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Sik looking still!

Wow that is a long haul. I'd love to hear more on this as I live in a border town OR/WA. We plan on making our own washes but I've always wondered about cross that bridge.

We just checked our permit today. worked fine.

Heads up - these things were sold before this ad even went up. She has some different racks new and used, but the 4" racks are gone.

be careful with that. Out here in Oregon, in certain places, Juniper is considered noxious and a big issue. http://oregonexplorer.info/deschutes/EcosystemRestoration/UplandRestoration

Hey John- I was bottling wine last week at a winery here in WA state when someone from the FDA did a surprise visit. The owner of the winery had never had a visit by the FDA and this visit was unscheduled. I'm not sure about your agent but this one had done her homework and had a couple of pages of notes on the owner, the products, and the history of the facility. I asked the agent if she visited wineries and distilleries frequently and her response was that this is new and that Distilleries and Wineries are the lowest priority. This agent didn't know squat about the wine making process, a little bit about the bottling process, and in the end used her flash light to check for mouse poop. She told me that she had yet to visit a distillery but was going to start visiting them soon. Appreciate your continued coverage of this as we all could learn a thing or two and prepared. But like you said it's hard t play a game and not know the rules. Good Luck Roy

Does anyone have a link to TopLine? I'd like to give them a shout.

We talked about that with our consultant and he said that he can not believe that folks have received approval on labels where gin was listed as aged. We haven't dealt with this issue, yes. Keep us posted.

contact Greg Doss or Jess @ Wyeast in Odell OR if you have any questions about their yeast. Those guys are stellar!

Several folks do it. Clear Creek in Portland has done this with their McCarthy's Irish Whiskey since the beginning. They farm that out to Widmer Bros and even include Widmer's logo on their whiskey. It never hurts to ask. Roy

I did have the name and number of a tank company that was making water tanks in NYC for the tops of buildings...lost it but If I find it I'll PM you.

I have received quotes on Cypress and Doug Fir from out of Philly Jack Hillman Hall-Woolford Tank Co., Inc. woodtanks@aol.com Tel: 215-329-9022 I haven't run into anyone making them out of cedar. If you do, please share Roy

My business partner is a EPDM guru- I'll connect you with him via PM. Roy

I too have used the Mori for a lot of bottling and it has been trouble free for me.

Wow thanks for the advice and words of personal experience. Thanks for the TCW suggestion too! Roy

Why are you looking to wash your bottles? I've bottled thousands of cases of wine and hundreds in spirits and have never washed a single bottle. now you have me curious

I'll throw another hat into the ring with Practical Fusion in Oregon.They are some former JV guys ( I think JV) that started up their own gig. Colin is who I have been working with and he has been great. http://practicalfusion.com/pictures.html info@practicalfusion.com

That is looking great!

I'm not sure if Rogue's Malt House out in Tygh valley is up and running yet.

Thanks everyone. We are going for 2000 sf with an additional 450sf barrel house behind our space. About 500sf going to retail and tasting room.

I always end up getting the question "how big will the distillery be" when talking to folks and so I wanted to put it out there - How many square feet are you in? I'm just curious if what we are thinking will work for us will. Thanks, Roy

I always end up getting the question "how big will the distillery be" when talking to folks and so I wanted to put it out there - How many square feet are you in? I'm just curious if what we are thinking will work for us will. Thanks, Roy

I believe what you are looking for is an 'air sparger' and they are used by a lot of wineries and some breweries - http://www.gwkent.com/manual-gas-sparger-for-bottles.html

Is NY a control state? If so, go straight to them. Sometimes you have to pay for it, but there is information there if you ask the right folks.

What I got was ---- Unfortunately due to a high interest in our products our order book is full for the foreseeable future and we are not taking any more orders on for 2013. Therefore if you were looking for delivery in the next 14 months we would not be able to address you request.