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silk city lets see your setup. 4 4" tubes 24" long in a series? Indy you could add additional carbon tubes to keep the speed up. At what point is a spirit over filtered? For vodka the cleaner the better possibly but if one was making a white whiskey they might not want as much filtration. recommended tubing to use?

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ips-cic-filestore/r98563/monthly_2017_12/Cabot_Pilot_Column_pdf.3f574085b56c4150a3e309e1b39cd7fa?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJT2TITQDSPGUQOUQ/20180224/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20180224T114915Z&X-Amz-Expires=1200&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment; filename*=UTF-8''Cabot_Pilot_Column.pdf&response-content-type=application/pdf;charset=UTF-8&X-Amz-Signature=b4d6bca105bb46ba8ced329b9318c9bb2eb06e6c37faf9605b6c6c36955cd82c Main take aways on building a carbon filter construction. 1. Down flow is better to ensure carbon bed stays packed, but need to ensure carbon stays flooded. Note Pumping in from the bottom is not ideal. Solution build a “U”, carbon being in the in-feed on the down leg and clean product comes up the other leg. 2. Minimum carbon column size is 1.5” x 24” but 4” + diameter is Reccomended so the product doesn’t just flow along the pipe walls and bypass the carbon bed. 3. carbon contact time is important, therefore cartridge style carbon filters are not ideal.

We use a stainless 1.5” butterfly valve followed by a 90 and lastly a long hose barb. If you’re pipe is smaller you might need a spool instead of a hose barb. Fyi 53 gallon barrels take around 400lbs so we put our barrels on a scale and watch the scale to know it is almost full.

I noticed on one website their triclamp mesh gaskets were made with viton and they said not to use with spirits. in line strainer 150 mesh from glacier might be a better solution. https://www.glaciertanks.com/tri-clamp-fittings-strainers-str-g200.html Indy your drawing was basically what i was thinking. i was thinking 6" by 48" for the carbon, biggest 8" glacier sells is 8" x 20" https://store.tcwequipment.com/products/flojet-g70-explosion-proof-air-diaphragm-pump some like this for a pump

Anyone using a filter housing from tcw or st. Pats with a carbon filter? Other factory filter? If you are building your own with a stainless spool how are you keeping the carbon contained? Gasket with mesh? Source of carbon? Let’s see some pictures.

My local chore time supplier helped me plan a flex auger install and we did the install.

I thought having all 4 filling at one time could possibly be a downside. what do you do for filtering?

Mexican barrels?

looking for review on the Xpress Fill Volumetric High Proof Spirits 4 Spout Bottle Filler - XF460HP. http://Volumetric High Proof Spirits 4 Spout Bottle Filler - XF460HP how are they holding up and what filter are you using? would you buy again?

anybody using someone else?

my farmer says his cows love the stuff. i only recommended it for his pigs. another farmer didn't think it was worth the effort so who knows.

some say lower your entry proof to around 100 proof and fill 3/4 full. some people say rolling or rocking helps, others use chips and other wood additions help get more extracts; apple and other woods to achieve desired taste profiles. I think hot temperatures and sunlight through windows also help.

ours has a side tanks(bds=blow down separator) that mixes tap water with the hot blow down water to cool it off so it will not melt the pvc. I would still use some iron pipe immediately after. https://sellersmfg.com/blow-down-separators/bds-series/ if you are returning condensate you will need a feed water system. the only condensate we return is from our doubler. however, it is piped so it can be easily bypassed. if dealing with lp my company didn't understand the demand was constant and required a vaporizer to function properly or 5 x 1,000 gallon tanks to get enough vapor. with a 15hp it might not be such a problem. Basically the gas company tried to calculate my vapor need like a traditional house where you almost never use 100% of the gas appliances at once so they figure like 30-50% you can't do that with a boiler as it demands 100% when firing. if you don't get enough vapor the lp tank will freeze. My gas company installed the vaporizer for free but wanted a 5 year contract. if I had to buy the vaporizer it would have cost $5-10K. with a 15hp the gas company should be able to set one tank large enough for you to get enough vapor. Also I wish my boiler would modulate(throttle) depending on demand some of the new sellers boilers do just check.

We use a Sellers 60hp boiler. we use direct inject steam so we don't return any condensate water. not much to break down on them main issue we have had been with the gas company getting the correct supply pressure. If your water is hard you may need a softener.

http://www.1stoprackservices.com/specialty-warehouse-racking/wine-barrel-rack/ I also found this company

Check out automation direct. I used their temperature probes, thermostats and vfds to control my cooling pumps

Chemicals depend on water and boiler. What chemicals were you using? i have a Seller’s boiler with cooper clad tubes, soft water and we direct inject steam so we don’t use chemicals.

http://www.storaxsolutions.com/case-studies/Barrel anybody have experience with these racks? Looks like reworked pallet racks. We are planning on a rickhouse and exploring options for layout and design. So if you have built one I welcome input.

Not specifically but in general bump air into the bottom of the tank and the bubbles move the mash around

Both ASD and headframe build continuous style stills, but I have never seen one in person or tasted the product produced. https://www.artisanstilldesign.com/products.html http://www.headframestills.com/stills/ Also I think forsythe or one of the European companies build continuous stills.

I have one, works well. make sure you have a beer well or a way to agitate you mash well before pumping it through the still. Day to day operation in line with what you expected? yes for the most part · Cleaning the equipment, efficient clean in place. No CIP system per say just flush with steam and water caustic eats your copper. · Service and support after the sale. fair, could use improvement Rob knows his stuff though. · Setup challenges. height and size can be a problem get a foot print drawing and blue print before building something to house the still. · Happy with the distillate did you have to make any changes to your recipe. only still I have ran produces nice stuff. · Estimated operation costs per day? steam and cooling is the main cost really depends on your local gas and electrical cost. · Have you experienced unplanned downtime due to equipment failure. No · What does standard maintenance cost in time and dollars. we take about a day per month to inspect and clean. · Does the automation provide adequate control with the ability to expand monitoring and controls. I have ABB controllers not the big touch screen it works but you have to baby sit it it defiantly is not a set it and forget it. you can email me critt77matt@yahoo.com https:m.facebook.com/cdwhiskey/

choretime seem is the standard and is what I ordered based on recommendation of my local brewer. if you are just running one line it shouldn't be too bad 2-3K

great american made mill especially for corn

I was looking at this system with a float switch and filling a 550 gallon tote https://www.espwaterproducts.com/flexeon-at-1000-reverse-osmosis-commercial-system-1000-gpd-110v/ I have very soft well water, my water test only showed Manganese. The amount was .275 ppm it was considered high and noted that it would color my fixtures. No chlorine or other minerals were detected.

Can somebody educate me on the differences between "Inline Filling Systems, LLC" and "In-Line Packaging Systems, Inc." Inline Filling Systems, LLC is out of Venice, Florida. We are looking at their four head benchtop semiauto overflow filling machine priced around +_12,000.00 uses a slide tray so is hands on but is pneumatic so no electrical hookup, pumps product out of drum. a capper can be added and a labeler. production around 10-12 bottles per-minute. talked to a fellow craft distiller who was satisfied with this filler. if you want more automation requires totally new machine. In-Line Packaging Systems, Inc. is out of North Charleston, SC. We are looking at their 4 head economy filler priced around +_16,000.00. more automated only need to load bottles on conveyor. capper cost at least 4x as much + accessories total around $36,000.00 but fully automated. can added labeler and feed tables enables you to feed new bottles in and box on the other end. anybody have experience with these companies?