austinhallford

On 1/20/2019 at 10:10 AM, Grant said:

The top is a sink cutout from a Corian countertop.

Chafing Dish

1/2" copper pipe and fittings.

3/8" stainless pipe uprights.  We crimped the tops with a large drill chuck.

We brazed the copper to stainless but would recommend compression fittings instead.

Mash pump from More Beer.

Quick connect fittings. Helps to burp pump for priming and cleaning.

We don't seem to use the valve ever.

10" filter from Home Depot

In the back ground we have some racks from Costco these have been fantastic for drying. I can get 120 bottles per shelf and the neck of the bottle fits nicely in the 2: mesh hole.

We use 15% alcohol solution for rinsing.

Grant, 

thank you for posting these steps you took to rinse bottles. I am going to use your idea! actually im almost done. i was curious if you could elaborate a little bit about the corian cut out? im trying to get the same thing and all i can find is cutting board material (hdpe). did you glue that together or is it a custom thing from corian? thanks again!

Austin

i don't personally use it, but maybe tapioca or maltodextrin could help you? 

On 2/10/2019 at 8:04 PM, Dehner Distillery said:

Here my 2 cents. Hit it with a mallet, soft bumps. Works for us.

Also, here is the 10 million dollar answer. ..........before you fill or if you store empty barrels for a long time cover them with a tarp and put a humidifier under the tarp. This will keep all of your barrels swollen. You can use this trick with wooden fermenters also.

 

how do you avoid molding the barrels/fermenters this way? 

keep your humidity up or spray them with water once in a while. the hoop driver is a must if your dealing with multiple barrels. 

Paul will do you right!