This is one of the best hand-crafted items I have ever bought, better than it looked in the advert and it looked good in the advert. I contacted the seller and asked him if he would make me one with a slight modification, he built it the same day and posted it the same day. You can't ask for more than that. As for after sales faultless. I wish all Ebay sellers whereas courteous and helpful as this guy.

Copper Parrot Heads are primarily used to see in real time the Alcoholic Strength of your distillation as it comes out the still.

 The Parrot Head is placed after the condenser outlet, allowing the distillate to flow through on its way to the collection container. It's handy because the parrot will hold your hydrometer, so you can take real-time readings of the alcohol percentage during the distillation process without having to transfer to a hydrometer jar.

If you intend to use the parrot on a more permanent basis you may wish to cut the outlet pipe to suit and maybe create a way of holding this in place.

If you don't already have one, you have the option to include a Spirit Hydrometer 

Also included is a base. The Air Still stands approx 24.5cm. The T500 is 36cm tall.

There is an option to purchase a taller one if you require it higher.

The T500 is primarily designed to be used with a Demijohn and the head of the Parrot will drip directly into it

Bubble plates are used to create more reflux in the column, used in conjunction with the 2” Sight Glass, ultimately to create multiple distillation cycles during one run. In review, a distillation column is phase change occurring over and over until it reaches the final the final condenser. 

 The Bubble Cap is the main factor of creating the phase change. As your vapor rises out of the kettle and into your column, it is going to flow through the path of least resistance. The Bubble Cap is designed in 2 parts, the underside, which is basically a tube with windows at the top, and the mushroom top - designed with many arches around the edge. The vapor flows up the sight glass and through the holes where it is pushed back down towards the plate and typically out of the arches. 

 As you continue through the run, a waterbed will develop on each plate, this is caused by the vapor being knocked down as it hits cooler temperatures of the plate or the column itself. As vapor passes through the bubble cap, it is pushed back towards the plate, where the vapor will condense, heating the water bed and creating a vapor of higher proof distillate.

 Also, as all my Parrot Heads are handmade, and may have the odd solder run, or heat blemish. I endeavour to remove any, but some may still remain.

I can adapt these to suit your needs, so if you have any specific requirements, please contact me. 

Please note:

The supplied hydrometer is slightly longer, and because of the height of the input tube is limited to fit under the Air still spout, will only read a maximum of around 85%. It will read higher when not in the parrot.

 There may be some slight variations in the design of the Small T500, depending on availability of stock, but will function exactly the same. 

Refunds and returns:

Please contact me if you have any problems with your order. If you are still not entirely happy, you can return your items to me as long as you contact me within 14 working days of receiving your order. The product you wish to return must be in a saleable and unused condition- as a customer, you have a duty of care and should me receive an item back damaged or worn in any way, I may not process a full refund. Once I have received a returns request, you must ensure that the goods are returned to me within 14 days of that date the return was granted. I am not a business and therefore do not offer free return postage. For your own protection I advise you to return your items via an insured method of delivery. Upon receiving the items, I will process your refund within 2 working days. Feel free to have a look at my other items by clicking here.

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