Talk:Still

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Honestly now, either change it to a disambiguation page, or leave it as it is. There are more than one album with the name "Still" and just because you enjoy one of them doesn't mean that everyone is searching for it. Ugh, I even registered an account just to change that back. ExplodingTeeth (talk) 01:22, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

French version
There are a bunch of good pictures there, which should be moved here. Fuzzform (talk) 04:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Dry ice condenser
Would it be possible to add a dry ice condenser to a reflux ? See http://homedistiller.org/photos-ns.htm and http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Equipment_Supplies__Books/Glassware_Catalog/Evaporators__Condensers.html

Look into it and perhaps include in article. Thanks 81.246.185.121 (talk) 09:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, as long as the boiling material does not freeze (thus stick) on the condenser. Often a cold finger can serve this purpose. For example you can reflux dimethyl ether with a dry ice condenser. Room temperature (or a bath of ice-water) is sufficient to cause the liquid to boil (i.e. boiling point of about -20°C) and dry ice will condense DME it to a liquid without freezing it (i.e. DME has a melting point about -140°C which is below -78°C of dry ice).  I think it is getting a bit left-field to be in the main article?? Anyone disagree? -- Quantockgoblin (talk)
 * I've just checked ethanol has a melting point of −114.3 °C, and so a dry ice condenser could be used in that case to set up a reflux. However, a dry ice condenser is only really of any practical use (in a reflux system) if a cooled water condenser can not be used (i.e. the boiling material boils below about 5°C, or if the boiling liquid has a bad smell). -- Quantockgoblin (talk) 13:17, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Needs expansion on other uses
While the still is known by most for its use in alcohol distillation, the introductory paragraph mentions that there are other uses. Also, i know that there are a few types of still, such as the Refractory still, which deserve mention. Maybe we can get a home-brewer to start up some additional explanation? I'd be happy to mold and edit it into something easy to understand, if we can just get the information here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Evillawngnome (talk • contribs) 19:09, 9 July 2008 (UTC)


 * From the late 19th Century and onward, some distinction was made between destructive distillation, and ordinary distillation.  The main article could be improved with a paragraph heading along those lines.   Also, the use of the still for generating alcohol was considered incidental to the desirability of extracting the essences of flowers like roses and violets for more profitable applications, such as their use in perfumes, soaps, and hand lotions.   216.99.201.60 (talk) 18:33, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Still (disambiguation) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 18:46, 14 March 2023 (UTC)