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    Dan Galos will demystify some important aspects of risk management, offering insights from protecting your aged spirits to the entire distillery operation. With a wealth of expertise, Dan addresses intricate risk-related challenges specifically tailored for craft distillers. Don’t miss this one.
  4. This is located outside Madison, WI. It has the tubes and and connectors for the CIP. It does not have the pump. The cooling is water. It switches between steam heat and water cooling.
  5. Price updated to $250,000 for all equipment. Equipment is all operational and you can come see it all work!
  6. Depending on what you are running you can do a normal distillation, just take your heads cut and discard them. Or if you want to do a small sacrificial run that works too, just be sure the boiler is charged enough so as not to run dry.
  7. @Kindred Spirits Thank you very much for your advices, I will put them in pratice next week! I have just a last question, after doing a vinegar run, should i do a sacrificial run (with some of my heads for exemple) or just distilling water will rinse the vinegar?
  8. A vinegar run would be a good idea especially if you take it apart for cleaning its more like a finishing process for cleaning. I like to use them for leak detection as well because does get in all the cracks an crevices and the smell alerts you to any potential leaks. Depending on the buildup you see during single spirit type runs you can typically get away with a good CIP cleaning process. If the buildup is significant due to wash crusting on the sides of the boiler you might have to get in there and scrub it off.
  9. @Kindred Spirits Not much, some verdigris in the column, some fungus i think on the inside of the pot and some kind of orange powder on the inside of the head pot that i cannot reach very well to clean with a brush (i might just disassemble it for cleaning). It's that i have not used the still for a few month so i would like a deep clean before starting again the rum production in July. And also know what type of cleaning to do a few times a year and between different type of spirits. So no vinegar run for a deep clean of the entire pipe system? I tough that the vapor will get to some place that water will not go.
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  11. If you haven’t sold these yet, can you post some pics? There appears to be a partial pic of one tank, but can’t actually see anything
  12. Where s this located? Does it have CIP? I am interested.
  13. I second @whiskeytango - great choice
  14. I have been to the Wood Hat facility and have sampled every variety that he has up for sale and I can attest they are all EXCELLENT. Easily the best corn whiskies I have ever tried and no wonder Wood Hat has won so many awards!
  15. Hello, I have the following barrels for sale: 4/5YO straight bourbon distilled by Sagamore Spirit in 2019. Mash bill 56% corn / 25% rye / 19 / malted barley. $2600/bbl 7/8YO straight rye distilled by MGP 95/5 and 52% rye / 44% corn / 5% malted barley - $3500-$3700/bbl email if you have interest or questions: wyeoakconsulting@gmail.com Thanks
  16. Hello, I have 22 barrels of bourbon distilled by Sagamore Spirit in the fall of 2019. Mash bill 56% corn / 25% rye / 19 / malted barley. $2600/bbl email if you have interest or questions: wyeoakconsulting@gmail.com Thanks
  17. Thank you all for you replies. The dilution water is demineralized water that we've been using for a few years, so should be ok there. We're actually using a combination of filters: 5um Pall nylon 30" depth cartridge style, followed by a 0.45um plate, with no charcoal at all. These filters are installed in series, in-line between the tank and bottling machine. They were pre-treated with peroxan and rinsed before passing the rum (first few liters of product are rejected). The blackstrap does seem a likely culprit, which is unfortunate because it played three roles at once - color, sugar and flavor. The spice maceration was done in rum that had been diluted to the final 35% ABV.
  18. No, they won't work. Beyond the finish on the bottle, you'll notice the neck shape on ROPP bottles. There is generally a slight taper required. Have you considered an over-cap? You can make a really beautiful closure this way. Custom wood or metal.
  19. Have a bunch of Kerr type (28-350) bottles. Wondering if there are any Ropp machines that can possibly work on them as we are looking to make the packaging a little nicer with a different cap. Thanks!
  20. How much buildup is there on the inside? Typically its recommended to use some mild chemicals like PBW and hot water, followed by a light citric rinse if you are looking for that shine, however with copper there is such a thing as "too much" cleaning with acids as they will eventually eat away the copper. In terms of the condensers, you can soak them by capping the bottom inlets/outlet and filling from the top. Usually for most clients I recommend a light cleaning between spirit types, or when you can notice the effectiveness of the copper starting to fade. If going to lets say a vodka from a Gin, it would be recommended to do a more thorough cleaning to get rid of the oils from the gin run, but even then, most of the time a 140 degree PBW will clean it out pretty well.
  21. Hello everyone, I'm wandering how can i deep clean my still. I've seen different ways but i can use some of your advice. I have CIP equipment in the pot, still head, column, top of the deflegmator and botanical chamber so I've seen that i should do sodium hydroxide in recirculation mode then fresh water then citric acid and finish with fresh water again. But this will not clean the inside of the pipes (the top ones where only vapor pass through) and the condenser so what should i do? Especially if i want to change what i distill (currently only doing rum but i may be doing other things soon) Should i do a vinegar run, then a sacrificial run with for exemple my heads as alcohol? So that everything is clean even all the pipes and the condenser? How often should i do a cleaning with sodium hydroxide and citric acid? And/or a vinegar run? Thank you
  22. Fellow Distiller, There are times at a distillery when production and marketing do not come together. Wood Hat Spirits has experienced such a time, so we are trying a different approach to solve the problem. We are selling 90 barrels at auction on April 30th. These barrels are the same ones we bottle daily. When we distilled and barreled them, our expectation was that they would go through our regular distribution channels which we have been using for 11 years. But we just made too much for the current market. If you have wondered how a blue or red corn bourbon would fit into your line of products or as a blend with your product, now is your chance to buy a barrel and find out. The blue corn will smooth out most any other distilled product while the red adds flavor of a different dimension. Come by and sample. This will be an online auction and it will go fast. Getting set up in advance is necessary. Lots are of both 53-gal barrels and 15-gal barrels. We are offering a wide range of aging so you can buy some old for immediate bottling as well as younger products to further age as you wish. Most of the barrels are from Chinkapin oak that makes a great tasting whiskey. All 15-gal barrels are made from staves that are air dried at least 3 years with some being 6-year air dried. The 53’s are 24-month air-dried. Barrel treatments of the 53s are mostly heavy toast with a lighter char on top. All bourbons in 15s are #3 char and all whiskeys are heavy toast. The TTB says that toast is char so everything can qualify as bourbon. All bourbons will qualify as Missouri Bourbons if they are bottled in Missouri. All these products are our standard spirits so if you buy something at this auction, you can be assured we will have the same product in the future. Hope you can be part of this auction and score big time. Let me know if I can help. The link to the auction is - https://www.hyperams.com/whiskey
  23. We have 8 barrels of amaro that we are looking to sell from our distillery in Pittsburgh, PA. It is a very unique amaro as it is made with a light wheat whiskey based and has apple juice concentrate added to it. Feel free to reach out to me at bwaryck@wiglewhiskey.com if you are interested.
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