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AFM is slightly stronger, I believe. http://www.cactuscontainers.com/10-most-common-cardboard-shipping-box-styles/
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Uhhh, no more than Proctor and Gamble is an Amazon manufacturer. Both use the respective marketplaces but one does not own the other...
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Several news sources have better vid / pics, like this one: http://fox8.com/2017/05/30/it-was-like-nothing-i-have-ever-heard-before-copley-winery-owner-speaks-about-explosion/
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17 - 3.5 brix is 79% apparent attenuation. ec 1118 is specd at 75% average, so yay?
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I suspect you'll find a little chiller that can move 10K BTU/hr is far cheaper than the labor to install geo.
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The napkin-math is pretty simple. It takes 8.33 BTU to change 1 gallon of water 1 degree. So, 1000 gallons from 65-80F means you've got a bank of 125K BTU. Cooling 200 gal from 150 to 80 costs 117K BTU. Actual time to cool is variable, depending on heat exchanger efficiency, etc. Redirecting 1st couple hundred gallons will definitely help but how much? The math gets hairy. Harder question is, how long will it take for the tank to return to ambient?
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I’m the most famous guy in the distilling industry that you’ve never heard of.
3d0g replied to SamM73's topic in Job Wanted
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You're going through all the thought processes I did Jesse. Condenser is easy. Anything that can cool to < 140F will work; heck even a car radiator and good fan in a loop with the condenser input and output would work. Cooling several hundred gallons of mash in a timely fashion is a different kettle of fish though. LOT of BTUs to move. What's the ground temp there in the summer? Say it's 65F and you're trying to cool mash to 80F - 15 degree delta isn't a lot to work with.
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You should have no issues with the relatively small cooling demands of a condenser. I wanted to drop a 1,000 gal tank underground for condenser AND mash cooling. After talking to a couple geothermal experts, they said it would take several days for the full tank to drop back to ambient, which meant I'd need a separate process to cool the tank back down anyway. We ended up going the dry cooler route. Simple and relatively inexpensive.
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US-FIP 20035? http://www.americanwinepump.com/products.html
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This one was a bit of a head scratcher for me too. How much is the TTB looking for? I just submitted the bank statements as requested.
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Attn distilleries with multiple stills operating at once.
3d0g replied to Classick's topic in General Discussion
Anything over 240 closed 1B / 1C in a sprinklered control area, regardless of container type (barrels excepted, of course), would be H3. Not sure of a way around that. Pretty much any fire AHJ will know the MAQ rules. -
Attn distilleries with multiple stills operating at once.
3d0g replied to Classick's topic in General Discussion
Where's 90 gal come from? Code states max open containers of Class 1B or 1C liquids is 60 gal (sprinklered) and 30 gal (non-sprinklered) per control area. So set your process to dump the spirit receivers to closed containers prior to reaching the limits, or build separate control areas. -
Considering there's still 5% "other stuff" and the human palate can detect down to PPM of a great many compounds, I'd hazard just about anyone could tell the difference, side by side.
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Not an expert, but I believe it varies by IBC manufacturer? http://www.jmesales.com/catalog/ibcs-totes-tank-accessories,7285.htm
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Hello from beautiful Whidbey Island Washington
3d0g replied to Cultus Bay Distillery's topic in Welcome & Introduce Yourself
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The Heretics are coming to town this Summer!
3d0g replied to hereticspirits's topic in Welcome & Introduce Yourself
Heretic (Brewing) just got their DSP here in the States. You may want to secure your Canadian trademark before they do, and you'll probably never be able to distribute State-side with that name, if it matters. -
I've been to KY Artisan and this list is a pretty far cry from "everything". What are you implying Dehner?
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Yup. Hard to beat K-Meta bang for the buck in chloramine removal. Carbon filter does have the advantage of removing other organics. Breweries tend to go carbon due to sulfate concerns in their beer. We've got copper to deal with that ;-)
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Assuming catalytic carbon, yup. 30 seconds contact time is the minimum recommended for chloramine, so 2 cubic feet should cover the 7 gpm of a 3/4" tap. Regular activated carbon can need 4x the contact time.
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Pretty good nutrient info here: http://homedistiller.org/wash/ferment/nutrients
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Chloramine is typically harder to eliminate than chlorine. Grab a test kit from the pet store to see if chlorine is really the culprit. Easiest way to eliminate chlorine is to run your mash water the night before and simply let it gas off.
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Anyone got a hot lead on 55 gal stainless barrels besides the usual suspects (Bubba's, JDP)?
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Floor drains, garden hose and a sprayer. DONE!
