"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
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I'm not sure that a continuous system is even going to work -- alcohol
and water are quite happy together, and you're bound to have convection.
I think the only alcohol on the "top" is going to be the stuff that's
boiled off.

So I think you're doomed to have some sort of a batch process. Putting
in the next batch of fermented stuff as you draw out the spent batch
would help with the energy efficiency, particularly if you make up some
sort of a heat transfer gizmo.

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Tim Wescott
Control system and signal processing consulting
www.wescottdesign.com


Here's some info.

http://homedistiller.org/equip/cont
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_still
http://www.ferromit.com/continuous%20still.html With Videos
http://www.instructables.com/id/Chea...ic-fuel-still/

The first link is close to what I'm thinking of, not exactly though. If
water is heated to 210 Deg. F would their be much/any alcohol left in it?

RogerN