VORTEX Air Cooled Reflux Still Distillery Kit with Create+ 25L Boiler & Complete Companion Kit

The whole distillery in one order, with no cooling water needed. You get the VORTEX Reflux Equipment Kit, the Create+ 25L Boiler and the Create+ Complete Companion Kit — the fermenting, filtering and flavouring side — so you can go from first wash to finished bottle without a second shopping trip.

Reflux gives clean, neutral spirit: the base for vodka, gin and flavoured spirits. The VORTEX modules do the cooling with fans, set by a dial, and the parts reconfigure into a water-free alembic setup later if you want to try pot distilling.

What's included

• Still Spirits VORTEX Reflux Equipment Kit: 2 x VORTEX Air Cooled Condenser modules, Create+ 2" modular components, 2" tri-clamps and gaskets
• Still Spirits Create+ Boiler 25L with lid and 2" tri-clamp to DN40 threaded adapter
• Still Spirits Create+ Complete Companion Kit — the ingredients and equipment to make a wash, then filter and flavour your neutral spirit

Already have the fermenting gear? The VORTEX Reflux Still with Create+ 25L Boiler is the same still without the Companion Kit.

How it works

Vapour or liquid runs through two internal tubes wrapped in aluminium fins. The fins pull the heat out, and three built-in fans blow it away. Turning the dial changes fan speed, which changes how hard the unit cools — the same job the tap does on a water-cooled condenser, without the hose, the tap adaptor or the hundreds of litres of water going down the drain each run.

Care and cleaning

Vacuum the fan grills and fins every so often to clear dust. To clean the vapour path, run a distillation of equal parts white vinegar and drinking water. The fin edges are sharp — handle the unit by its body, not the fins, when assembling, cleaning or storing it.

Laws on distilling alcohol vary. In Australia, producing spirits requires a licence — check the rules that apply to you before distilling alcohol.