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Ours was not a time issue per se. Essentially, once the initial seal was broken (opened for the first time after corking) the top would not go all the way back down but would creep up after pushed down. The initial seal was actually really tight - it was tough to get the cork in and VERY tough to get it removed. Once it was out though, we had the creeping issue. We found out in our first few weeks of sales. Had one or two people mention it so I called around friends who had purchased and checked. It was common enough that we ran a test. I uncorked several cases of bottles and found the issue was with about 50% of the corks/bottle combos. We immediatley ordered some new samples, found one that worked well and recorked everything. A pain but I'm glad we caught it early.

We had the same issue but worse - once opened they wouldn't go down all the way. We use the Anchor Hocking Stockholm Bottle. After someone's suggestion on here, we swapped tops and haven't had the issue. We still use a synthetic top, just a different provider. No issues that we are aware of. FWIW, we liked our first provider and still use them for another one of our bottles. It was just not a good fit for our primary bottle.

ULINE sells a Boston Round. http://www.uline.com/BL_8178/Boston-Round-Glass-Bottles

Is there a calculator to check this? We have off readings on the probes on one of our stills and I'm trying to figure out if its a pressure issue. Is there a way to plug in the temperature reading? We get a really high boiler temperature reading (220F) and I'm trying to figure out if its a pressure issue or faulty probes. Thanks!

We've done some slightly hopped beers and they came out fine. Others, not so much. May want to reach out to Seven Stills in SF. http://www.sevenstillsofsf.com/whiskey

Thanks!

I just wanted to plug Scott Grimes from Donaldson Filters. He was recommend to us by another distillery in PA and has been great to work with. We had an issue with rum hazing during proofing and he was very responsive and helpful. Just wanted to plug him as a resource for those looking for filtering options for spirits. scott.grimes@donaldson.com

We are looking for inexpensive bottles - 200ML or so for use for bar samples. Anyone know who makes these: http://kingscountydistillery.com/products/ I emailed the distillery but figured I would ask here. Open to other options, I just like the look of these and they seem like they will be inexpensive. Thanks!

Also - posted this in another section but worth noting here - the event we are planning in Allentown will be partially benefitting the PA Guild. See below: For board members on the East Coast or willing to travel to the East Coast, we are helping to organize a wonderful craft spirit tasting event in Allentown, PA on Sept. 13th. The PA Craft Spirits Affair is the Kickoff Event to the First Annual Allentown Cocktail Week. It will be a great opportunity for both those that run DSPs and those considering opening a craft distillery to try craft spirits from more than 12 craft distilleries from Pennsylvania making whiskeys, rums, vodka, gins, and all kinds of specialty spirits. Representatives from the distilleries will be on hand to discuss their products and distilleries. More information at : http://citycenterleh...y.com/cocktail/ Info on the PA Craft Affair Event on Sept. 13: http://citycenterleh...spirits-affair/ Looking forward to seeing you there!

You can also follow along on Facebook for updates: https://www.facebook.com/AllentownCocktailWeek

For board members on the East Coast or willing to travel to the East Coast, we are helping to organize a wonderful craft spirit tasting event in Allentown, PA on Sept. 13th. The PA Craft Spirits Affair is the Kickoff Event to the First Annual Allentown Cocktail Week. It will be a great opportunity for both those that run DSPs and those considering opening a craft distillery to try craft spirits from more than 12 craft distilleries from Pennsylvania making whiskeys, rums, vodka, gins, and all kinds of specialty spirits. Representatives from the distilleries will be on hand to discuss their products and distilleries. More information at : http://citycenterlehighvalley.com/cocktail/ Info on the PA Craft Affair Event on Sept. 13: http://citycenterlehighvalley.com/event/pa-craft-spirits-affair/ Looking forward to seeing you there!

This isn't that helpful but I know La Colombe in Philly barrel ages their rum (I think after the coffee is infused) but omits that from their labels. If you pull their COLA Approvals it shows "A deliciously complex fine rum hand-crafted from sugarcane and rare specialty coffees". Its possible they omitted the barrel reference due to the same hurdles. You could try: "Whiskey hand-crafted from [type of coffee], [rye or base grain], and charred white oak...." and see if they let it slide. Maybe even add a picture of a barrel with coffee bean in it to drive the point across without anything they could construe as a written age statement. If anyone knows of other coffee whiskeys, we could try pulling their labels to see what is sliding by.

There's been some talk of it but we haven't gotten it organized yet. Rob from Millstone took the lead in getting it started but I don't think it has gone anywhere. It is on my agenda to push to get it going better when (if) I ever have a little more free time.

How do you control the temperature? Won't you get to extreme temperatures in Hawaii?

We partly mash in our still but it is inconvenient and we will eventually move to a mash tun. We mash the primary grains in our larger still, pump over to the fermenter (has cooling coils) and then drop the temperature to add our malt and then drop further before adding the yeast. Not a very easy system but it works for now.

Thanks this is helpful. We have obtained a few other samples and are testing them to see what works best.

If you don't mind me asking, what specific caps from each are you using from each supplier on the Stockholm?

Does anyone have recommendations for T-tops for the Anchor Hocking Stockholm bottle? We use this bottle for some of our products and are having a hard time finding a t-top that fits well. We are having issues with the T-tops we currently use and are trying to find alternative tops from the same supplier that may fit better. We get a nice tight fit on the intial seal but after the initial seal is broken, about half the bottle tops will not stay down once pushed down. They slide back up about a 1/4 inch or so. We are open to natural or synthetic for the cork and open to wood or plastic for the cap. This is essentially the size we need: Cork Diameter 22.5 MM Cap Diameter 34MM I suspect we'll need to just do a lot of trial and error but figured we would see if anyone is using the same bottle. Thanks.

What carbon do you use? Where did you hear that? I've heard some anecdotally say proof should be 100 or less and others who filter at higher ABVs. I haven't been able to find any solid research on what works best.

To follow up, we are very happy with our scale from Fred at USA Scales. They were very fast on delivery, the scale is very durable and everything works well.

For those that carbon filter vodka, what proof are you filtering through the carbon at? Closer to 190 or closer to bottling strength 80-90? Thanks.

Contact: Martin C. Duffy U.S. Brand Representative Glencairn Crystal marty@glencairn.co.uk

FWIW, if you buy 288 of them directly, you can get the Glencairns for $2.75 a pop WITH your logo on there.

FWIW, we ordered several Letina tanks from St. Pats with no issues.

Also - for those that rest, are you resting at high ABV off the still or proofing down closer to bottling proof and resting at that lower proof? Any difference?