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  1. came in late just to say "Page side, Rage side"
  2. Lead times are insane, shipping costs are unreal. What is everyones plan B? We're looking into bag in box for vodka just to save some glass for aged spirits if this is going to continue for the foreseeable future. Thoughts? Ideas? Insider knowledge?
  3. Thanks for the reply! Ive been looking at shipping container rick houses and noticed in pictures that some bungs were flush with the barrel and curiosity got the better of me. had me wondering if i had been doing the wrong thing for literal years which is a general concern of mine anyways
  4. how far are you hammering bungs into barrels? flush? until it stops? if you still have some skin on the bung once its hammered are you planing it flush? is this even a topic deserving of my mental energy? forgive me, I just work here.
  5. I am thinking about trying a Gin that uses cucumber and watermelon juice instead of water to proof down my boiler after maceration, has anyone tried this? i am obviously afraid of getting a vegetal/stew flavor but thought i would ask the experts. we have a shredder and press so i want to make use of it and watermelon and cucumber have a water content in the 90% range so the yield would be worth the time. Thoughts? ideas? guidance?
  6. Does anyone use the Whiskey Systems or Hoochware calc apps? if so how accurate are they in calculation proof/wine gallons and temp correction? Maybe WhiskeyResources could chime in?
  7. I will be in touch with you around early Summer, our program is new and i think it will take some schmoozin' to go after new equipment just yet. If only someone with knowledge of distilling was consulted before the initial purchase of "something shiny" we would be in a better place, but you know what they say, Do what you can with what you've got where you're at.
  8. Oh man, it is already a long day pushing 180 with a decent takeoff. 2 hour heat up and between 10 to 12 hour run. I just made the executive decision to re run this batch and turn it into Gin, it turned out well. we'll save neutrals for later after some equipment upgrades. our boiler will take up to an 8 inch so i will be shopping around and talking with some manufactures at CBC this year.
  9. How safe is it to run 60-70% on electric elements? ive always tried to stay below 40%.
  10. I'm pretty sure I've read just about every post here and now im just looking for some answers about my particular system. I am a distiller for a brewery and i think our equipment might be inadequate to run neutrals , we have a 6in column with 8 plates (fixed plates but removable) sitting on a 100gal electric boiler w/ four 5500 watt elements . Glycol coolant on depleg and prod condenser both controlled with separate ball valves. (i think this is a source of trouble but need some second opinions) i have packed the column with copper so that each plate has a solid 2-3 inches of mesh and double packed the top 2 plates, my boiler charge on a spirit run is 90 gallons @ 30%ABV, this morning i was only able to achieve 181P despite running very slow and trying to keep the dephleg in check. i realize that a lot of distillers are using proportional valves or even needle valves to control dephleg temps, is this my downfall? im running out of ideas. i know that this subject has been beaten to death, i was just hoping to open a dialogue about our system specifically and try to get to the bottom of it. Thanks in advance for your help, there aren't any distillers in my area that i can call on.
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