Hey Everyone,
I'm in the planning and budgeting phase of opening a distillery. My current plan is to utilize a two step distilling process with an 800 gallon stripping still and a 300 spirit still. I'd like to be able to run both still simultaneously and, from my research, I believe I that a 40-50 HP steam boiler would be what I'd need. I've gotten quotes for a skid mounted boiler package for $95,000. This seems really high to me (maybe it's not). So, I have three questions:
What boiler are you using for what size still?
How much did you pay for it (including preheated feed water tank, blow back tank etc)?
How much was your plumbing / installation costs for the boiler?
Thanks,
Joe B