MG Thermal Consulting

Greetings! Hope everything goes well. Give me a shout if you have any cooling questions. Mike G www.mgthermalconsulting.com

I supplied a glycol/air cooler for winter operation in MO distillery. He is putting a cistern underground filled with glycol /water solution. Ground temp holds cistern at nearly 55F and the air does the rest of the work. With enough data from winter operation, he plans to be able to buy a smaller chiller than the 10 HP one he would normally need. I have another job waiting shipment where the customer is using the old farm milkhouse tank and well for mash cooling and if necessary, is going to run a heat exchanger and glycol loop over for any additional cooling if he runs short.

How is the mash cooling done? City water or chiller system required for mash to 70F? Mike

Great, will look forward to seeing it. Mike

David, The 25 ton is no longer available. A 50 ton 230/3/60 with two circuits is available, however. Budget $18,000 sale price. Email me via my web and I can send a picture. Mike

That all depends how long you have timewise to do the cold filtering. You are going to lose 1/2 the capacity (HP) to get the glycol cold enough for the filtration. I have never sold a chiller less that 3 HP for cold filtering, but realistically even if you took a large amount of coil inside a large freezer, I bet it would cost you thousands just for the metal. I have some smaller units coming out over the winter, but I doubt any would be much less than $3 or 4K. I can get a 115/1/60 small chiller out of Buffalo, but that is over $4K. If I find anything smaller, I'll post it.

Used ones I have are 3 HP either 230/3/60 or 460/3/60. The Canadien outfit I work with in Toronto could ship you one new, my price for a 1 1/2 HP chiller that would do the trick would be $7,000, but that includes the duty to USA, so I assume it would be a bit less. Looks like you will need to look for something that size on your side of the border that is 50Hz. Mike

Older 25 ton air cooled package chiller for sale from rental company I work with. Voltage is 230/3/60. We will fully run test unit before sale. It has two circuits, so you can disable 1/2 of the unit and run it for 12.5 ton load. Regards, Mike 678-773-2794

I am working on a profile for payback using a glycooler for winter use instead of chiller using ARVEST sampling. I will put results on my website.

How long a period is the cooling required, assuming the input water at 50F?

Cam, I have a couple smallish reconditioned chillers if you're looking. They are 3 phase, 3 HP. Phil Casey down at Frankfort Spirits got one like it, only 2 HP, in case you want to see one in action. Good luck and give me a call if you have any questions. Mike 678-773-2794

ARVEST Equipment Finance, FT. Smith, AR www.arvest.com 913-553-0922 Eric Bunnell

A distiller I supplied equipment for used a finance company in AR, do you want me to email you their info?

Good Luck to you! When you enlarge and need any closed loop cooling, give me a ring. I had talked to Jamie down at High Ridge and I wasn't aware anyone else was coming online soon in AL. Mike

I may have an outfit looking for an antique copper for a client..do you have any pictures of the antique ones? If so, email to me at mikegronski@gmail.com

Call me by cell #678-773-2794 as I will be in and out of office today (Wed).

It sure appears to be a remote air-cooled (the two capped fittings on upper right of the connections pic show it). The unit model should be a PSW-10 or PSR-10. R=remote condenser, W= water cooled condenser. 3/4 HP pump is non-standard, would only be used for a two pump chiller where the system pump would be a larger 2HP or more. I do have clients looking for a used chiller, so I'd like more info. Did you use it or did you pick it up at a sale? Mike G 770-995-4066

Good luck on your venture, you Ohioans have a few getting ready to sprout West of Cleveland. Same to be said for changing fees. Mike

This is either a remote air-cooled or water-cooled model. Do you have the model number off the nameplate and the serial number, too? Regards, Mike

I have just worked with a Bank that did lease for an up and running distillery expansion, partly for my cooling equipment. Their limit on leasing is $10,000 and they will lease new and used equipment. I can email their info if you are interested. Previous posters are correct on Banking info, a lot depends on your collateral. Mike Gronski

Hope your roller coaster ride wasn't as high as Cedar Point's??? (I went to college up in NE IN). Anyway, congrats and if you need any help on the cooling side, give me a shout- I've got a couple reconditioned chillers for sale if you are looking right away. Regards, Mike Gronski

Hello! Wishing you speedy progress in your business. PA and NJ seem to be trying to grow the micros!!

I have a small used & reconditioned 3 HP chiller which can be used, $6,000 or a little less- It would be run tested at the factory. 230/3/60. It would get you 18,000 Btu/hr at 25F glycol temp for your filtering. Mike 770-995-4066

If you put a poly reservoir inside for the chilled water loop (if it's closed loop vs city water), you've got the tank plus the water. Mike

$6,000 or a teeny less for the 230/3/60 unit, pending its run test. Mike