--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Randall & Shelley Barron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not set up a waste heat exchanger. That would allow you to > recapture some of the heat needed for distillation to heat the next > batch. > I've typed out several different replies to this message, and deleted them before posting, because they sound rude. It is NOT my intention to be rude, and I apologize in advance if it comes across that way. I am trying to design a process that is simple. I do not care to heat all the excess amount of water, and cool it again, even if I have a use for the heat. I prefer to not heat it up to begin with. When it is heated, all the yeast will be killed, and I will be starting from the beginning again. I prefer to have a continous running system, instead of several batch- type systems. I know it cannot be a true continuous system because of a probable build-up of toxins in the fermenter, unless I can figure out how to remove the toxins and dead yeasts. I've put some thought into that already, but am not ready to deal with it, until I have the mental bugs worked out of the vacuum theory. I got distracted a bit by the thought of a very long Lyne Arm/condenser combination, inspired by a post about a 'water-leg'. Think of a PotStill, with the fermenter being the Pot, and a very long Lyne Arm running to the bottom of a hill. With liquid in the Lyne Arm flowing by gravity, when a valve is opened to draw off some liquid, a vacuum would be created in the fermenter. Shutting off the valve at the bottom, would allow the vapor to condense, creating more vacuum. Intriguing possibilities!
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