Many distilleries including Timekeeper here in town use what is known as a Hybrid Still. These have served as great inventions for the distilling world but like all industries there is evolution. Column still can also be turned into a continuous still where you can continually pump mash through instead of the pot still were you can only do limited batches one at a time. The benefit is being able to strip out flavor and have high efficacies in often one distillation is a big time saver. This is the product that is a precursor to vodka’s and Gins. Column stills are especially good for making Neutral Grain Spirits as each of those plates/chambers purifies the spirit stripping out more and more until you are left with a product that is 196 proof or 98% alcohol.
These are traditionally tall columns often 20 feet or more with “plates” with small holes separating chambers inside. The Second type of still is called a “Column Still.” These were designed after pot stills with the intention of being able to more efficiently extract alcohol, and cut down on multiple distillations. Pot still are traditionally used in Whiskey, Brandy, Rum, and Tequila production. These will usually require a few distillations to refine into a quaffable spirit.
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These traditionally will allow more compounds and oils to make it through the distillation process as its basically a free for all of what makes it out first, how hot the still is, etc.
Typically pot stills are large round pots with a funnel like top to concentrate the vapors from the wash you are separating the alcohol from. The First invented was the “Pot Still”, and its about as simple as the name is. There are two different traditional Still types. Now we will take a quick look at the different style of stills are most common in your local distilleries. Obviously with LOVE but there is more to it! Last month we looked at a broad view of the mashing and fermentation process of grains, fruits, and sugars. Greetings fellow Wausonians! Dan here to continue our journey into world of craft spirits and how they are made.
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