Turbo 500 for home Distilling.
Still Spirits Turbo 500 Still With Free Shipping
$549.99
Description
Turbo 500 Still with free shipping
Mile Hi Distilling offers a 2-year warranty on these Turbo 500 stills. These stills are in stock and they ship in 1-2 business days
The Turbo 500 Still or the T500 distiller is a revolutionary product from New Zealand; a technology breakthrough. Includes faucet adapter for ease of water flow adjustment. 25 liter boiler (6.6 Gallons) with tap and an integrated closed heating element and a boil dry reset. Thermal cut out fuse, waste discharge tap, and electronic thermostat (water flow and reflux temperature)
T500 Distiller, A Simple and Effective Home Distillery Kit
We have sold hundreds of t500 distillers over the years, because people love them for the simplicity just plug and play. The distillers come complete and ready to run a batch. If you already have the t500 we also sell a copper alembic pot still top that will just clamp on your turbo 500 boiler. This T500 still is the best home distillery kit on the market and is also very environmentally friendly in terms of the how much water and power it uses.
The t500 distiller or Turbo 500 still is the ultimate home distillation unit. Stops producing when the alcohol is exhausted. Effectively self-contained. The “Turbo 500” or “T500” are all serial numbered for quality control.
Includes:
Boiler with Lid and Drain Spigot
Boiler with Lid and Drain Spigot
Stainless Steel Condenser
1 bag of yeast
One Alcoholmeter
One Molded Test Jar
Two year warranty from date of purchase
120 Volt ( 1600 Watts )
Free shipping applies to orders shipped within the continental United States. T-500 Stills ship within 1-2 business days
International orders and orders to Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico will be discounted shipping rates.
Check out our Turbo 500 Stills And Towers available at Mile Hi Distilling
2 air stills to sell
i also bought because of reviews
easy to operate
controlling the water is a bit of the challenge but not impossible
made 2 batches now
perfect
hats off to mile hi
i have to air stills to sell
open to offers
I ordered the “500” in Nov, 2019 and upon receipt, made a run. There was a slight leak at the “black box”. Sent a text and had a new “500” and return label within a few days. Received the new still and made a run 2 days ago. OH MY GOSH!! Ran the first 100 mls @ 48/50c and four pints @ 55c. Set the temp and let it go. The temp did not move more the 3 degrees c. bumped it up to 60c and finished the run. Ran consistent at 188 proof. I had great service from the Staff, and a great Still!!! Can’t say enough! Have had several still through the years, but this is the greatest thing since “canned peanut butter!
By the way, the water regulator works wonders!
Add the water pump to this unit and it is outstanding I have run over a 1000 gallons of mash through mine gives me yields over 190 abv each time clear and smooth when you finish with the ez carbon filter system. Going to add the copper dome next and improve on perfection
Great still. Came off a “Mr Distiller”, and while that was fine as an entry point, the T500 is definitely a step up. I replaced the stainless saddles in the tower with ceramic. And through in some copper mesh at the bottom. So, from top to bottom, (a) copper saddles, (b) ceramic saddles, (c) copper mesh.
Just finished my first run. I used a 10lb bag of plain, granulated sugar to make a 25L wash. Also used “Vodka” yeast, that liquid carbon stuff and the clearing agent (bought here). Ran the column right under 65C, but this took quite a bit of fiddling to keep it hovering right there (more on this in a moment)
As many have already stated, a 25L wash yielded enough 93% spirits to make approximately 4.5 L of 40% ABV. Distillation took every bit of 6 some hours, from the time I poured the wash in and fired up the pot, to the time I shut it down for cleaning. You would not want to leave the house with this thing running, so allow enough time.
I did not make any cuts, did not do a stripping run, but did run the final 40% ABV through a carbon filter. In the end, the alcohol was very drinkable. I would not describe it as exactly “smooth” or “neutral”, but perfectly drinkable over ice. Think somewhere between an inexpensive vodka (e.g. Smirnoff) and a more top-shelf, like Belvedere. I’m sure a stripping run would make a difference, as would some cuts.
But really, the still works great. Much on the internet about staying away from this still from the “knowledgeable” amateurs, but not at all sure why. The T500 is affordable, easy to setup and use, yield is great, and the final product, with little effort, is just fine.
If I had one recommendation / criticism, it is how *sensitive* the column is to temperature variations secondary to water flow variation. I can’t imagine running this thing w/o the flow regulator pump, also sold here. When I ordered the still, I added the flow regulating pump to my order, just to be safe. Now having used the still, i can’t imagine running without it.