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I have one all-copper pot still and one stainless boiler with a copper column. Neither have a CIP system so I have to disassemble to clean with a low concentrate citric solution. Just about everything I've read says to not use abrasive material to clean the copper components. The issue I'm running into is over time, I'm having to put more and more elbow grease to achieve the same results and it seems like using a mildly abrasive scour pad would make my life a lot easier. Any thoughts on this? Also, how often do you clean your copper with citric? I'm wondering if I'm not doing it often enough because it's such a time-consuming task.
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105 Gallon Jacketed Stainless Steel Still with 6” Copper Bubble Plate Column $13,500 This 105 gallon still is great for Bourbon, Whiskey, Brandy, Grappa, Rum and many others. It will distill between 130 and 185 proof. This Still has a 6" Diameter Stainless & Copper Bubble Plate Column with four 4" diameter sight glasses, Gatling Gun (Tube & Shell) Dephlagmator on top of the Column and a 3" Gatling Gun (Tube & Shell) Condenser on the side of the column. The column can be ran in Pot Still Mode to make Whiskey and Moonshine or it can be ran in reflux mode to make high proof light Whiskey or Rum. This 105 gallon still is jacketed. I ran Soybean oil but you can use any cooking oil or water can be ran in the jacket. This gives you the ability to run grain in mashes and other mashes such as potato mashes, grappa mashes and fruit mashes with the solids left in, without the worry of scorching. 105 Gallon Operating Capacity 120 Gallon Total Capacity 19 Gallon Jacket Operating Capacity 26 Gallon Total Capacity in the Jacket 2" Sanitary Butterfly Drain valve 6" Tri Clamp Column Connection 16” Diameter Manway ½” 5 psi Pressure Relief Valve on the jacket ½” 5 psi Pressure Relief Valves on the inner boiler 6” Diameter Stainless Bubble Plate Column with all copper internal parts The column is completely modular with Sanitary Tri Clamp Connections throughout It is very simple easy and fast to disassemble the Column for Cleaning Plates can be added or removed from the column to run different proofs The Column can be Set up to Run as a Pot Still Head in a Matter of 5 to 10 Minutes Top quality construction with beautifully rounded curves. Built from heavy gauge 304 food grade stainless steel Commercial grade thermometer Please contact me for questions, payment arrangements, and pick up instructions. Pete 732-300-2814 Located: Bayville, NJ
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For Sale 100 Gallon Double Column Hybrid Still with Inline Gin Basket Includes Mash Pump and CIP System Electric Steam Jacket System and all accessories to be sold as a single lot for 100k Local Pickup or Buyer Can arrange Shipment and Delivery Location Central Colorado Includes: -Heating Control System -Additional control system for after market thermostatic valves that are connected to both column dephlegmators as well as condenser. -3 Inline 52.5 Gallon stainless steel storage tanks -6 bottle gravity filler currently set to dispense 750ml -1 620L Letina Variable Capacity Conical Tank on Wheels -1 4x4 5000lb industrial scale for ease of proofing -8+ TTB approved hydrometers -Additional seals for all valves -Grain Crusher with multi-screen setting -FDA food certified Fixed Wall Bulk Bin Containers for Mash PLEASE INQUIRE DIRECTLY SINCE THERE ARE MANY OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDED THAT I WON'T CONTINUE LISTING HERE. Sethdlowe@gmail.com Still.Specs.1.pdf Still.Specs.2.pdf
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You can reach me at andrew@tetondistillery.com for questions about any of the equipment. Pot Stills Equipped with double jacketed steam heating pot still, manhole, rectification column, condenser, agitator (ABB motor, gear reducer), piping and fittings. ATM. 250 Gal/1100L - $22,500 - 14ft 500 Gal/2020L - $32,900 - 16ft Column Stills Batch distillation. Can be run in split or single column design. ATM. SUS 304 Stainless Steel, 2 Condensers, 2 Rotometers, Steam Element, Stand, (Additional parts for split column) Single Column 600 L - $22,900 - 33ft 800 L - $25,600 - 40ft 1000 L - $37,600 - 40ft Split Column 600 L - $23,900 - 20ft 800 L - $26,600 - 27ft 1000 L - $38,600 - 27ft Fermentation Tanks Jacketed for cooling, SUS 304 Stainless Steel, Side manhole, CIP Cleaning Ball, Thermometer, Pressure Gauge, Sampling Port, Stand with adjustable legs, Mixer - 3 phase motor with shaft and paddle, 3 Layer 800L/928L - 7 BBL - Conical - $7,960 1200L/1330L - 10 BBL - Conical - $5600 (No motor, single layer) 1600L/1820L - 14 BBL- Conical - $10,900 3500L/3950L - 30 BBL - Conical - $17,800 3500L/3850L - 30 BBL - Sloped - $17,400 Transfer Barrels SUS 304 Stainless Steel, Wheels with brakes, Handles, Lid, Ball Valve W/ Tri-clamp 150L - $895 200L - $1095 300L - $1495 400L - $1900 Kettle/Mash Tun Jacketed with insulation layer, Steam heating, mixer and cover, ABB motor 800L/840L - $12,400 1200L/1500L - $11,800 (No motor, false bottom) -
You can reach me at andrew@tetondistillery.com for questions about any of the equipment. Additionally we are looking for 1000L Mixing Tank if anyone has one for sale. Pot Stills Equipped with double jacketed steam heating pot still, manhole, rectification column, condenser, agitator (ABB motor, gear reducer), piping and fittings. ATM. 250 Gal/1100L - $22,500 - 14ft 500 Gal/2020L - $32,900 - 16ft Column Stills Batch or continuous distillation. Can be run in split or single column design. ATM. SUS 304 Stainless Steel, 2 Condensers, 2 Rotometers, Steam Element, Stand, (Additional parts for split column) Single Column 600 L - $22,900 - 33ft 800 L - $25,600 - 40ft 1000 L - $37,600 - 40ft Split Column 600 L - $23,900 - 20ft 800 L - $26,600 - 27ft 1000 L - $38,600 - 27ft Fermentation Tanks Jacketed for cooling, SUS 304 Stainless Steel, Side manhole, CIP Cleaning Ball, Thermometer, Pressure Gauge, Sampling Port, Stand with adjustable legs, Mixer - 3 phase motor with shaft and paddle, 3 Layer 800L/928L - 7 BBL - Conical - $7,960 1200L/1330L - 10 BBL - Conical - $5600 (No motor, single layer) 1600L/1820L - 14 BBL- Conical - $10,900 3500L/3950L - 30 BBL - Conical - $17,800 3500L/3850L - 30 BBL - Sloped - $17,400 Transfer Barrels SUS 304 Stainless Steel, Wheels with brakes, Handles, Lid, Ball Valve W/ Tri-clamp 150L - $895 200L - $1095 300L - $1495 400L - $1900 Kettle/Mash Tun Jacketed with insulation layer, Steam heating, mixer and cover, ABB motor 800L/840L - $12,400 1200L/1500L - $11,800 (No motor, false bottom)
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The Spirits Institute Puget Sound warehouse in Seattle has received one final Figgins Reciprocator® spirit still before we commence work on another two units in January. 2 x 1000-liter kettles (528 US gallons) ~ an innovative, patent-pending design heated by low-pressure steam or thermal-transfer fluid fully ported for pressure relief valves and gauges large-capacity steam or fluid jackets, with insulating jackets for safety bi-directional, explosion-proof agitators with gear reduction for low foaming 24" twin boil balls in gleaming, micro-polished copper stainless steel kettles with domed copper tops and triple leveling feet easy valving to switch from pot still mode to pot-and-column mode 12" plated column with copper bubble plates/caps 10 CIP zones 7 temperature-sensing zones individual plate bypass valves overbuilt, ultra-efficient condenser ~ five feet in length efficient dephlegmator with extra coolant port for supplemental water supply glass-domed hydrometer well ( not a parrot ~ it's an emu! ) with heads/foreshots valve with standard washes, delivers an average of 42.0% ABV + over the course of the run when used as a pot still reaches 96.2% ABV for a protracted period of time during second pass makes excellent barrel-ready whisky, brandy and rum in a single pass through the column neutral spirit may be produced upon re-distillation of several consolidated stripping runs excellent performance for gin when used in pot still mode samples of FR-made spirits available upon request! Your package includes these features, with unrivaled support before and after the sale: distill a batch on the showroom prototype prior to purchase! no wait time ~ a unit is ready to ship to your distillery immediately personalized shipping coordination, FOB Seattle one-year warranty coverage for replacement parts on-site assembly and performance testing, personally executed by the designer electrically bonded to Earth (grounding) during final installation phase ~ safety first! still operation and sanitizing tutorials for all staff, presented by a commercial artisan distiller Certifiably Safe™ tutorial and certificate for trouble-free operation, batch after batch three months of distillery operations consultation with 24/7 responsiveness An extremely unmatched value! The Figgins Reciprocator® is modestly priced at $64,995.00, with affordable lease terms also available through third-party financing. Call now to talk shop ~ 206.497.7554! The Figgins Reciprocator ~ an innovation in craft distillation.pdf
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Stainless steel electric distillation system, w/ gin basket insert, complete setup. Used ~30 times. Won numerous awards with this system. All hardware, fittings, valves and gaskets included. (Agitator in photo excluded.) $5,200, plus shipping. Kettle: 200 L (53 G): Twin immersion elements (5500 W each), 6" main port (top) with 6" cleanout (all tri clamp), domed 6" to 4" reducer fitting Tower: 4 section tower, ea. w/ 3" sight glass; 4 perforated copper plates w/ down comers; dephlagmator; 2" head pipe; 2" shotgun condenser; parrot. Condenser has an adhesive strip of thermochromic indicator plastic applied for visually monitoring and optimizing cooling water efficiency during long runs. Controllers: Two-burner electric (240 V) controller box; plus temperature gauge microcontroller w/ proprietary temp alarm (wiring and electrical fittings included -- used to indicate boil up, or any target head temps) Additional: 12" riser section, 8" sight glass section, stainless gin basket insert. 40 feet of cooling water lines (supply and return), plus quick disconnect fittings (will need some cleaning), connecting hardware. Support: I'll also throw in 2+ hrs of consultation time to guide set up and operation as needed.
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I have seen two designs on the return line from the column(s) (whisky column, vodka column or gin basket or quite commonly these drain into a common line) back to the pot. In one of the designs the return enters the pot above the liquid line in the vapor zone. I have heard by the people that promoted this design that it has to be that way or the still becomes vapor locked and floods if the return is under the liquid line and to never fill the still above the return line entrance point. On the other end I have heard that if the return line is above the liquid line vapor will enter the return line and "fight" the returning liquid. Interested in operating and engineering opinions, pros and cons with both designs.
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A. The system was designed for around 200 gallons per hour of feed at around 10% alcohol. I do not think it is all that important how much alcohol is in the wash, but the feed rate can be probably a low of 100 to maybe a high of 250-300. At a 200 gallon-per-hour feed rate, that would be slightly over three gallons a minute going in. The product passes through a pipe in a pipe heat exchanger where it would be heated up from the fermentation temperature to approximately 150°F entering the top of the beer column. I would recommend you set the pipe in a pipe heat exchanger horizontal rather than vertical. In the event you shut it down without completely emptying it, you will not plug it up in the bottom elbows. B. The steam addition to the unit would be around 300 pounds per hour, the equivalent of about 10 horsepower of steam. A 22 horse power boiler unit that would run at about eight to 10 usage with plenty of steam for mashing. This steam should heat the bottom of the column to approximately 215-217°F, and I would have a dial thermometer at the bottom or a couple of plates up from the bottom of this column to validate that temperature for good viewing from ground level. You will also run about three psig in the bottom of the beer column when all of the trays are adequately filled. The steam can be controlled with a control valve to temperature at the bottom of the column or manually run with a hand-operated steam globe valve. If you are feeding the column with a positive displacement pump of some kind, like a Tuthill or something along those lines, you can also run the steam in manual and the column will be fairly stable. C. The 200 gallons an hour input, minus the ethanol boiled out, plus the direct inject steam condensate will result in approximately 200 gallons an hour out the bottom of the beer column. This product will be approximately 215°F, and when it cross-flows with the beer going in, it will be cooled down to somewhere around 150°F. Again, I would recommend a small lobe pump (Tuthill or equal) to pump the bottom product--a VFD drive on the electric motor will allow for variable speed?and take the product through the heat exchanger and discharged. The vapors off the top of the beer column are then transferred through the three-inch line to the bottom of the rectifier, and they will be approximately 100 proof. D. The bottom product off the rectifier column, which is the second column, will be approximately 100 proof and will return back to the top of the beer column. This system originally had a 1/8th horsepower centrifugal pump that pumped off the bottom of the rectifier to the top of the beer column and was more of a continuous running, maintain empty function. In order to make the 190 proof off the top of the rectifier column, there was cooling of the vapors to create a certain level of reflux. That would be for every three gallons of vapor going up the column, two gallons were condensed and returned back down the column for cooling. This was accomplished by controlling the flow of water through the coil in the top of the rectifier column coming in at (E) and coming out at (F). The flow here is calculated to be about 20 gallons per minute with a 20° temperature rise. Since this is making whiskey there is no need to run water through points (E) and (F). The vapors off the top of the rectifier column go over to the condenser where the final ethanol vapors are condensed. The flow in the product condenser, on the other hand, is not controlled. G & H. The cooling water going into (G) would be somewhere around 15 gallons per minute, and it would have about a 10° temperature rise at that flow rate. It would come out at (H) and either go to drain or to some type of a small cooling tower. Either way, this does give you a general idea of the water needed for the condenser. Below G&H will be another set of condensing tubes. If you return some product from the bottom of the beer column to this set of tubes, it will evaporate the heads and allow you to collect from the top copper tube on the side of the condenser. The copper tube below that is really for temp reassurance. I. Based on the 200 gallons an hour input at 10% ethanol, you will have somewhere between 20 and 22 gallons per hour of ethanol produced from (I) at 140-160 proof. The bottom part of that condenser was intended to be a small reservoir to hold the product. Then it was pumped from there to storage somewhere. For info - pjc@taconicdistillery.com $15K OBO
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My family is getting into the spirits industry and i have been tasked specifically with vodka production. Im new to the spirits industry but i do have a degree in chemistry which i assume could benefit me in this industry and im sure will help me to understand some of the lingo that is used by you fellow alcohol connoisseurs. Now lets get to why I've started this thread. I've been doing research and what i have found is that the type of still needed and the type of starch source used is very important. Can anyone tell me the best type of still to be used to produce premium grade vodka and if its a column still, how many plates does it need to have? Grey Goose advertise that they distill there spirit 5 times; do they have a big column still with enough plates to only have to run it once to achieve the 5 distillations? Grey Goose uses winter wheat for there source of starch, is that the best to use? I know you can use potatoes, grapes and all sorts of other things. i was just wondering what the best to use is. If you have to actually re run each run then do you cut the heads and tails before pouring back into the still? last thing i couldn't understand was how a continuous running fermenter works? Again, Grey goose can have a batch ready every 30 ours with their fermenter system.
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SOLD We are currently in the process of switching our distillation equipment to focus more on our farm and micro-malting facility instead of contract distilling. This equipment would be an incredible package for contract distilling, a distillery looking to expand, or a winery/distillery. Individual equipment prices are listed below. The entire package is listed at. We will consider any and all offers. Please feel free to PM, reply, or email adam.stumpf (at) stumpysspirits.com with any questions or for pics. - Continuous Column Still - 40 plate continuous column still that includes boiler with steam heat exchanger, wash pre-heater, 2 columns, condenser, and piping. The still is broken up into 2 15' columns that are 12" in diameter to save on ceiling height. Still has ability to fractionate. Still is currently being used to strip low wines. Stripping 8% wash at 25+ gallons per hour of distillate at ~110 proof. Still was previously used to run apple brand and produced 15 gallons per hour of 160 proof hearts. Pressure relief valve, pressure gauge, and thermos included. - 650 Gallon Pot Still w/ 5 Plate Column - Heated via steam coil. Pneumatic agitator. 4" bottom drain and 2" side drain. Copper dephlegmator at top of column. All stainless construction. Column has structured copper mesh. Also have copper sheet to place behind steam coils for spirit runs. Will include ~75 lb of copper sheet with the still. Comes with 3 condensers. Currently running small 316 stainless condenser that does just fine. Also have 2 larger 304 condensers. Capable of hitting vodka proof in 3 runs.Still outfitted with pressure relief valve, pressure gauge, and thermos. - 1,000 Gallon Mash Tun - 1,000 Gallon Pfaudler tank with 2hp 220 3 phase agitator. 6" drain reduced to 4" reduced to 1.5". Steam jacket. Cooling jacket. Hinged lid. Ladder. CIP ball. As bottom supports for false bottom (false bottom not included). On mild steel stand. - 950 Gallon Variable Capacity Fermenter - Spokane Industries tank. Variable capacity lid w/ good gasket. Air lock, 2" bottom drain, 2" fill port, thermowell w/ thermometer, aeration port, sample port, sloped bottom, dimpled cooling jacket. Stainless construction and sits on mild steel stand. - 800 Gallon Fermenter - Stainless construction with stainless legs. Hinged lid, CIP ball, dished bottom, 1.5" drain, side mounted prop agitator (no motor included), single wall. - Mash Cooling System - Kiesel SP 12 Eccentric Screw Pump, 16' 4" high temp hose, 2 8' sections 4" high temp hose, 2 5' 4" shell in tube heat exchangers - 1,500 Gallon Pasco Poly Tanks - I have 2 of these. Have top and bottom stainless manways as well as 3" and 1.5" tri clamp ports. - GAI 500 Rotary Filler - SOLD - OMB ET 1500 Pressure Sensitive Labeler - SOLD
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Hillbilly Stills 26 gal. direct fired electric still with HS5500 controller/element, 6 plate Hillbilly Flute vodka column still with gin basket, sight glass tool, instructional DVD and stainless steel stand. Lightly used (about 6 runs) and decommissioned due to sizing up. Retail is $3,149, but asking $2,750 plus shipping. greg@algodonesdistillery.com or 505.301.9992
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I also have a brand new never used custom column still with a carter head for Gin and has 20 reflux plates. please contact me at patrick@ontherockscocktails.com for questions. Asking $35,000 obo
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I build from the ground up just about anything custom. Tailored to exact customer specs. 515-559-4879 Joseph Dehner Give a looks see redbootstills.com
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I've read books and posts about whiskey distilling techniques and traditions. It seems that most distillers large and small prefer to do stripping runs followed by separate finishing runs. I suspect that production efficiency is one of the reasons for this: three or four fast stripping runs +1 finish run. The question that I have - is tradition and convenience/efficiency the only reason for multiple runs? I have read that the multiple run produces a "cleaner" flavor, but it really should not be any cleaner than a single pass through a short column still with 1 to 3 plates. Will the character of the finished spirit be different?
