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11 hours ago, adamOVD said:

High tech gadgetry like Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry I'd imagine. If there's more that 5% fusil oils or other "tails" found it's not a true neutral. I'm just guessing though.

Also if you were going to add more information with your guide, I really struggled with the TTB reporting. There are guides on the .Gov sights but they are pretty cryptic at first.

Possibly short a section on proofing as well as it isn't really mentioned.

Copy that! I'll see if we can work on some content to clear up some of the general parts of TTB reporting and add in details about the proofing process. Thanks for the great feedback!

On 11/13/2018 at 8:07 PM, Foreshot said:

Man I've been wondering what you've been up to, now I know. Kudos! I'll be reading it in greater detail over the next couple days and I'll give you some feedback.

Looking forward to your feedback!

On 11/13/2018 at 4:55 PM, adamOVD said:

I just scanned some it pretty quickly, but I think you did an excellent job covering a ton of key of information in a very concise way. Best guide I've seen so far. Think a lot of people will find this very helpful. Couple points I found especially interesting-  

n 2017, testing was done to all of the spirits submitted to the ADI spirit competition and 80% of the vodka submitted had chemicals in them that indicated that it had not been distilled above the 95% alcohol required to call them vodka

 As you can see, those two rules of thumb illustrate the vast difference between the two distillery models: a distillery bar will need to sell 13 times less booze than the distribution facility.

Thanks so much for the feedback, adamOVD! 

Hey everyone,

We've been woking for a few months on a guide that we are hoping will be the ultimate guide for newbies starting their very first craft distillery. We'd love to get some outside eyes to let us know if we missed anything that you wish you knew during the startup phase or if there are any areas in which we need to expound upon so that there's sufficient education.

Again, we're hoping this will be the go-to guide for new craft distillers. It's lengthy, just FYI - http://distillingcraft.com/starting-a-craft-distillery/

Thanks and looking forward to hearing some feedback!

We just recently branched out and started a consultancy agency for craft distillers. We're pretty competitively priced but realize that there are still people (particularly startups) that'll get a little sticker shock. But we have our podcast, Distilling Craft, and are coming out with some more free resources for people wanting to start a distillery. Is anyone willing to offer some feedback when we get these free resources up? We are trying to keep the startup and newbie in mind and if anyone's been through that phase recently, we'd love your feedback.