Spiritworks Boiler with Turbo 500 Stainless Condenser - Complete Gin Botanicals Starter Bundle

All you need to get started making fantastic spirits & liqueurs. You will not find a better value for money kit anywhere.

This will make 10 x 75cl bottles of 40% ABV liquor. Once the kit has been purchased each additional batch will cost approx £2.40 a bottle. See our Cost of Producing Spirits & Liqueurs guide for more details.

We are the largest stockists of Still Spirits products so we always have the very latest versions available.

Operating the Turbo 500 Condenser is now easier than ever thanks to the fact there is only one thermometer to keep an eye on. The new design thermometer (complete with stainless steel probe) on the Turbo 500 measures the output temperature only, as there is no need for an inlet (top) thermometer. The Spiritworks Boiler is a revelation in design every detail (from the temperature programming to the sturdy handles for easy moving) has been thought about with the small distiller in mind.

In our opinion, the Spiritworks Boiler paired with the Turbo 500 Condenser is the finest piece of equipment we have seen for the small producer.

The quality of the alcohol is exceptional. It still benefits with treatment through the Spiritworks. Filter. This increases the taste quality and removes further impurities.

The main reason for the exceptional quality is the water flow is controlled at all points. It’s therefore essential to get a controlled water supply into the column. This is why a tap connector is used. The connector should be fitted to a tap with a screw thread or one with an aerator (after the aerator disc has been removed from your tap). A 20mm BSP adapter comes with it for the flow controller which will allow you to connect it to a washing machine fitting or tap with an external (male) thread. If this can't be done we can supply a rubber end as a final option. This needs to be ordered separately(and you will not have the same control over the waterflow). As we said earlier, the reason the quality is so good is that we fully control the outlet water temperature by careful restriction of the water flow.

To even out the waterflow have a look at the Waterflow Regulator sold separately. A Copper version of the Turbo 500 Column is also available. People think it will produce better alcohol quality but in our opinion we cant tell the difference. It comes with Copper Saddles inside the column so there is plenty of “copper” to help the taste. It does look really nice but it’s not as easy to keep clean as the Stainless version (which is Richards preference). Gin kit comes with the Still Spirits Botanical Basket and 4 Luxury Botanicals. The most popular ones used in Gin Production.

The Boiler is capable of distilling 25 litres of wash in one go and is superb for essential oil extraction, fuel ethanol production or alcohol distillation (a license is required in the UK).

Equipment Included

• 1 x Spiritworks Boiler with stainless steel lid & column
• 1 x Still Spirits Turbo 500 Stainless Steel Condenser Column.
• 1 x Spiritworks Granular Carbon Filter, complete with 2x 10 Litre Buckets and all necessary fittings. (See below for details).
• 2 x 30 Litre Food Grade Plastic Buckets with Lids & Grommets & Airlocks
• 1 x Mixing Spoon or Paddle
• 1 x Hydrometer
• 1 x Thermometer
• 1 x Stick on Thermometer
• 1 x Trial Jar - this has graduations so can be used as a measuring cylinder up to 250ml
• 1 x Auto Siphon with the anti-sediment end, tap end and bucket clip (for transferring the liquor to other containers and bottling)
• 1 x Jug (Very useful for mixing Spirits & Liqueurs)
• 1 x Spirit Hydrometer (For testing the amount of Alcohol by Volume (ABV)
• 1x Botanical Basket

Consumables

• 1 x Turbo 48 Yeast 
• 1 x Pure Turbo Yeast
• 2 x Turbo Carbon
• 2 x Turbo Clear
• 1 x Spiritworks Artisan Vodka Flavouring
• 1 x Spiritworks Artisan Whiskey Flavouring
• 1 x Copper Saddles (in the column)
• 1 x 30g Ceramic Boil Enhancers
• 1 x Stainless Steel Saddles (in the column)
• 1 x 100g Steriliser
• 1 x Botanicals - Orange Peel 100g
• 1 x Botanicals – Lemon Peel 100g
• 1 x Botanicals - Botanicals - Luxury Botanical Juniper 100g
• 1 x Botanicals - Coriander 100g
• 1 x Distillers Conditioner 100ml

Spiritworks Boiler Features

• Temperature control panel for easy setting (and specific temperatures to minimise the of use of Electricity).
• Specially sized Thermal insulation jacket available to protect and save heating lose.
• Coated Twin handles for easy lifting.
• Stainless Steel tap with Safety Locking clip.
• Threaded end on the tap to take dumping pipes (ordered separately).
• External/Internal Litre Graduation marks 5 to 25 litre.
• Boil dry reset.
• Thermal cut out fuse.
• 25 litre boiler with 2000w integrated element and power surge 0-100%.
• Separate Electric cable for ease of moving and storage (can also be easily replaced).
• CE Tested and Approved Conforms to the EU Directives.
• Can also be used as a thermostatically controlled fermenter (from 20C). Temperature cut out will mean accuracy is 3-5C fluctuations. Room temperature must be less than your setting.
• Comes with a bung with a hole for airlock (for fermenting).

Boiler Measurements

• Height (external): 585 mm.
• Height (internal): 430 mm.
• Diameter: 300 mm.
• Weight: 5.5kg.

Spiritworks Granular Carbon Filter - Contents

• Aluminium Tube with 2 ends with washers
• Anodised Aluminium Mesh Filter support (top)
• Stainless mesh filter (bottom)
• 2 x 10-litre buckets with lids and a tap.
• One length of siphon tube.
• Funnel
• 1 x 1kg of Granular Carbon

The Filter is designed to clean the alcohol after distillation and remove off flavours and smells which can happen in the process. For the filtration to work effectively it's essential the strength of the alcohol that needs treating is between 40-50% ABV. Please dilute your alcohol to be within this range before starting. When running alcohol that has been flavoured with botanicals please remember the filter will strip out flavours. We can therefore over flavour (add more than is necessary) or test the filter on a small sample.

Further Information

The column measures 63cms but you need to allow a further 10cms for the joining pipe.

Extracting Essential Oils: The Turbo 500 can also be used for the creation of  Essential Oils. If you would like to learn more, please see the 'Guides & Videos' above.

Distillation: For information regarding the distillation of alcohol using this still in the UK please see our  UK Disclaimer Page.

Boiler Measurements

• Height (external): 585 mm
• Height (internal): 430 mm
• Diameter: 300 mm
• Weight: 5.5kg