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Turbo 500 - Botanical Basket

Turbo 500 - Botanical Basket

$59.95Price
Make a London Dry gin with the Gin Botanicals Blend and Botanical Basket. Put your Botanicals ingredients (sold seperately) into the basket and screw onto either an Alembic Pot Still or T500 condenser (by removing the saddles) and run your spirit through.
 
Botanical Basket Instructions
1. Add the filtered alcohol into the boiler and top up to 25 L (6.5 US Gal) with water.
2. Remove all saddles from the column. Assemble the Turbo 500 unit as per water distilling instructions by having the cooling water directly through the condenser, by-passing the reflux coil and water outlet block.
3. Attach only the threaded section of the basket to the condenser column and underside of the lid in place of the stainless steel plug.
4. Fill the bottom piece of the botanical basket with your desired botanical's. Orientate the pieces you have just assembled so they are the correct way up and screw in the basket from the bottom.
5. Turn on unit. It will take approximately 1 hour to heat to boiling temperature. Before the liquid starts to boil, turn on the cooling water approximately 30 minutes after the unit was turned on. Adjust the cooling water to a rate of 2.5 Litres (2.5 US qt) per min or so that the distillate doesn’t become steaming, but rather flowing in a liquid form.
6. Collect all the spirit into a 5 Litres (1.5 US Gal) demijohn. Stop collecting when the spirit reaches 20% ABV ( Alcohol by volume ).
7. Water down to 40% ABV and leave to settle before consumption.
 
WARNING
Make sure botanical's do not fall into condenser column as this may cause a blockage. If this does occur please contact customer service before trying to extract the blockage.
 
The botanical basket can be used with both the Turbo 500 and the Alembic distillation systems.
 
Follow the instructions for distilling neutral spirit from a sugar wash, and then filter it through the EZ filter, as per standard instructions.
When using our Botanical Mix, we recommend using a minimum amount of 6 Litres (1.5 US Gal) of 40% ABV neutral, filtered spirit.
 
Alembic Pot Still - Instructions
1. Add the filtered alcohol into the boiler and top up to 25 L (6.5 US Gal) with water.
2. Fill botanical basket with the desired botanical's.
3. Attach the copper condenser arm to the copper dome. Instead of using the stainless steel nut, secure the condenser arm to the dome using the head of the Still Spirits Botanical Basket. Ensure that the basket is secured tightly. Insert thermometer into the hole at the top of the condenser. Attach tubing as per standard instructions.
4. Turn on unit. It will take approximately 1 hour to heat to boiling temperature. Once the temperature probe reaches 55°C (131°F) turn on the cooling water to a rate of 2.5 Litres (2.5 US qt) per min.
5. Collect all the spirit into a 5 L (1.5 US Gal) demijohn. Stop collecting when the spirit reaches 20% ABV.
6. Water down to 40% ABV and leave to settle before consumption.
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