that strengthens the mash. With its help, a distillate with the aroma of the raw materials is obtained. The required strength is obtained by adjusting the cold water tap. The column itself consists of a reflux condenser, an on-load tap-changer and a cooler. "Rectify" operates in two modes. Like a simple moonshine still and as a rectifier. The kit consists of a digital thermometer, the mash column itself, a dephlegmator tap and a silicone hose.

In addition to the described moonshine still, there are other brands on sale, such as the mash column “Malyutka”, the BC (the mash column) “Buran”, the BC “Bogatyr” and others. The simplest one is the small mash column.

Preparing to design a moonshine still

First you need to draw a drawing or a simple diagram of the future product. There should be a place for a thermometer. A mash column or a good moonshine still must be of a certain height. This height should be approximately fifty centimeters. Each moonshiner himself determines the strength of the future product. But in any case, experts It is recommended to make the device at least thirty centimeters high.

You need to decide on the number of reflux condensers. Experts recommend mounting three such elements. A mandatory element of moonshine stills is a condenser-cooler. It is responsible for cooling and condensing the steam rising from the tank. To regulate the cooling of the reflux condenser, a source of running water is needed. It must be taken into account that the coolant must be supplied to each reflux condenser and refrigerators separately. Flexible tubes for supplying and discharging water, as well as the condensed finished product, should only be made of silicone.

Each master can contribute your know-how. The main condition here is that all design improvements should improve the quality of the product, and not vice versa.

Manufacturing a column with a reflux condenser equipped with a “jacket”

A continuous mash column is made with a jacket reflux condenser. Here you will need four copper tubes. Their length should be 20 centimeters, 10 centimeters, 5 centimeters and 3 centimeters. The diameter of the tubes from the brake system of the original Zhiguli will fit. You will need five two-raster adapters. But depending on the inventor’s decision, more may be required. Five pieces is the smallest number. Adapters for internal threads will be required.

First, a spiral is made with an outlet for removal from the device body. An aluminum wire must be wound onto the resulting spiral to increase the efficiency of the coil.

Then the cover of the device is made. A regular plastic jar lid will do. Only with a brass coupling fused into it and a tightened nut.

The manufacturer of the moonshine still independently chooses the method of heating the “cube”. You can heat the starting material on a gas or electric stove. Some moonshiners prefer that the container with raw materials be independently heated. To do this, the heating element is mounted in the container itself. . A regular electric boiler will do.. The built-in boiler should not reach the bottom of the “cube”. The hole for the boiler cord must be well sealed.

Possibility of deviation from requirements

When assembling a mash column with your own hands, it is not always possible to adhere to the basic requirements for their manufacture. It happens that it is not possible to install controlled dephlegmators. There are also industrial options in which the dephlegmator is uncontrollable. These are mash columns “Malyutka”. In this case, handling has become a victim of compactness. In it, the reflux condenser and condenser are mounted together in one cylinder and are cooled by running water from a common water main. Such a column does not provide a high-strength product. Maximum fifty degrees.

For most moonshiners, the best mash column is Rectify. To make a device with your own hands, many recommend simply copying this design and using stainless steel materials. Use clamp gaskets on all threaded connections. A clamp is a connecting part that is used only in dairy, food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The connections are reliable and tight.

Conclusion

A lover of home-produced strong drinks will decide for himself which device to use: buy an industrial one or his own assembly. But it may also be that a neighbor in a garage cooperative is constructing a moonshine still that is in no way inferior to an industrial one, but much cheaper in price. And he can make it in any configuration which is required by the customer.