HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HEAT MY STILL PART 2

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[@timflynn3218]

Really outstanding education you give George. I stop the video and go through the calculations and then watch to see if I made errors. The gas example, I oopsed on because I made the conversion of kw to BTU when it wasn't needed. Otherwise I did pretty well. Wish I had teachers like you in my younger years.... but it is what it is and I appreciate your effort. The confidence gained from these tutorials is far reaching, even applies to my job (using L14-30, L6-30 and L6-20 plugs and receptacles) as well as other things. I also take notes and give myself homework to practice the calculations further. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Youdaman!

[@irondoger]

You sir are a stickler on efficiency . Thank you for all you’ve taught me

[@glleon80517]

Definitely spreadsheet worthy! Thanks, George.

[@thomthejuggalo]

That was quick. thanks George

[@blindguy63]

Excellent video George, thank you sir! Now I’ll get Rachel to send me an email with the formulas; so I can then figure out my efficiency. Hopefully I’ll be running that all grain bourbon pretty soon. I just got my sparging system set up and working good on a test Sparge.

[@roberthollis7535]

Alot of good information. I'll know what elementto use in each of my pots. Thanks

[@chefprov]

Very interesting and informative ! But I think of this in the same terms of “when will I know when my mash is done”? “It’s HOT when it’s HOT 🤔😎🤔

[@camgibson3356]

Happy distilling, thank God your back I was starting to worry you got corona or something, hope you had a nice break. Keep up the great work.

[@PaulSmith-jr1qe]

Hi George, Excellent video as per usual we wouldn't expect anything different from yourself as one of the most educational distilling channels available, my only question is does the value of BTU's per Kw change with the voltage as does the Amperage. Keep up the good work.

[@robertschroeder1978]

George, thank you for the videos on this subject. Very helpful to understand even more on the various processes. Happy Distilling...

[@scottdesart275]

Questions answered. Thanks George. BTW, I have that exact still and insulating the column as per prior video took 15 minutes off my time! That was a great suggestion as well

[@heltenkelt1.052]

Happy New Year 🎉 good to see you are back👍 looking forward to a new year with a lot of new content from you👌 another great video with useful info from you👌👌 happy distilling

[@kimmole1096]

Hey george!....good to see you back and keeping us all informed. Thought maybe the channel had closed

[@ryanlinder1973]

Thank you George!! This was a very helpful video!

[@reevinriggin3570]

Thanks George! Excellent and informative set of vids. I am going down the proverbial rabbit hole, though. I am in the planning stages of building my still. I have an old SS 15.5 gal beer keg I got for free to convert with a copper tower and condenser. The plan is to control with your PID I will make from your plans and insulate the keg body, bottom and top well. My conundrum is that I am not sure which size element is best for doing mostly 5 gallon batches with the occasional 10 gallon batch. I was planning on a 240v 3500watt unit, but I am afraid it will be too much for the 5 gallon batches and scorch the wash. Also maybe the keg is too big to do 5 gallon batches efficiently? I don't know. Maybe you or someone else with experience could let me know. I don't want the flash boil or scorching. Maybe a controller to "ramp up" the heat in the beginning? Happy distilling!

[@tazblink]

Sense the efficiency of that still at 2000 watt's is 50% are you saying a 1000 watt heating element would never reach the target temp? Is there a efficiency number we can place on that still regardless of the watt's we are inputting? Or lets say we use a 1500 watt element and the numbers tell us at 48.6 minutes we reach the temp however we know that at 2000 watts it took 72 minutes instead of the 36.6 minutes, can we apply what we learned to the formula. I guess is what I am asking would it be more efficiency with greater watt's because there is less time for the heat to escape? I only ask this because I am trying to determine the smallest element I could get away with using a 120 volt element like 1500 watts with this exact still. Good video thanks for sharing.

[@vtbn53]

I just ran a 25L wash and calculated 51 minutes for it and it took 56 minutes - that's close enough for me! Great stuff.

[@dmoney9964]

Dawg for some reason I’ve never have a chemistry teacher teach me math because the way they explain it is so much harder to understand😂😂😂

[@ThisDude-u7t]

I fkn love this dude

[@wldtrky38]

George, my PID is complete and seems fully functional 😁 My 1st run will just be distilled water to test the new still, and the PID, without chancing a wasted mash, lol. Thank You SO MUCH for all the time you put into the PID build videos, and all you do for the hobby. You have truly been my mentor. #HAPPYDISTILLING 🥃 Have a great week Sensei 😁

[@cimmeronbrooks9430]

Hey George can you do a Orange juice shine,,I been seeing recent videos of people pulling this off,,, I love to see the way you pull it off champ

[@aerosimz1675]

I wrapped my stainless pot still in Mylar reflective bubble insulation.. shaved about 15 mins off the heat up time for 5 gallons

[@Kid_Kootenay]

I use the calculator from blog location. com/art/water-heating-calculator-for-time-energy-power it does all that with a few clicks and is pretty spot on I used it to decide on a watt and volt for an upcoming still mod very handy. Thanks again for all your great knowledge no one comes close

[@randylivingston1504]

Just curious George - do any hobbyists you know distill under vacuum to reduce temperatures?

[@mushroomman1856]

Can changing the surface area say inside the pot if using an induction heater increase the efficiency of heat transfer( using a thicker plate of stainless).

[@grayco2853]

Mr. Duncan I have a 15 us gallon pot but usually only run 12 us Gallons. I have a 5000w element running on a Duncan designed PID controller (Thank You for your support). 2.5 ×20" packed column w/defrag. I am getting a 10 to 15 deg temperature swing, outputting 170 p . Is my temp. Swing from too high of element?

[@ronaldeitson9757]

george your good ,i keep up with your schooling,,but im old school i enjoy a good run the longer the run the more fun,just watch tempture at point of no return set on 184 degrees for my unit ,and set back watch it work.as alcohol works off temp automatic go up beautiful operation i still enjoyed the info thanks

[@shaktiphartiyal3289]

A great video as always, I called you up just a few minutes ago George for the pH management using sodium bicarbonate, thank you for the prompt response. I really appreciate it. Keep up the good work, cheers. Here's a story: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Random person: Hey George! Can I use Sodium bicarbonate to manage my pH ? George: Sure you can! 😉 Random person: Should I use Sodium Bicarbonate ? George: Yes! absolutely you should, it's a good way to manage the pH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[@shawng320]

Love your content would like to see you on rumble!

[@zimathome1]

Now we need to figure out what it costs to make a run... I'm figuring it costs $3 to run an 8 gallon still for 10 hours. Anxious to put my recording volt meter on it to see what it actually takes. Since I will be going to a lower power after pre-heat I should be less.... Lets see

[@kimmole1096]

Simpler method......turn it on n wait.. Ps really handy info. If the wash is at around 14% the aziotrope is gonna be about 91°C then when it starts to boil at 95/6°C you know the wash is at about 3°... for me, time to stop.

[@chrislnflorida5192]

Wow, straight out, what temp do u start your hest and what do u keep it at! This past college level to heat your mash 😄😄😄😄. This like watching The Big Bang Theory 😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@JesusisJesus]

George, my friend tried to commit suicide twice after beating the shit out of his Mrs. George, my friend died April 8 because my shine was too strong, Her niece is now an alcoholic. My mate from school died of liver and pancreas cancer in May I have diabetes as f August. George, you taught me how to make the hooch was TOO GOOD. Please warn people that tts no joke. From George in Australia.

[@JesusisJesus]

So I sold my still. If anyone gives up alcohol, gets the shakes, you need your doctor to prescribe Valium and Clonadine.

[@fourdeadinohio8303]

i thought this was a trick question til you started writing on the white board...lol

[@carlvanalstyne7970]

Now just for the sake of argument add in the efficiency loss of a thumper into your equation. 🤔😄

[@user-sb2gh8du4z]

...And for those of us using fire???

[@vtbn53]

For 96% of the world: Time(hours) = (4.2 x L x (T2 - T1))/(3600 x heater element rating in kW)

[@vtbn53]

@@faronyoung. 4.2 is just a proportionality constant, L is the wash volume in litres. Edit: More precisely it is proportional to the specific heat of water (4200).

[@vtbn53]

@@faronyoung. Oh you are welcome

[@brocksterification]

4.2 is the amount of liters in a UK or "imperial" gallon ;)

[@vtbn53]

@@brocksterification No, 4.2 is the amount of *litres* in a UK or "imperial" gallon ;)

[@brocksterification]

@@vtbn53 depends which version of English English you are using........haha

[@MrEwilliams2]

Watts are related to BTU/hr

[@petercatto9795]

Hello George I had to leave early,,, I work litres and kilos but love all your other videos!! have a fantastic day

[@dickopolka2733]

Wow George, you made this easy! Thanks