Modular Alembic 20 L – Basic

A copper pot still for gin, whisky and rum, made for fermented grain mash, wort, wine and molasses washes.

Modular alembics are built from separate copper modules (boiler, head, columns, condensers) joined with stainless steel tri-clamp fittings. You start with a basic still and add parts later: a gin basket, a rectifying column or extra plates. You never have to replace the whole unit.

Capacity and yield

• Boiler: 20 L
• Output: about 2–3 L per run at around 50% ABV from a 10% ferment
• Stronger washes give a proportionally higher yield

Construction

• 1.2 mm hand-hammered copper
• Stainless steel handles, fittings and clamps

Included

• Large 0–120 °C thermometer
• Alcoholmeter, 0–100% scale
• Two 1.5″ auxiliary clamp ports on the boiler
• 2.5″ clamp port for an encapsulated electric heating element

Heat it with a gas burner, or fit an electric heating element in the 2.5″ port.