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Site appears down/never finished. Noticed here that WV is listed simply as "yes" for a state guild, does anyone have any contact info?

Oil maybe, but what if a distillery was purposely trying to use just wood to fire a still? Commercially does anyone use a wood fired boiler? if so does it need to be a steam jacket, would an internal element work?

Its propane or wood where i am located. Seeing even small scale propane is some what cost prohibited. What if a residential size boiler had an internal heat exchange (think coil wort chiller) with a closed loop system. If the system were large enough the exit would still be hot enough to still heat the building.

Long time lurker, getting my bearings now. Start up DSP hopeful looking for some advice on a funny idea. (Yes I Googled, no satisfactory info available hence me coming out of lurker-ship) I've been researching Outdoor Wood Boilers for a while for residential purposes and it struck me as a reasonable way to safely and cheaply fire a still. Ideally a copper coil heat exchange in a 200 gallon pot still is what I'm envisioning. Wondering if anyone knows of a commercial DSP using such a method and/or what the pitfalls would be? Initial Q's: Would water/steam be efficient enough or do I need to look to a oil solution? Would the internal heat exchange be feasible or is a jacketed still boiler the way to go? If anyone has experience with such a set up has heat control been an issue? Is this a really stupid idea and that's why there's not a lot of info floating around? The names Scott, initially working on both bourbons and single malts, interested in small scale artisan setups.

Hi All, I live in a rural location of WV where the nearest quality beverage store is seriously far away. This make sampling the current market difficult. What, if any, online retailers have you seen that offer spirits that you'd: a) recommend, sample, or c) where you're selling your own? I've seen most distillers have their own online stores, but I'd like to browse many brands and compare.