T500 Still Botanical Starter Kit with Copper Condenser

How do you make the already fantastic Turbo 500 Condenser better? With a copper column of course!

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 T500 measures the output temperature only, as there is no need for an inlet (top) thermometer.

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

You also get 4 packs of natural botanicals and a Still Spirits - Botanical Basket for T500s so that you can experiment with making spirits using organic flavourings.

In our opinion, 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). Alternatively, you can purchase a 20mm BSP adapter 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. 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.

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.

Equipment Included

• 1 x T500 Boiler with stainless steel lid
• 1 x Turbo 500 Copper Condenser Column
• 1 x Spiritworks - Granular Carbon Filter System. (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)

Consumables

• 1 x Classic Turbo Yeast
• 1 x Pure Turbo Yeast
• 2 x Turbo Carbon
• 2 x Turbo Clear
• 1 x 100ml Artisan Whiskey
• 1 x 100ml Artisan Don's Gin
• 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

Turbo 500 Condenser Column Box

• T500 Copper Condenser Column (Pre-packed with stainless steel & copper saddles)
• Digital water outlet probe (thermometer) & bracket
• Stainless steel water flow controller valve
• 20mm BSP adapter for water flow controller valve
• 20mm BSP to Hozelock style pushfit connector
• Ceramic boil enhancer 30g
• Water hoses (inlet and outlet) and spirit output hose

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.

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

Turbo 500 Boiler

The T500 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 (licence is required in the UK). CE approved.

Features

• Produces 95% yield at 93% purity.
• Easy to use.
• Stops producing when alcohol exhausted.
• The ultimate home distillation unit.
• This product bears the CE marking and conforms to the EU Directive

Includes

• Faucet Adapter for ease of water flow adjustment.
• 25 litre boiler with 2kw integrated element.
• Boil dry reset.
• Thermal cut out fuse.
• Waste discharge tap.

Further Information

Extracting Essential Oils: The T500 can also be used for the creation of Essential Oils. If you would like to learn more, please see the 'Guides & Videos' above.