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Can you tell me a bit about the used barrels (ex-bourbon?, once used? age?)  Thanks

We find that gin stored in plastic (HDPE) loses its freshness (the nose) much quicker than in in a stainless steel container.  I'm not sure of the science on this but have talked to at least one other distiller who had the same issue.

Hello from Winnipeg.  We have distilling for 5 years in Winnipeg and have planned a western Canadian expansion.  Perhaps sharing your space may be a better solution.  If you could send some drawings/photos we can discuss further.

Thanks

Brock

On 4/11/2022 at 6:23 AM, Silk City Distillers said:

Try filtering it into another tank, giving it time to separate, and then fill off the bottom of the tank paying close attention to the oil line.

It's possible that the physical agitation during bottling is sufficient to cause your saturated oils to precipitate out of solution if you are on the bleeding edge.  But that doesn't solve the issues, too much oil, too little solubility.  Sometimes higher proof, like @foreshot is eluding to, can help keep oils dissolved.  Or, reduce the overall amount of citrus peel relative to the liquid volume.

You might have some luck switching to cellulose filter pads along with a plate and frame, with hopes that some of that oil stay absorbed in the filter media, but keep in mind most of what we call "citrus oil" is far too small to be physically captured in a filter cartridge.

 

Silk City - we have a similar problem with our Lemongrass seltzers - we prepare the ingredients is 60% alcohol and once it is proofed down to 4.5% the oil floats to the top.  We filtered with a 1 m filter but perhaps that is not trapping the oil.  Are there emulisifiers that could keep the oil in solution?

I'm not sure it would make sense based on shipping but we have a 125-gallon ABE still we want to expand.  Why are you selling your system?

Could you send me an email message    brock@patent5.ca

Thanks

Brad - do you still have the 25 gallon barrels available?

Bill - do you have the two tanks available.  They look like different sizes (I see one is 540 gallons) - how big is the other?

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I'll second the motion on Purtrak.  We have been using it for about 15 months and it is a great tool!

On this note - how do gin distillers store their gin.  We a few plastic IBC totes where we store our gin @ about 60% and take it out to proof as needed.  I worry about storing in plastic and worry the gin loses its flavor if sitting in a tote more than a few months.

@BismarckDistillery we are just north of you in Winnipeg.  We don't have ready access to winter winter wheat you use hard red spring.  Having said that we use wheat (95%/5% malted barley) for our vodka which is also the base spirit for our gin.  We've been distilling three years and am happy to share our struggles and triumphs if you'd like to chat.  Just a few comparisons to your proposed mash and ours.  We mash 400 gallons and use 800lbs wheat - you are using a fair bit more wheat/gallon.  As mentioned by AdamOVD if you use raw wheat (as we do) you'll want to use GA.  We take our wheat to 180F as we were not getting the gelatinization we needed at 160F - although I would guess that is at least partially depending on the grind of your flour.

Are your barrels available?