Planning for hazardous areas in a distillery
I once listened to a speaker talking about safe design of a distillery and he emphasised the fact that designing from scratch was so much cheaper than retrofitting an existing space. There is no doubt that this is true but in Australia most distilleries have been established already and the oportunity to design from scratch has long passed. I think I am correct in saying that most distilleries are not fully compliant with hazardous area codes and understanding them, and the options, will go a long way to planning now…
Planning for hazardous areas in a distillery
I once listened to a speaker talking about safe design of a distillery and he emphasised the fact that designing from scratch was so much…
An introduction to Hazardous Areas in a distillery
I am writing this to give distillers some guidance on hazardous areas and how to deal with them. I will declare that I am not…
How do I control the temperature of my distillation?
In a pot still, you can't. A guy phones me one day and says the reflux column I made him doesn't work. What do you…
Understanding temperature readings
I recently had a long consulting session on the phone, guiding a customer through the operation of a reflux still. A number of isssues came…
What yield do I get from a distillation
I have been fielding a lot of questions about size of boiler, mostly people asking if they can use a particular still to produce a…
How long does it take to boil?
A lot of people ask me how long the sill takes to boil. The correct answer is: "It depends." Sounds like a lawyer, doesn't it? …
Phat Phil – The 330L copper boiler
When I started making copper headgear I only dreamed of making a copper boiler, and I never contemplated building one of the size of Phat…
Gin distillation techniques
I get a number of enquiries from people wanting to make gin, or people making gin, and everyone has their preference, or their preconceived idea,…
Coming soon – transfer pump
There I was, 12 months ago thinking I was only going to manufacture and sell plated columns, nothing else, let alone transfer pumps. Now HHH…
Contemplating Dephlegmator Size
I have been contemplating the sizing of dephlegmators for a while, and testing water flows and observing temperature changes. I have read what others say…
Nano and micro gin distillers are taking off
It gives me great joy to see so many people enthusiastic about making gin. I've had numerous enquiries about my stills from people wanting to…
