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  1. 19,000. Bishop, CA. Not the best location if making a ton a money is the main goal, but it's a great place to live.
  2. I'm using a burr mill now, but am outgrowing it. People who have posted seem to mostly be using the CME which runs around 9k and the Master Mill which is more like 5k with 10hp. They seem pretty similar. Anyone have experience with both, or have a reason to go with the CME? Also seems like 3/32- 7/32 is the concensus on screen size. Will a 1/8 screen put out something like a coarse flour like consistency?
  3. I'd also think a closed fermentation will stay warmer, and form more esters during fermentation, if that's the goal. My rum ferments are certainly slower, with fewer nutrients than a grain fermentation, so I'm even more concerned with sanitization. The only PH problems I've actually had are from all sugar washes during the dark days of hand sanitizer, and a PH buffer solved that. Kinda off topic, but one note that I've discovered on closed fermentation, if you pick that route, is the need to open it up for a day or so before distilling, or agitate it vigorously to release the desolved CO2 in the wash. It's not so nice coming concentrated out of the parrot.
  4. I doubt anyone would say anything unless you brought it up. Barrels don't have tri clamps so you're not likely using them in every application anyways. Tri clamps are cheap and terribly convenient and useful though, so I don't why you wouldn't want them in as many places as possible. Avoid a wild hose spaying 100p spirit all over your DSP once and it's payed for itself.
  5. Our distillery is super small. While traveling In China, one of our local customers saw someone wearing a shirt with our logo on it. He had to ask him about it, but due to the language barrier no clear answer was had, but he didn't seem to have any actual connection to the distillery, or anyone in our area. There was also a Chinese website briefly, and randomly selling our logo ware, so maybe that had something to do with it.
  6. In addition with what @JustAndy said, are you dumping your tails into the next batch? Could you be running a batch inefficiently and then passing retrievable alcohol into the next batch, which is then run longer with more reflux towards the end of the run, retrieving the alcohol from the previous run? 135P seems low through 6 plates if run in the conventional manner.
  7. Search 1.5" tri clamp butterfly valve internal seal, along with the brand name. Call TCW they are good at answering questions and will find you the right hose.
  8. Spiles. I usually just use a stainless screw if it's something I plan on sampling often.
  9. What are the laws on serving cocktails in your state? Shipping bottles DTC? How comfortable are you with risk? At a certain point you just have to go for it, and be ready to pivot hard it it all goes to crap. If your product is good-great, and your tasting room experience is enjoyable, and you have good location in a metropolitan area, I don't think you will have a problem meeting your goals. There are too many variables to say for sure though, which is probably why not many people are chiming in, or they're not comfortable disclosing their sales numbers.
  10. Not sure. I'm making about 1,000 proof gallons a year these days. It was less then. Another thing to keep in mind, was year 1 was all unaged products.
  11. Year one, in a small town, with no foot traffic, no marketing, no established brand, but with some food, and cocktails, and free tastings. We sold 2,200 bottles year one out of the tasting room. 2,700 year two.
  12. I think he may be talking about just a plated column, not a continuous still. In which case the answer is definitely yes. Fewer plates, less/ no cooling to the dephlemator. Just another way to control the purity of the end product. It is expensive and hard to clean though, so if you're not really using it, it's a waste to have.
  13. If you're just curious what your Rye would taste like in Vodka form, then I'd think it would give you a pretty good idea. Our vodka is just our rum wash distilled to 190+. Overall, I'm a believer in dumping Feints into the next distillation. It definitely boosts the yield, and helps consistency between batches.
  14. Hammer mill will shred the husk, and you won't be able to lauter, if you are doing off grain ferments, which is the norm for barley.
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