Plate column

A plate still is the essence of all this that is delivered by the process of distillation and rectification. The entire process takes place in front of the operator's eyes, on sieve plates which are visible through visors on every segment. Above the plate segments (whose number can be easily modified) there is installed a dephlegmator (also called a Shotgun condenser) of a large capacity. Every plate is equipped with a siphoned run-off, in other words, a downcomer.

The column is designated for producing magnificent gustatory, fruit and grain spirits. The best whisky, brandy or wines are produced on the plate columns. Once the number of plates is increased, you can receive pure alcohol (such as delicious rye or wheat neutral spirit) without any problems. Thanks to a very large diameter, (108mm) the column capacity is stunning and depending on the heating power, it can amount to a few litres per hour.

Each plate segment with a diameter of 108mm (4 inches) is connected by Tri-Clamp joints. The type of a visor depends on the user's taste. You can select our classical marine-style lead-free brass visors (such as in Elite/ Thor Elite columns) or modern SMS visors made of stainless steel.  An enormous surface of copper provides the top-quality taste values without any sulfur taste. The large diameter of visor glass guarantees the ideal control and incredible views during the process.  

Still is made of food-grade materials only: copper, lead-free brass, and stainless steel. It easily passes every required certification in distilleries around the world. We've already supplied the plate still to hundreds of home and professional users. Distilleries using our plate still won a few major medals in spirit competitions around the world! 

At the top of the still is 54mm- diameter arch with the thermometer port in its top part and a Liebig basic condenser of an amazing capacity (water usage is very small). The condenser is also connected with the Tri- Clamp joint. Optionally, it can be equipped with a dynamic aerometer (also called 'a parrot') at its end. The alcoholometer (could be bought separately HERE) is used for the constant measurement of the distillate percentage. Water circuits for a shotgun dephlegmator and Liebig condenser are separated by a tee with valves (tee and valve are included in the set).

The attached LCD thermometer (with the resolution to two decimal places) is equipped with two probes- the first one is short and intended for the assembly at the top and process control while the second one is longer and used for mounting into the boiler and measuring the mash temperature - for an easy reading at what process stage we are.

The set includes:

• 4 column segments with sieve plates and visors
• 5 Tri-Clamp 4” joints with seals
• Shotgun dephlegmator (top condenser)
• An accurate thermometer with the resolution to two decimal places and with two temperature measurement points (top + boiler)
• A top bow with the Liebig condenser and the temperature measurement point
• A tee separating the water flow into the Liebig condenser and Shotgun condenser
• Illustrated instructions of how to connect and operate the equipment

The suggested four-plate configuration is only exemplary- the still will by all means handle a higher or smaller number of plates. The more plates there are the plates, the greater the purification, but also fewer valuable aromas. Additional plates can be bought here.

It is possible to mount the column on every boiler equipped with 4” Tri-Clamp central mount. Our shop also provides special reductions to standard beer kegs (can be selected from the drop-down menus at the top) as well as thorough and ready boilers in any configuration. The boiler does not constitute a part of the plate column set, thus, it can be bought separately. The boilers available in our shop include:

• Keg- type standard boilers with the capacity of 30l/50l/100l
• 50l oil-jacketed boiler
• 100l oil-jacketed boiler
• Unusual boilers available at the customer's specific order (any measurements, for instance, 225l boiler with the total height of 42cm) - please contact us. 
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• 50/100l poilshed boiler

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We offer several standards of column finishing:

• standard polishing, 
• high- gloss polishing + chemical surface protection 
• high- gloss electropolishing + electrochemical surface protection

 The video demonstrating how the still operates: