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  1. My business partners and i are putting the finishing touches on our business plan and i'm just trying to figure out this whole rickhouse debacle. Is there a company that sells plans i could just give my contractor? is there a company that manufactures a barrel elevator as a sold unit or if this is something i'd have to contact a local elevator/lift company for. I'm trying to avoid having a second forklift as this will be a separate location from the distillery or a pump in/out in place scenario which then i would still have to come up with a solution to lift an empty barrel up high along with air compressor, pump etc.. I would love any advice on design for something in the ballpark of 500 barrels to get us through the first few years and maybe some pros/cons of bunks vs putting everything on barrel racks and stacking vs prefab metal erector set stlye that look like a pallet shelving. and getting a forklift, concrete floors etc. other than the money. we all seem to be on the same page as far as wanting to access barrels with ease for sampling and watching for leaks and were avoiding the palletized on end method. but yet again i could be swayed. I just want to get some diversity in the barrels so i feel like height change is necessary. Were in central missouri so I will have some good temp flux over all and maybe im overthinking the height factor. All opinions/criticisms welcome as i'm coming from the wine and cellared spirits industry and rickhouses are not my forte and im always up for an education. Also if anyone has any relatively local distilleries with small/medium rickhouses I should go see that isn't a shed from home depot or a 20,000 barrel complex. Thanks in advance!
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