Meats and Sausages

Homemade Reflux Distilling Columns

To satisfy the needs of homeowners a scaled down version of the industrial column is offered which is capable of producing up to one liter of pure alcohol every hour. Homemade distilling columns employ the external reflux design as well, their diameter is 1-3", two inches being the most popular, and the trays are replaced with a packing material that will allow the vapors to condense as they pass up to the condenser.

Homemade column design.

Homemade columns operate on household electrical current or they can be heated with propane.

Modern distillation column for home use. This digitally controlled distillation column is capable of producing 1 liter per hour of superb quality 95% pure alcohol. Made by VSOP www.vsop.com.pl.

Although distilling alcoholic beverages is prohibited in the USA, it is legal in many European countries. The same equipment that produces distilled alcohol can also be used to distill water or produce natural essential oils. Plans for making reflux fractionating columns can be found all over the internet. To conform to American law, those who live in the USA should produce alcohol beverages using alcohol that was legally purchased in a store.

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The Practical Guide to Making Salami is a companion book to The Art of Making Fermented Sausages, published in 2008. Since then, more information has become available; safety standards have been updated and tightened, new cultures have appeared, and getting supplies and newer equipment online has become more accessible. The most relevant theory has been transferred from The Art of Making Fermented Sausages. Still, The Practical Guide to Making Salami includes plenty of new materials such as fermented spreadable sausages, acidified sausages, or combining acidulants with natural fermentation. The recipes section has been expanded and includes 264 selected recipes from different countries so the reader can immediately produce sausages.