Distilling 151

Cannafan;2781417 said:

94xjjohn;2781405 said:

Correct. Toss out the first and last will be water...toss it too. Stay below 212 deg F (say 170 deg F) so as to leave most the water in the still.

I have a hydrometer now, so I will distill 151 Everclear right now and report back what proof I end up with at 170 deg F.

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Johnny, I got this from WildJim. Read it before you finish your process in case it makes a difference there:

When distilling anything less than 92-93% alcohol, the amount of water by volume has to be left in the bottom to keep the % of reclaimed alcohol high. 92% alcohol mean 10% water and 10% safety equals the 20% mark on the bottle. In other words if 50% (100 proof) is used you must leave 50% of the total volume in the distiller, the water amount, then add 10% more to make sure the reclaimed amount is without water. That is what I would mark on the jar or bottle that catches the distilled alcohol. The 20% I mentioned earlier was when using Everclear 92%. An alcohol volume of 151proof would mean to mark it at 25% plus 10% to be sure no water is distilled. So for 151proof (75%) alcohol the mark should be at 35% on the jar.

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