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the only thing i wanted to add... if y'all don't mind....is that silicon bronze is rated for water with a ph of 7.0 and there isn't much wiggle room this is what i found when doing my research From the Food Code 2009>FDA Food Code 2009 Chapter 4 4-101.14 Copper, Use Limitation. (A) Except as specified in ¶ ( of this section, copper and copper alloys such as brass may not be used in contact with a food that has a pH below 6 such as vinegar, fruit juice, or wine or for a fitting or tubing installed between a backflow prevention device and a carbonator. P ( Copper and copper alloys may be used in contact with beer brewing ingredients that have a pH below 6 in the prefermentation and fermentation steps of a beer brewing operation such as a brewpub or microbrewery. So what the we came to as a conclusion in our distillery is that silicon bronze is okay for fermentation but due to the ph of distilled spirits which should be an "8" we don't use it for our joints on anything to do with distillation. am i wrong here???? if so maybe you could explain to me why???????

i guess i should have been more specific on what i was asking "how is the best way to reach distributors" something we have been trying is to reach retailers to tell them about our product and then telling distributors we have these people ready to take our product. so far its a direction. so if anybody has suggestions on other ways to get craft spirits on shelves please post and thanks for the last post Appalachian mountain spirits i now see what you mean about the money being closer to the end than the beginning!!!

This is a great post thanks for the advice!!!!! hope you don't mind me adding my story Budget and plan first and foremost!!!!! We are currently in month 15 and can make product but are waiting on label approval. some of the things we did to cut costs were: Basically when we say we picked the most affordable place in town we actually picked a broken down warehouse with no water, electrical, and critically no toilet that was a pain haha and brought it up to code ourselves. which was awesome cause we got a epic deal fought the fire sprinkler issue!!!! which fyi the last code book in California said that if your building was in the proper zoning and under 14,000sqft you don't have to have as long as there is a 32ft perimeter around your building, (that the fire department can get around) and the fire marshal agrees because although the code states this he is the final say. so promise the whole fire department free tastings and free swag because most fire people are awesome!!!!!! Built and fabbed our equipment ourselves mostly from flat sheet metal and alot of help from friends and worked 10-14 hrs a day for just under a year till we got close to finished started applying for full time work agian to pay the bills and are currently learning how to beat feet at distribution which seems to be its own hurdle. but if your new at commercial distilling like me take each problem with a grain of salt and instead of getting caught up with the insane amount of problems that come up take each one, one at a time and believe in yourself because you can do this. also join your state guild ASAP so much help and guidance!!!!!!! but otherwise don't forget to enjoy your time and love what you do it makes a whole difference being able to work for yourself at something you love to do!!!!

this is awesome thanks for the post

hey when is the proper time in the licensing process to approach a distributor i know after you get a DSP but after you make your first batch?labels are ready? what do you guys suggest?!?!?!?!?!

Hey yall my names mike and I'm a owner operator of Cali shine distillery co. In olivehurst ca Figured I would drop a line and say hello check us out at camoonshine.com and facebook were young got our DSP a few weeks ago and figuing this thing out can wait to met and talk to more people in the business of distilling liqour -mike