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The property I am looking at is 2400 sq ft. The lease is attractive, but the utilities are not metered individually. They are split proportionally based , I believe, on Sq ft. I have no idea what to project for a realistic gas, electric, water and sewer bill. What are your utilities working out to per month? Please include your production capacity so I can scale appropriately to what I am planning. Thank you.

Hello. I am looking at starting with a readily available 50 Gallon still to start with while waiting for the build of a larger still. My question is, has anyone used a still with fittings for electric elements and modified them for direct steam injection?

Would you be available to take a call and discuss your operation?

Maybe check with Hewn Spirits. He is using vintage woods and may be able to give some insight.

Code of Fed Regs http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=f9e2aca541f9126200f1736a8010f565&node=se27.1.19_152&rgn=div8 They are pretty vague though.

Is a mixed use building like this able to get Fed approval for a Distillery?

You already have a craft distiller in your town. http://mountaintopdistillery.com

I would like to see this. bikerfry@yahoo.com

CJS- I am looking at a 50 Gallon still to start, running 3 runs through, then a spirit run. At 7% beer that would be close to 40 gallons of low wines at 25% for the spirit run. Once up and making a dollar I would expand to a 150 gallon Stripping still, keeping the 50 gallon for my spirit still. I would initially start with 3-55 gallon drums for fermenters. Once the big boy still comes into the picture I would step up the fermenter sizes, and reuse the 55 gallon barrels for Low wines, feints and spirit tanks.

New guy here also, so not the experience you are looking for, but I have come to the same conclusion as you. About 1/4 to 1/3 size of the stripping still for the spirit still.

Just attended Downslope Distilling 2 day course in Colorado. Pretty comprehensive, not alot of hands on, but very knowledgeable, very open, many unique ideas in their process, and not alot of dough. Geared more towards beginner to intermediate.

Heck I would do it for free for the experience.

Ahh. Yes! Thank you Hedgebird.

I reread my original post. My last question should have read 95%, not 50. My point is, if it is possible to dilute ngs to 50 and get an output of 95 on a 6 plate, why would it not be possible to do it from grain? Thank you for your reply, ASD.