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As a general rule brewers would not use copper as a wort cooler because of the copper's disinfectant properties could effect fermentation. But with distillers wort not being boiled I think you can get away with it. I have use a bit of copper to cool wort and not had any issues. but I can also see the logic around not using it.

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Thanks for the Help and Updates everyone. We have used a Vac pump system for single casks. It is a little slow but works well and as you say the whiskey never reaches the pump. I think this is a good solution for small casks or low volume operations. I tried the air pump... It worked but there were a few issues. When you get to the end of the casks you will not pump "everything" out. This was an issue for us with our customs officer. Also the process was not very fast. I think you would have a hard time doing 100+ casks in a day with one pump. In the end we are going back to the old trough method. It is not my favorite but it is tried and tested. I have some ideas for improvements and a good P&ID if anyone is interested. If you can accept 1/4 inch of liquid in the bottom of your casks the air/diaphragm pump is the way to go.

They are not cheap but we have several EX rated forklifts. I don't like them and they are always in need of repair. But we got them for two big issues. First and most important is safety and insurance. Second is the value of the stock. I don't know how the company would recover if we had a death and fire in the warehouse. Can you get away with a non-EX forklift? Yes you can. I have witnessed drivers in an EX-forklift smoking a cig as he drove into the warehouse. But that was a violation of the safety rules. So for my money I would go EX. They are a pain in the ass and I don't like them, but they are a safe pain in the ass and our insurance company likes them.

You can use any type of malt you want in any %. Single is a reference to the distillery. As in from a single distillery and not two. So any % of 2-row or 6-row malt from one distillery is a single malt. Also any % of specialty malt would be single.

Hi smoogdob In Ireland and the UK we use Ex-Bourbon barrels all the time. You can get 3 uses no problem. I Scotland they get a 4th use in but they are not that concerned about extracting color on the 4th use. What I mean buy that is that the spirit will loose its fire but not take on much flavor or color from the casks. The Scots then re-char the 4th fill casks but I would avoid this if possible. Re-chars are not great casks and take some skilled work to get right. So if I was distilling in Hawaii I would not have a problem with 3 uses and you can get a 4th if you needed it. Alex

Hi everyone! I need some help... We currently have our casks warehoused on pallets with the casks on their ends. This system is great for moving the casks and for stacking them on top of each other. But, this means that when we empty the casks we have to turn/roll the cask on its side and empty the whiskey into a stainless steel trough. Without getting into details this is not an ideal set up. There are health and safety issues along with risks of spills or damage. What I would like to do is pump the whiskey out of the casks. I have even seen this done! The process was simple... A tube or spear was placed in the casks. The casks was at a slight angle with the end of the tube in the lower corner of the casks. The pump was turned on and had enough pull to suck the whiskey out and into a large vat. What I am unsure about is the type of pump to use. The set up I saw had a small centrifugal pump. But every centrifugal pump that I have used needed to be below the liquid level so it was "primed". Has anyone seen this type of set up?

We got the casks! Thanks

Hi Jason and Todd, Great to hear from you. Back in the saddle is right! Lord loves a working man... From what I can see online it looks like work is treating you guys very well. Todd is correct that Teeling comes from the family name. But there is also a long history of the Teeling's distilling in Dublin. We have found records of Walter Teeling distilling on Marrowbone lane in 1782! So I guess they are the boss but they do have some history. Hey Pete. At the moment there are IDL, Bushmills, and Cooley. But Dingle just took delivery of their stills and there are more people talking about setting up shop. I would think that there will be a minimum of 6 more in the next few years. It is great to be on the ADI form. Bill has been a great resource for me and I am happy to join the group. I can't wait to welcome you all with a glass of Teeling Whiskey. Thanks, Alex

Hi I am looking for used Rum casks. Would love to use some from a ADI distillery. Can anyone help me? Thanks Alex

As an Irish Distiller I feel the need to comment First- "Pure Pot Still" is out and "Single Pot Still" is in. As you have seen the use of "Pure" is not very specific. Second- it is not the "pot" that makes it Pot Still. Pot still is a mix of malted and unmalted cereal in the mash. There is a minimum of 30% malt specified. The term pot was used to differentiate from the "silent spirit" being made with coffey stills. The Dublin distilleries all used a mix mash and had very large copper pots. They used the shape of the stills as an image for their product and thought it was superior so they called it "Pure". But today IDL use column stills and pot stills to make Single Pot Still whiskey. Third, I think they are trying to make it only Irish. But I don't know if that door has legally closed. From my own personal point of view. If you have a mix of malted and unmalted cereal in your mash, distill in copper pot stills at one distillery, and age it in oak cask for 3 years, then you are in the "Single Pot Still" category. But that is only my personal thoughts. But don't try and make single malt in a copper pot still and call it Single Pot Still. Also there have been double and triple distilled single pot still over the years

Hi My name is Alex. I am part of the Teeling Whiskey Company in Dublin Ireland. We are a new distillery that is reviving the rich history and tradition of Dublin Whiskey. The Teeling Whiskey Company was set up as a result of the sale of Cooley Distilling to Jim Beam in January. At the moment we are small group of Cooley Castaways. But the world is our oyster and we are happy to be a part of the ADI. As a recovering Oregon craft brewer I am happy to join your small but growing group! Thanks Alex