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Distilling Calculator

For any home distiller, you know that the distillation process is basically science. If you have ingredient amount off or not in the right order, you could easily ruin a batch, or worse, create a safety hazard.

For any home distiller, it's important to use available distilling calculators in order to make sure you've got all the right levels and ingredients. Before you buy, get your amounts right by using one of the many distilling calculators below.


Boil Time Calculator

Volume:
Energy:
Start Temp:
End Temp: (Water boils at: 100°C/212°F)
Efficiency: %
Time to Temp: minutes

Sugar Wash Calculator

sugar made up to total volume
should have an SGand only require of water
and should produce a wash of% alcohol

Alcohol Content of the Wash

If the SG started at and finished at
Your wash is% alcohol

Distillate To Water Calculator

of wash at% alcohol
through a still that collects its distillate at%
should result in alcohol collected
should result in water left in the boiler when finished

Dilution Calculator

Dilute of% alcohol Down to%
By adding Water

Create a Volume of Alcohol at a Certain Strength

To makeLitres of% alcohol using% alcohol
UseLitres of Alcohol
andLitres of Water

Temperature Converter

Enter the degree
Equal Value


Fortification (spirit addition)

Current alcohol (%v/v)
Desired alcohol (%v/v)
Spirit alcohol (%v/v)
Volume of wine
Volume of spirit to add
Details: This calculator works in the same way as a traditional Pearson's square. It is used to give the volume of spirit (of known alcohol content) to add to a volume of wine (of known alcohol content), to bring it to a desired alcohol content.

Vapor Speed Calculator

Column Diameter (Inches)
Power Input (Watts)
Vapor Speed (Inches)

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