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 make gin on a small scale. Smaller than micro I'd say and probably in the nano range as one potential customer described it. Don't think there is no money to made in being small. By my calculations, if you buy in your ethanol, you can turn over more than AU$500k per annum with Chester the 120L boiler and all the headgear that goes with gin. And…
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…
First Whisky Still Sold
It has been a year of milestones and it pleases me to write here that the first whisky still has been sold. And I am…
Another Introduction – Ernest, the smaller copper still boiler
Well, well, it has been a week of introductions and HHH Distill has another offering, Ernest the small copper still boiler. There are smaller boilers…