Basic LM/VM Reflux Still without boiler

Basic rectifiaction column with two systems based on Bokakob design. Basic LM/VM Still without boiler

• For neutral spirit
• For whisky/ fruit spirits
• Easy to operate, best for beginners

Basic is the best choice for those, who have no or little experience with home distilling. It’s very intuitive, easy-to-operate and has a wery vide upgrade ability, if you decide to love your new hobby. It has two main ways to operate:

1. LM, liquid management, where you regulate the output of the liquid dripping from the little valve in the head. More you open it, the more flavour you get, so it’s the best system for grain and fruit spirits, whisky, brandy, and all the products whre the flavour and aroma is the key.

2. VM, vapour management (the one with ball valve), where you take ethanol vapour from the column and cool it down in the side condenser. It’s designed for neutral spirits, so if you want to make your own vodka, or need some neutral base for fruit maceration, tinctutres and schnapps, it the system you should use. The quality of the product is so good, you do not need to use carbon filtration. 

Here's a video-manual of making neutral alcohol on the Basic still (turn on english subs):

The whole setup is complete, you only need to provide: some cooling water- garden hose or shower will do (inlet is 1/2”); the electricity for heating elements (4000W in total) and some jar to collect your product. In our Accessories page you find pure silicon hoses if you want to collect your product on the floor or just not directly beneath the outputs. 

Still height is 150cm, the width is 54mm. The column is packed up to the head (the section with the valves), standard packing are stainless scrubbers, from the drop-down list on the top you could choose stainless SPP (Spiral Prismatic Packing), which is only a little more expensive, but it doubles the column resolution (which leads to a better quality of the neutral product).  

The column (divided in two sections, 75cm each) is joined with the boiler with Tri -Clamp joint, easily operated with one hand and long-lasting. Two sections are joined with our flange systems (4 M8 screws), which is compatible with our add-ons (for aromatization, gin, etc) and extensions (to achieve a longer packing section). All of the add-ons, extensions and upgrade components are to be found at our Store's Accessories section. At the top of the column you put the top coil condenser, which is made from thin-wall copper pipe and has excellent heat-dispersing properties, so you only need 30-40l of cold water/hour. All of the head joints are welded (TIG), and some of the minor joints are soldered (Cu3SN97, no lead). All of the brass parts are food-grade, lead-free and cleared for spirts. We do have chromatography results to prove the quality of spirits produced on all of our stills!  

The Basic still is equipped with LCD thermometer with 0,1C resolution. Probe (1/2”) is settled at 3/4 of the packing height. From the drop-down menus at the top you can upgrade it to two separate LCD’s with two probes or our precise DS thermometer with 0.06 resolution.  In both cases, one of the probes is mounted in the head (for flavored spirits), and the second is placed ~40cm from the boiler (for use for neutral).

To sum up, The Basic still set consist of:

• Two packed sections of the copper column, 75cm each

• VM condenser with ball valve and PVC hose
• Gaskets and screws
• Tri-Clamp clamp with gasket
• Top coil condenser
• LCD thermometer with 1/2” cap with  with convenient holder
• Printed manual (English)