Ryan S BJ Hookers Vodka

Hello Georgeous,

Welcome to the fun! Do yall have a brand name in mind yet? 

Hey Paul,

Could you shoot me some images of the still you mention in this thread....

http://adiforums.com/index.php?/topic/7591-rapid-distillation-the-hot-rod-by-detroit-stillworks/&tab=comments#comment-42670

We don't need anything fancy as this will be a workhorse. Main thing is just trying to keep the price down. 

Seems like most of the 600 gallon stuff is not less than 35ish k? 

Any recommendations?

Willing to buy used equipment as well. 

Hey guys I need a fairly priced flow meter to help move product from one tote tank to another. Im basically going to have one tote on top and theoretically a flow meter attached to it that empties into the tank below. 

Something that doesn't cost too much <500$ would be preferable. Main thing is I just need it to be rather accurate. 

So one of our last batches of corn that we ordered started to have a boll weevil problem when it arrived. What are y'all doing to kill these bastards? What kind of grain silo management process are you using? I know the farmers are using different pesticide treatments for silos but what is safe to use for our purposes? I think I can get this latest problem under control but going forward I want to make sure I am taking some preventative measures. 

https://milehidistilling.com/product/digital-alcohol-meter-edrometer/

Anyone using this? Any thoughts? How does it do with a high sugar / rather viscous liquid? 

On 5/31/2017 at 0:14 PM, Ryefarmer said:

We grow soft white currently and hard red in the past. The taste characteristics are similar but the hard red is higher in protein and has a stronger gluten. Plus it mills quite a bit harder. I can't say for sure but the soft white, being higher in carbs and breaks down easier, may yield better.  It's the grain of choice for a local dairy who's cows eat and convert it much better than hard red. (and remember...cows are good methane producers)  

Thanks for the info RF. Where abouts are you growing? 

On 5/23/2017 at 4:07 PM, Blue Sky Distillery said:

Ive experimented with both soft/hard and dont notice any difference in taste or smell.

Thanks Blue. Have you compared white vs red? 

Item is sold! Thxs guys :-) 

Is there a noticeable flavor difference between the dif types? Or does soft white taste similar to soft red or hard red after distillation?

Is protein level/related ferment characteristics of soft/hard red similar to one another? 

We do have the xpressfill as well. Just hoping there is something else that is fairly priced that will speed the process up. I'm even thinking about some manual options that I have in mind. 

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Any good brands of rigid augers that y'all would recommend? 

Does http://www.choretime.com deal in rigid augers? Everything looks like flex on their site...

Groupon has been great all the way around for us. Are there any issues with having both a groupon campaign as well as a living social campaign? 

What are pros and cons of living social? 

EDIT TO UPDATE LOWER PRICE : Will Sell for 15000.00 US 3/28/17

Just flipping through the book Dead Distillers and this is mentioned. 

Does anyone have any old pics of this method being utilized? 

What were pros and cons? 

Seems like an interesting cliff note in distilling history. 

Few more pics...

10 hours ago, Dehner Distillery said:

Why may I ask are you getting rid of it?

EDIT TO UPDATE item is SOLD! 

Only used for about 6 months. Added on a speed controller. 

Feel free to email me @ ryan@bjhookersvodka.com if you have any other questions. 

On January 19, 2017 at 9:01 AM, mheisz said:

Do you have a forklift?  We are finding a fair bit of success milling into bulk bags and then using a forklift to hold it over a rigid 4" auger (`$1K new) to fill our mash tun.  We use the same auger to go from bulk bags into the mill as well so it serves 2 purposes and we can wheel it our of the way easily.  That way we batch up a weeks worth into bulk bags at once and use them all week.  Not sure that works in your setup but we found it to be the most cost effective methods.  For reference we are running a 300 gallon system here.  Obviously some ceiling height is needed to make that work.

 

We do have a lift. Which brand auger are you using? Do you have any pics of your setup? 

Well the time has come that we need to purchase an auger to keep us from killing our backs lol....

Whats pricing like on these things? Best brands?

Depending on how and where we set it up I think were going to have about 30-50 ft from where our grinder is to our tun.

I would def prefer to stay < 5k$. Is that doable with these systems?

Thanks a bunch,

                       Ryan