Jwalsh77

2 minutes ago, captnKB said:

if you are producing whiskey do you plan to get a dedicated cooker or mash tun?

Eventually a cooker.  However, we are currently located next-door to a brewery with brand new equipment, so we will utilize them for now.   

So, we have stills (700 Gallon Stripping/300 Gallon Hybrid Pot Still), a boiler, fermentation tanks, a diaphragm pump, a small bottling line and an RO system. But really, that’s all we have at this point. We’re going to be primarily focused on whiskey production. I’m a very recent (about a month) crossover from the brewing world and have set up quite a few breweries in the past, but this isn’t very similar in my experience thus far. I could literally set up a brewery in no time, but I feel like I’m struggling here a bit with the task of identifying everything we need.  If anyone has any time, I would greatly appreciate any feedback you’re willing to provide on the following list of things that I believe we still need.  Here goes – 

·     Air Compressor/Air Dryer/Filters. 

·     Collection/Holding tanks -Low wines, Hearts, Tails, Blending?

·     Floor Scale (?).

·     Hoses (Distillery specific?).

·     Barrels.

·     Barrel Racking equipment.

·     Assorted Clamps, Gaskets, Valves, etc. 

·     Thermometers (glass/digital).

·     Hydrometer/Alcometers.

·     Filtration system – Depth or Cartridge or both?

·     Flowmeters(?).

·     Cold Liquor Tank/ Chiller(?) (Unsure if Midwest city water is cool enough year-round). 

·     Ethanol Detectors(s). 

·     Forklift/Pallet Jack

·     Distillery Software.

That’s where I’m currently at with this list. What did I miss? What don’t I need?  I’ve generated this list by reading hours and years’ worth of this forum, independent research and insight from the very few folks I know in the industry. I’ve done my best to do my homework before asking for your collective assistance, so hopefully this doesn’t come across as a request to be “baby birded” the info. Thanks again. 

If you remember, post what you ended up going with! I am in the process of setting up a distillery and this is one of my items to explore.  

I was just looking into filtration for our start up.   Glad to see this post.   

Good Morning.  I am recent cross over to spirits after almost 14 years in the brewing industry.   I would love to hear from other cross overs or anyone who has any good advice for someone in my position.   Sure seems like a lot of what I know from brewing can be applied to spirits, but I bet there's a lot to learn.   I've heard good things about this forum and I look forward to learning and participating.