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  1. What pressure is the gas line ie: low, medium or high? If it is medium or high pressure you have plenty. If it is low pressure, how far are you from the meter and could you upsize the piping from the meter into your space. I don't know where you are located, but here in Illinois gas is way cheaper.
  2. I have the 5.3 HP 198 and it works great and is very affordable http://www.pelletmasters.com/products/index.html#hammermill
  3. I purchased my hammer mill through Pellet Masters http://www.pelletmasters.com/products/#hammermill I have the #198 5.3 Hp single phase. it has a fan built in and the unit has worked great for me. I ferment and distill on the grain. I mill all my grains: corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, millet. etc down to the consistency of flour as I have no need to lauter and my equipment is not set up to lauter.
  4. I picked up a factory refurbished Pimera labeler for flat bottles. Unfortunately I have not used it yet to give you feedback but it seems well made. https://www.primera.com/ap550-flat-surface-label-applicator-886.html
  5. I have 4- new 10 gallon Gibbs barrels for sale. Barrels have medium toast and #3 char. I am asking $190.00 per plus shipping.
  6. I see that you said steam is not an option but what about self contained steam? I really like it much more than the oil option. It is clean, very responsive and low maintenance. Check out this thread about converting a direct fired (electric) bain marie to self contained steam
  7. Gypsum actually lowers the PH http://howtobrew.com/book/section-3/understanding-the-mash-ph/using-salts-for-brewing-water-adjustment
  8. Giving this a bump to see if anyone has any suggestions
  9. I am interested in building a side column for my structured packing reflux (CM) still. I don't have the height to go taller so that is why I am looking to add the side column. I would collect the reflux condensate at the base of column #2 and pump it up to the top of column #1. I have been looking at pumps that would work for both high abv and temperature. I would also like it to be variable speed so it could be adjusted according to quantity of reflux. I have been looking at gear pumps but wanted to know what others have done and recommend.
  10. I had purchased a used 110 gal Baine Marie that the previous owner had burnt the oil in. Due to this thick sludge build up caked on the inner jacket it had terrible heat transfer. I brought it back and power flushed it for a week alternating with Dawn dish soap, PBW and citric acid. After about 1 week it looked brand new on the inside. I then converted it from a oil Baine Marie to a stand alone steam boiler. The steam is much more responsive, cleaner and cheaper. I modified the sight glass so I could read all the way to the bottom of the jacket. I fill my water to just 1 inch above the 4- 6000 watt elements. I have also added a auto-vent, low water cutoff, auto-feed, low pressure relief valves, vacuum relief valves and a high pressure cut-off switch. Been running it for a couple of years and it runs like a champ
  11. Hey Top I see you have listed in your chart for a 4" column. That SPP seems a little small for a 4". What would the output be in liters per hour I am using 10mm Siporax in a 4" x 60" CM (cooling management) column and getting 7 liters at 95.4 % abv per hour
  12. Give me a pm on your needs and specs and I will price up a copper tube in tube heat exchanger to match up with what you want
  13. You could convert your baine marie to low pressure steam without the separate steam boiler. It will heat faster and be much faster in response.
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