sandytoes

They are about 10 months old. They have been wrapped in plastic and stored in a conditioned warehouse. I filled four a few weeks ago requiring minimal prep, using hot water on heads for a couple of days.

High capacity lenticular filter housing in like new condition and one new media cartridge. Cost new from TCW $2695 and selling for $1500. The filter is a Pell Supradisc. I will put on a pallet and load; you arrange shipping from 32168.

https://www.tcwequipment.com/products/lenticular-filter-housing

US FIP mash pump for sale. 20035LV model 220V with remote control.  Sells new for $4450.  Selling for $2500.  In excellent shape.  I will put on a pallet and load; you arrange for shipping from 32168.  

Really nice mid-size hammer mill manufactured by C.S. Bell for Glenn Mills and selling for $2500. This Model 30 Hammer Mill is 5HP-230V-3ph-60Hz, 1750 RPM w/12" Feed. It has four screens, blower and dust cyclone and I have routinely used this mill to grind corn, wheat and rye to a fine flour. I can do 1200-1500lbs of corn per hour through it when hand feeding. I am sure it would do more with a handling system. I will put it on a pallet and load, you arrange shipping from 32168.

Not using this tank anymore so time to find it a good home. Tank has only been used to store GNS since new. $1500 + shipping. You arrange shipping from 32168 and I will load it for you.

Selling some of our barrel inventory (53gal). shipping from 32168

New barrels (18) $200 each - #2 char and medium toast four from Zak cooperage and eighteen from Great West Virginia Barrel Company.

Used barrels (16) $75 each mixed cooperage including Kelvin, Speyside, Zak, and West Virginia.

We will put them on pallets and load them, you arrange shipping.

Nothing wrong with it at all. Never been used new condition. I purchased it for dewatering mash but now have someone that picks up our spent mash instead.

e have a stainless steel dewatering press on casters that we purchased two years go and have never used so it is in new condition. This is a continuous feed screw press that can be fed by the included feed pump or by the included hopper. This is identical to the unit that Still Dragon sells https://stilldragon.com/liquid-separator.html for significantly less money. $7500 or best offer. I will put it on a pallet but you arrange shipping.

23 hours ago, sandytoes said:

Thatch - Thank you! We really do appreciate it.

On 10/5/2021 at 12:59 PM, Thatch said:

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IFC2018/chapter-50-hazardous-materials-general-provisions

Thatch -

Now I am being told that the exception only applies if in a sprinkled space. Otherwise I am limited to the 120 gallons as a H3 space since the exception only applies to the wood and not the contents of the barrel... I couldn't make this up if i tried...

2 hours ago, Thatch said:

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IFC2018/chapter-50-hazardous-materials-general-provisions

Thatch - Thank you! We really do appreciate it.

Need some help here! My AHJ is saying that the barrels and the bottles are to be treated the same as bulk storage. Can someone please point me to where those are exempt under NFPA?

Sorry, not the plastic ones. We would be using rated stainless totes.

Does anyone know the implications on MAQ to storing IBC(s) in shipping containers outside? This would offer more security for outside storage.

5 hours ago, Silk City Distillers said:

25-30hp for simultaneous heat up.

We run a 530g (2000l) cooker and a 265g (1000l) still - but we can't run them at the same time on 15hp.

Sure, we can play around with staggering starts, but operationally it's a headache, especially since the cooker can consume every pound of steam the boiler can put out, meaning the steam header pressure will drop to nearly zero.  Running two devices means trying to balance across two steam valves, where adjustment in one, impacts the other.  We recently added a huge hot liquor tank to try to cut our mash heat up times.  Preheating the water gives us a little bit of leeway - mainly because we're shifting the bulk of the heating to the night before.

Thanks for the insight! I do appreciate it.

1 hour ago, Silk City Distillers said:

You may find there are regional preferences in boiler brands based on proximity (for freight reasons) and/or distributor preferences.  Suspect your plumber/steam fitter might have a preference too.

15-20hp seems a bit small in supporting the expansion.

Silk -

What does your gut say concerning size? 600 gal cooker, 200 gal pot, 8" continuous 2 gal beer per minute.

Tom

We are in the process of building an new facility and eager to upgrade from all electric (direct fire, bain marie and steam generator) to a 15-20hp boiler. I am currently looking at tube boilers from Rite, Hurst and Parker. I would appreciate any insight that could be offer concerning these or other boilers. We currently have a 211 gallon pot, continuous still and a 211 gallon mash cooker (upgrading to 600 gallon).

Tom

Adam - Do you happen to have any closeup pictures of bubble caps on these stills? I would love to see what those look like.

If they don't sell we would also take both.

Best deal out there for those http://bucktap.com/ email them for then case discount.

We do our labeling by hand with a AP362 so I may not be much help on that one. I am happy to post up a video of it running though. I think @Sudzieuses painted bottles but maybe they can comment also.

As a follow-up. There was a big delay in getting us our equipment and the communication was lacking. That said, I love the machine. We have basically the same setup as Wiggly Bridge and it is fantastic.

Welcome Schoboo!

I spent 20 years as an architect and 10 of that as a architecture professor before starting a distillery. I like to say that architecture led me to drinking. As PeteB said, RESEARCH! I knew nothing it about it before I jumped in three years ago. I think you will find that the folks on this forum can be very helpful! Just post your questions and see what happens.

Happy to help if I can.

If you are referring to the gas pump style nozzle, we have one and it works great! Easy to fill the barrels and no mess. Not sure on the gravity fill since we use a diaphragm pump.

3 hours ago, Lorenzo said:

Hi Sandy Toes,

I'm also looking for a density meter is the Metler your purchased working fine?  does it require frequent calibration? Oh and most important is it approved by the TTB ? I could not find any info on their website stating same.

 

Thanks   Lorenzo

I have been using the device for several weeks now and really like it. While I have no other experience with handhelds, I can say that I am really impressed with the unit. It is well made, easy to use and very accurate. Like the other handhelds on the market, it is not TTB approved, but it greatly improves our day-to-day efforts and saves a ton of time. The battery holds a charge well and it has lots of features: bar code scanner, RFID reader, blue tooth connectivity, specific gravity, brix, proof and lots of other stuff I haven't figured out yet.

Finally had an opportunity to watch this episode tonight. A lot of fun to watch. Tasmania has moved way up on the list of places I want to visit! Beautiful! I would also love to try some of your whiskey one day!