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Distillation Column Packing - For Higher Proof Moonshine 100% Copper Mesh
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This is 100% copper mesh (structured packing) to be used for stuffing your moonshine still column.
How to easily increase the final proof of your moonshine
Packing a distillation column with copper mesh is the easiest way to increase the final proof of moonshine whiskey while making it taste better. The packing material increases final proof by causing a slight natural reflux action in the column. If copper packing material is used, it simultaneously removes sulfur compounds from the vapor, producing a better tasting final product.
As vapor moves up through the column it migrates through network of material that is a slightly lower temperature than the boiler, etc. For example copper mesh forms a thermal bridge between the cooler edges of the column and the center of the column (because it's super conductive). It creates an abundance of surface area that is just slightly below the condensing temperature of water (but ideally above the condensing temp of alcohol), providing opportunity for water vapor to turn back into a liquid while allowing the alcohol vapor to move on.
As water comes into contact with the packing / mesh material, some of it condenses and drips back down through the column. However, alcohol vapor moves onward due to its lower boiling temperature and ends up making its way all the way to the parrot and finally your Mason jar. As a result, final proof is much higher than it would have been without the use of packing.
To help give you some idea for a 2" column 36" tall you'll want roughly 25' of mesh
Sold by the foot, each unit in quantity equals one foot
How to easily increase the final proof of your moonshine
Packing a distillation column with copper mesh is the easiest way to increase the final proof of moonshine whiskey while making it taste better. The packing material increases final proof by causing a slight natural reflux action in the column. If copper packing material is used, it simultaneously removes sulfur compounds from the vapor, producing a better tasting final product.
As vapor moves up through the column it migrates through network of material that is a slightly lower temperature than the boiler, etc. For example copper mesh forms a thermal bridge between the cooler edges of the column and the center of the column (because it's super conductive). It creates an abundance of surface area that is just slightly below the condensing temperature of water (but ideally above the condensing temp of alcohol), providing opportunity for water vapor to turn back into a liquid while allowing the alcohol vapor to move on.
As water comes into contact with the packing / mesh material, some of it condenses and drips back down through the column. However, alcohol vapor moves onward due to its lower boiling temperature and ends up making its way all the way to the parrot and finally your Mason jar. As a result, final proof is much higher than it would have been without the use of packing.
To help give you some idea for a 2" column 36" tall you'll want roughly 25' of mesh
Sold by the foot, each unit in quantity equals one foot