E209 Potato Vodka part 2 "distillation"

[@donniepowell7146]

You’re a bubble plate engineer. Thanks for taking time to teach us.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikew.1902]

Congrats on 10K subscribers brother! Lots of hard work and a lot of videos to get there. Bubble plates seem to be working great! Good job figuring out the appropriate modifications to make it work. I guess the potato mess was worth the effort.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

First thanks so much and yes worked better than i hoped for. turned out to be very good Vodka Cheers my Friend

[@KarlEBrand]

THIS CHANNEL ROCKS!! Such great information w no ambiguity! Plain mash bills, great distilling techniques and tips! Thanks so much!! Merry Christmas-now I feel I finally can get going!!

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thanks so much!

[@asiasmells71]

Congrats on the 10k.. now hopefully u can start getting little bit of the money for these commercial we all have to watch.. cheers and good luck

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Can't wait!

[@HodgyE5]

10K congratulations Randy!

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thank you!

[@extrazero1593]

wow 93%, well done Randy! i want that column lol :) grats on 10k subs too :D that smile when the refractometer couldnt read it yet...Cheers!

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thanks so much Cheers my Friend

[@madjack3314]

Congrats on 10K 🤙🏼

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thank you 🙌

[@highly-spirited]

10k subs!! Whoooooop 😎🥳 Nice set-up you’ve got there and a good journey you’ve taken me on in this video. And here’s to the next 10k subs 👍 😁

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Stewbphoto]

Congratulations on 10K subscribers!! So happy that your bubble plate mods are working for you. I would be interested in seeing how it looks and tastes after you filter and bottle.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Great idea!!

[@berg6964]

Great Video! Thank you!

[@stillworksandbrewing]

thanks cheers

[@kevinpadoa4011]

Congrats on 10K Randy,, and great video thanks 👏👊

[@keiranwatts3159]

Thanks Randy, btw congrats on 10K subscribers.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thank you too!

[@danthemann]

Look into 'Compressing Heads' (full on pre-condensor for 30 minutes at 170ish ) Gets the heads in the column for clean release / cleaner cut

[@stillworksandbrewing]

thanks for tips

[@williamarmstrong7199]

That works yes. You can even get to seperate acetone from methanol from ethyl alcohol if you are patent and use an SCR power controler rather than a PID.

[@kingjameson1318]

Thank you 🙏🏼 sir

[@uriahderr2868]

That is one heck of a set up. I was hoping I could get by with one of the electric counter top distillers. Also why can't you use the first 8oz you removed?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

on a 6 gallon mash the first 8 oz. contains bad stuff the foreshots and heads dont taste very good

[@uriahderr2868]

@@stillworksandbrewing can I get away with an electric counter top unit to start with?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

@uriahderr2868 yes you can going back to last question the rule of thumb is 1 oz per gallon of mash

[@ifell3]

So you stop around 40% rather then chasing down to 20 etc. I guess you aren't trying to catch anything from the tails as it's a neutral right?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

you got it

[@lazyplumber1616]

Have you double distilled or charcoal filtered your vodka?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I have double distilled but not charcoal filtered lately been using bubble plates and loving them

[@BigEdsGuns]

A lot of Rice in that jar Randy. ;)

[@stillworksandbrewing]

rice hulls Cheers my Friend

[@Rubberduck-tx2bh]

Hey Randy, how many watts is your element & what voltage/percent was your SCR at? I'm thinking of getting a 3" bubble plate column, but my rig maxxes out @ 1500w.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

1500 watt using a pwm switch sending around 10 amps to element 13 amps is max. 120 volt

[@rogeryerarwood4390]

Will try soon.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

cheers

[@keiranwatts3159]

Who did you purchase your column from?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

on line Aliexpress

[@orbitalbreaky]

93%? Was that with temperature correction?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

no it was not but distillate coming off is around 65-70f

[@mohamedazwaw5845]

hi from algeria what do you add minerals water or distilled water thanks

[@stillworksandbrewing]

No I do not I’m on well water and I’m lucky it taste great

[@AVERYBEAL-z9d]

You used 6 gallons of water in this batch how much yeast did you put in the masĥ

[@stillworksandbrewing]

2 -3 tablespoon

[@navychief8425]

Hey you went right from mashing to distilling. You left out fermentation

[@milesmcmillion7098]

You got 10k. I would buy a shirt!!

[@stillworksandbrewing]

hopefully soon

[@CynthiaBarbera-x2o]

Hi Randy. First time to try to ever distill and your video is the best. I have a quick, although probably a silly question before I attempt my first batch. After you put aside the 6 gallons of liquid from the first video to get the temp below 90, did you add yeast or wait several days before distilling? Also, can you recommend a still for beginners? Thanks so much

[@stillworksandbrewing]

After you add yeast it usually takes 7 to 10 days for the yeast to consume the sugar and convert into alcohol if you taste it will taste sour

[@yerrysherry135]

Congratulations for 10k and for the bubble plate modifications. You made vodca in different ways, only sugar, grains, potatoes, ..... Which one would you prefer, taking into account quality, cost, difficulty of making it, ...?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

First Thanks I think the wheat is best tasting and easy but I wanted to try corn Like Tito Vodka sometime soon will let you know

[@bobduce5705]

Hey Randy congrats on 10,000 followers i just followed you. How much yeast did you add after your mash cooled down ?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Hi Bob I use 2 Tablespoons

[@WingsOfADream1]

I get to be this videos like # 333... seen 33 numbers a few times today... bat sizes.... deck sizes... good omen I think... thanks for the vid.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Oh wow!

[@Dillonfromforks]

Just wondering, why use bubble plates and reflux? Why not pot still? Isnt the whole point of potato vodka the taste? You could have just used sugar and got the same results no?

[@hrandhayrapetian3913]

Hi Randy. I have one question, how strong ia potato mesh smell during fermentation or distilling? PS I love your chanal.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Yes when potato is fermenting smells kinda bad during distilling no cheers

[@thepizzaguys20]

Hi randy How much yeast did you use and type Thanks

[@stillworksandbrewing]

DADY yeast and about 2 tablespoons

[@mr.hedges1101]

So many other videos add lots of different ingredients, just potatoes and barley?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

cheers

[@Ellacreative17]

Hi, and I hope you will answer my question as soon as possible..I followed all the steps to make potato vodka, and after fermentation, we reached the point of distillation, and the distillation began. Everything was going well, and the points began to drop. After taking the harmful alcohol aside, I started picking the heads, but I noticed that it had a caliber of 35, and upon arrival To the hearts it was 30 and the tails at about 10 what is the reason for the low alcohol percentage even though I checked the density it was at 1.00 I hope you explain the reason to me. Thank you you are wonderful

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Let’s start at the beginning what was the original gravity reading

[@bobjones304]

You missed out the part where you added the yeast? 🤔

[@dannylee9138]

Try a all white sweet corn mash 😎

[@stillworksandbrewing]

got me thinking

[@dannylee9138]

@@stillworksandbrewing and use corn sugar cook the corn to creamy then cool it down with spring water and you know the rest

[@ifell3]

Oh you only have one bubbler per plate, ignore my previous comment on your last video.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

alls good cheers

[@PepperTee]

Is that drinking water or distilled?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I proof down with bottled drinking water works for me

[@PepperTee]

Interesting, I'd always heard it HAD to be distilled. Good to know. Thanks.

[@AC-gq9nk]

tequila next?

[@williamarmstrong7199]

93%.. on that column. Humm maybe your pid controler is causing that. Try doing a run useing an SCE voltage co troller rather than the pid. I think you should see 95 to 96% azeotrope on that colmn. Certianly 93% is low. Unless you are running it hot and fast?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I use a pwm switch I changed my column around may be little fast

[@williammarkle3299]

wow you put the them all in the last jar. - shit I'm sorry I watched

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I got rid of heads and stopped before tails taste is there good product cheers