RUNNING THE MILEHI REFLUX STILL PART 1

[@CarterMedic8230]

I’ve learned 80% of everything I know by watching your videos. The other 20% is trial and error on my own. Thank you so much

[@wojciechjurczyk9927]

oh yeah i was about to say that too, it is because George is a fantastic teacher!

[@shootermcgavin3858]

Same!!

[@lechq201]

My guru...

[@thomthejuggalo]

Wife heard your voice from across the room. She yells "Let me guess you are headed to the brew store tomorrow". Not this time but thanks for all you do George.

[@williamarmstrong7199]

Lol i ran a computer store for many years a regular customers wife called me "bastard Bill" because every time he came to see me he spent all his bastard money. :)

[@kevinbaxter2578]

Mine starts checking the Amazon account when she hears Jesse, George, or Bearded. Lol.

[@warrencourt7938]

Mile high certainly offer beautiful quality equipment. The modular design offers great flexibility. It will be interesting to see what proof you get with the 4 bubble plates. Thank you George for your great videos.

[@brucekrisko4364]

Thank you George for finally doing this stacked bubble plate system. And thanks to Mile High for producing perhaps the best bubble plate column still in this size. Some of us are thinking of upgrading to these columns, but no one has done this video to show how and why we should. Looking forward to the run in part 2. Happy Distilling!

[@top6ear]

I don't know anyone who distills around me so thank you for being a mentor.

[@jbrunson1949]

Yea I would like to see this done in person before I ever invested money to screw up and waste all the money, the price of just sugar almost makes the a costly hobby.

[@Stoutluvr]

Can’t wait to see the way you run it. Thanks George!!

[@markr.7655]

George, so glad to see you back! I know your a busy man, but as you can tell we sure do like your vids! Thank you ever so much for all you do for the community! Happy Distilling!

[@wileybrothersbrewing4969]

Great video, the dephlegmator conversation was excellent, thank you so much!

[@jlunde35]

Great video. Very interesting set up. Diminishing returns is the term I think you were looking for early in the video. Really appreciate your work. Thanks.

[@marcgonzalez5503]

Thanks George needed that one, this was an answer to an email from a bit ago.

[@wolfgangmassing7517]

Hi George you are such a great teacher,i enjoy your teaching and how you bring it over to your listener.

[@gbeaklrone6485]

This is what I have been waiting to see! Another great video George. Now cut a hole in that ceiling and lets get going! Happy Distilling!

[@hugocook6855]

Hello Mr Barley, thanks for sharing your knowledge. My name is Hugo Cook out of Chicago

[@solocaretaker2034]

Heck ya George! Running mine too just not as fancy Doing a fruit/wine wash on pot mode though. Saver flavor Mile High stills with your help has helped soooo much!! Thank you ! 🇺🇸

[@PetePhotographer]

You have seriously made education an art!!! You talk and I understand. The way you break things down and explain things just makes prefect sense. The whole setup looks totally scary and I would never consider using it. But when you break it down into the jobs everything does it is easy to understand. I have said this many times Thank you GURU George!!!!

[@ehrashkae6343]

I have the 26Gallon stainless steel 4 section arriving in the next few days. I have been wondering if you would do a set of video's on the MileHi reflux. Looking forward to part two. Thank you so much for all your good information and patience with so many of us online.

[@navymark101]

So how are you enjoying your Mile Hi four section...

[@angrypastabrewing]

I’ve learned from the best. Thank you George for all these videos you made. They’re very educational

[@leetrenholm4926]

That is a great point on where to put the valve, gonna go change mine now, thanks once again for another of your great tips

[@BeardedBored]

Great stuff George!

[@jphalan]

Another great video and great breakdown and instruction of the mile hi still!

[@patmancrowley8509]

George, I am sure looking forward to the next installment in this series! Thanks!

[@DurbinsBourbon]

Yay !!! Im so glad your running the exact still i have . Love it! Cheers 🥃 just started watching it. 👍

[@ricktrenaman6838]

Glad I watched this video. Just went and checked my newly assembled (& yet to be used) still with 4 x bubble plates in a glass tower as part of the reflux column, and the top bubble plate is right under the dephlegmator - somebody has assembled the bubble plate stack together incorrectly. Thankyou George, you are a constant source of good information. Looks like I'm going to have fun pulling apart the bubble plate stack tomorrow :(

[@chrishayden3854]

Good points on the defleg, makes good sense

[@ryefry]

Looking forward to this review, I've wanted a milehi forever

[@Adam_Adamsky]

You have that uniqe ability to explain complex ideas in such a clear way! Man, despite occasional errors, you're some teacher! Many thanks.

[@rocketsroc]

Good to have you back. Once again good stuff! Thanks

[@AlbeeSoaring]

You remind me of my science teacher I had in highschool. He was also our art teacher and I think a part time stand up comedian (at least in his mind). Always made everything more fun and interesting and easy to learn. Loving the videos. Thanks for making them.

[@hookedonjeep1]

Outstanding presentation George!!! Thank you Sir for all that you do!!!

[@CP-od7tr]

You can put the flow control on the top or the bottom but never on the input side. You always control flow with the output.

[@williamarmstrong7199]

I love the anti vapour lock vent. Nice idea.

[@danssv8]

As usual another great video George, love your work mate

[@bradthesing]

Food for thought. Running full refux. PID controler running refux water pump. Would allow you to walk your temp up after you've stacked the column and make cuts based on head temp. In addition, it would automatically maintain head temp. Thoughts?

[@HodgyE5]

Thank you for the great video. Great to see you. Cheers

[@pennyjiang211]

Thanks for your detailed explanation.From the comments,I now know the teacher is called George!

[@joshhayne]

That is some serious equipment.

[@kevinbaxter2578]

Awesome vid George.

[@boharris8179]

In a cross tube the heat chases the water out of the tubes so the valve on the output helps keep em full

[@mindofmadness5593]

First time I ever gotten a notice you loaded. Nice, most of what I see is older and was nor sure you were still doing vids.

[@magnificent0078]

I really enjoy your videos. I’ve learned a lot from you.

[@philiptruitt]

Thanks George!

[@beneehayah4401]

At webstaraunt they have a 220v Avantco ic3500 countertop induction range. 3500watts 20amps for $220.00US Everyone else is asking $1300 for a similar induction cooker. Kickass bubble plates

[@jmichel70]

Thanks

[@ifell3]

Hi George, I think I mentioned on a previous video (but I don't think it was the one that was discussed), but does good grade silicone you could buy online leak chemicals. I think we all want to make our own gaskets rather than the still dough or the PTFE tape gasket. Saying that I have found it so much easier to just wrap the lip with PTFE tape instead of making a gasket. Obviously this is for distilling water 😁

[@narr0wm1nd49]

What about using a T connector on the cooling line. Then putting the straight forward line into the deflagrator leaving the turn for the line condenser. Would that mean you keep more head pressure on the deflagrator which you are going to control via the ball exit valve. Of course what you have is working, my suggestion would be more for someone that only had a T and what would be the best way to use it.

[@littlehills739]

dose 4" column need 4" hole in the pot lid or is this irreverent thank you for the time you have put into this

[@1marktanderson]

The gasket is only poisonous in California. 🤣🥃

[@orderscookies1353]

Hi , I would like to know what temperature the water flow running in the condenser should be maintained at ? You mentioned anything less than 70 degrees! Is it C grade or Fahrenheit ? Thanks for all your vedios they are all very efficient and very well explained.

[@user-dr4ix5bh9o]

in your video for the reflux still you controlled your water flow thru a valve on the inlet side of the reflux condensor is it different for bubble plates or a small error?

[@dannydowell9979]

George. Have a question. Haven’t bought a still yet. Been watching your vids. I like the Milehi 4 glass reflux still. Can a person flavor their spirt like the 3 inch Torpedo pro?

[@johnscott9855]

George - My wife and daughter know voice, and know that I am going to be consumed learning from your great teachings. Thank you!! I need to learn more about water source, cooling water, and pumping the water. I was planning on use a outside hose right outside where I am going to use the still. Any suggestions for someone that is nowhere near as mechanically inclined as you? Thanks!

[@spence5103]

Thanks for the tutorial George. Very interesting as I only own a T500 and that seems to work backwards to this type of still. It also claims if I use Pure Turbo Yeast, Carbon and Turbo finings, I wont get any foreshots, heads or tails, which I have found wrong info on. Would love to know your thoughts.

[@davidferrett818]

George wondering why you chose copper bobblers and not stainless steel?

[@scottforsythe2024]

I'm confused about your explanation on the water flow through the dephlegmator. I understand putting hte inflow at the bottom (otherwise it drains straight out without filling it up). But why put the valve on the outflow and not the input. Having pressurised water (normal town supply) coming in the bottom and having hte valve off will create pressure in the dephlegmator as the cold water heats up. If you put the valve on the iinlet at the bottom to control the flow of water into the dephlegmator. Then when you stop the flow the expanding water just flows out the outlet at the top and doesn't create any pressure in the dephlegmator.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

The pressure you refer to is not enough to compress water. You could put the valve in either place with the same results. I chose to put it on the outflow.

[@badgerkadar8589]

why not use a pid controler??

[@davidregal1241]

I look forward to the next one. When are you going to finish the no cook whiskey?

[@louiebeaudin9817]

Hey George, When running a 26 gallon still do you throw away the first 200 milliliters like you do with a 8 gallon still ? Can you post a chart as to how many milliliters you throw away with a 8 gallon 26 gallon 50 gallon 100 gallon still, thanks.

[@silveraven1]

So even though there are 2 ways to run this. Which is the best way? I think the second method would work better, then you don’t have to work “backwards”. So my instincts tell me to turn dephelg on right away. If you work backwards are you collecting all the foreshots , or do you have to do it once more? Any thoughts?

[@TheGroundedCoffee]

2:40 sorry, sorry! I got distracted by the TV! Gonna turn it off now and give my undivided attention!

[@erickehl5719]

Question if you ran this still with a PID controller would you install the temperature probe above the dephlegmator or would the cool water running through it confuse the PID? I'm asking for a friend.....

[@jaywoo1224]

Hi. Mr. George. That kettle looks like 16 gal. Is that 26 gallon? Thanks

[@GaryMEden]

If the water system is closed loop, how does air get in there?

[@jbrunson1949]

George, I don't quite get the [ heads ] concept in a reflux,, it seems to me since you reflux the the product, past the point of methanol that there is none going to be in the output, it would just drop back into the wash, while in full reflux till it gets to 173 degree the vapors have been dropped back down and would not return until - unless you allow it to drop to a temp of approx. below 165 degree, which you should have stopped collecting before that ever happened,, what is wrong with my thinking on this?? #HAPPYDISTILLING

[@mike_grubb83]

what fitting did you use to connect the ball valve to the dephlegmator input? mine doesn't have internal threads so i can only clamp hose around the outside of the nipple

[@flatfish561]

Check out parker fittings

[@jalenjose3905]

How the heck that works.

[@troythibodeau3833]

George, I was contemplating a parrot, but I came across a video on how it smears the cuts. I think he used food coloring in his experiment. Just curious your take on this...

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Smearing can be challenging. That is why most times the parrot is emptied during cuts or not used until hearts are collected. In this set up the parrot can be emptied at each cut which avoids smearing all together.

[@escalantea1]

George, the Mile High temperature controller does not appear to have a temperature sensor to control the heat been produced. Would you recommend this or the PID units you build (I'm building one) instead?

[@dastri02]

Was wondering if you could run this still with a PID. With temperature probe above the dephlegmator.

[@prOkrEAt]

Sure hope so. I got parts for a dual element PID with a 2" K-type 1/2"NPT probe.

[@silveraven1]

PID’s to my knowledge “learns” patterns and repeats them. Not a fan because my mash %’s are different and also volumes. So it kinda different over time. Had massive problems with it overshooting, then I’d cut the power and it doesn’t want to come back up to temp and hold it there. I LOVE the control of my potentiometer. I use a Blichmann Brewcommander and interchange it from brew kettles to still.

[@shaknit]

Is there a schematic available for that control box or is it propietary. Thanks

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Check out our videos on building variable controllers. This is not proprietary.

[@silver-hy6mi]

So so jealous George! What are you going to distill ?

[@Velsbasketcase]

I've stopped drinking so I make vinegar now.

[@limewoman1]

If one wants to learn from zero, are there any books or videos you'd recommend for newbies like me?

[@badgerkadar8589]

just subcribe and go to his video list you cant get better info

[@limewoman1]

@@theworldisastage1984 thank you so much 🥰 I'm looking forward to making my own! What do you mean, "Don't drink it."

[@ShinerShane]

#moonshinemessiah #disciplesofgeorge