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  1. We also use RM for our rum. 100% molasses at 71% TSAI. Gotta keep an eye out on pH bottoming out. We started with an agressive nutrient regimen but now only dose with DAP spread out over the first three days.
  2. We use 2" for mash and other stuff. Started with FIPs but have switched to AODD. We use a smaller 1" AODD (both Yamada) for moving around high-proof alcohol -- stainless body with PTFE seals, balls, etc. We use fully conductive hose from TCW Equpment which seems to work well. At least we havent blown ourselves up. I like the FIP as you can reverse it but cleaning is a bit of a PITA and the impellers arent free to replace. Like Paul said, centrifugal pumps are tempting because of the price but whatever you're pumping must be water-like in consistency / clarity. 3" seems like overkill.
  3. We have a steam jacket and external tube-in-tube (think 40' copper liebig) cooler. Were I to do it again I'd strongly consider direct steam injection and use the jacket for cooling.
  4. Google "pellet labs master distiller"
  5. Oh I found one from Mettler-Toledo. Suffice it to say it was out of our budget. 1 lb in 1000 is all you're going to get for under $1k. The shitty part is that they'll tell you the display is down to .1 lb -- is that just a random number generator??
  6. Only because I had never seen one that did 600! This is perfect. Thanks!
  7. I looked at the optima scales site and i don't believe they have a scale whose load cells have a 1/10th lb resolution. And that's a problem since the displays certainly can show tenths. I'm troubled by this.
  8. What's the load accuracy / resolution?
  9. Looking for a scale w/ capacity of 1000 lbs with load cell resolution of .1 lbs. Anyone??
  10. A wise man (cough, cough, DUNBAR!) once told me, and I'm paraphrasing, to throw the BAM in the shitter. It's neither USC nor CFR but rather a document that causes more confusion than answer especially when it's not in agreement with the CFR. Edit: Apologies to the OP as I've hijacked your post
  11. Regarding Hendricks, if they can manage that flavor profile through pure distillation or redistillation I'll buy everyone a round of drinks. Clearly their label states "distilled" to which I play my bullshit right bower. That cuke flavor must be from compounding. I've tried for the cucumber flavor to zero success. I believe @Silk City Distillers has done some rotovap work with it with some success.
  12. Ahhhh. You've not experienced the vagaries of the TTB COLA group. I believe that when compounding a gin the producer should place, on the front label, the term "Compounded Gin". We do have "redistilled gin" on our label. Many who I know redistill have "distilled" on the label. Shrug. Hopefully @dhdunbar will chime in here regarding exact labeling requirements. Notwithstanding, I'm fairly certain you'd be limited to the back label for the phrase you mention (a good one if I might say so myself).
  13. We use HTA, glucoam, and beta anti-gummy-shit from specialty enzyme who I think have changed their name. They're out of Chico, CA I thik. I have a theory that there are only about two actual producers and other just resell. Shrug.
  14. We use carbon filtered water for everything. According to our water company our water hardness is 23 grains / gallon. We do soften prior to our RO system and boiler (and dishwasher!)
  15. So this begs the question.... would this product be classified as a compound gin? Labeling minds want to know!
  16. We use a Zebra printer to print all of the required info. Initial investment is a significant ($1,200) but labels are about a penny each.
  17. Point well taken. I never hear rumblings of producers fudging on their NAS labels. I think about distillers like Kilchoman who, when releasing a 1 year product, couldn't, and didn't call it scotch. So many craft producers seems to operate like it's a sprint rather than a marathon.
  18. Alternatively they could explicitly allow NAS whiskeys and let the consumers sort it out for themselves. It's certainly worked for single malt scotches. Edit: By "sort it out" I mean determine using their $$$ who's going to make it and who isn't
  19. The solution is trivial: user fees. Worked to speed and improve NDA approvals at the FDA via Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) in 1992. It can certainly work at the TTB.
  20. Perhaps you have your answer there?? We've done elderflowers in the gin basket to some success. As others have said, they turn unpleasant when macerated.
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