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Try Rusty Cox. The stills that I sold him put out over 100 gallons of white dog for bourbon per hour. I believe that he has good bourbon in the barrel at a great price. Rusty Cox 1167 Davis Valley Road Rural Retreat VA 24368 Cell: 757-593-1055 Email: davisvalleywinery@hotmail.com

Our Ultra Pro Vodka stills can distill from 25% to above 190 proof and everything in between. Running low wines from a stripping run you can distill to 120 proof, 130 proof whatever you like 120 or above. Our Ultra Pro Whiskeys stills will do the same as the above with the upper limit from two runs being 180 proof. Below is one of our Signature Series, Ultra Pro Vodka Stills with Gin Basket.

Hi Nate, I will get the drawing and pricing over to you Monday. I need the phase and voltage of your electrical system to give you complete specs? paul@distillery-equipment.com Thanks.

We just completed the jeweling on this still. Congrats to my employee Nate for a job well done. if anyone is interested in this still just let me know. It is in stock and ready to go.

If you want to get around that you can store outside in a UL 142 listed stainless tank and it is looked at like an above ground fuel tank. You can store several thousand gallons that way with no sprinkler system needed, but you will first need to check with your city fire and safety inspectors as their may be issues because of your location if you are in a city or town.. I store my ethanol in outside tanks and my fire marshal has no issues with it. If you use storage vessels over 120 gallons or so they will need to be UL listed even if they are indoors. Also you can not store in any type of plastic. paul@distillery-equipment.com http://distillery-equipment.com

MaconBooze, If you purchase one of our Ultra Pro Vodka stills with Gin basket you can make any spirit that you like. You can use it for stripping runs, Vodka runs, whiskey runs and anything in between all by just actuating the bypass valves and opening and closing the plates. I really like the name of your distillery. Are you in Georgia? Anyway email me paul@distillery.com and I will quote you for what you need. Thanks.

Wooden barrels are not required to be UL listed and that of course is a correct statement. I did not reference the MAQ in any way concerning wooden barrels.

RUB, If you need any UL listed ethanol storage tanks just let me know. We can supply them in whatever size that you need up to 10,000 gallons.

My US history lesson, was to point out why your statement that "building codes throughout the US are the same" was incorrect. Thanks.

RUB, The amount you can have in bond will dictate how many gallons that you can store, max. Also the type of storage vessels will do so as well. If your storage tanks are less than 125 gallon capacity, they do not need to have a UL 142 listing in most states. Also wooden barrels of course do not need to be listed. Storage vessels larger than 125 gallons must be UL 142 listed for ethanol storage and they must be stainless steel. Ethanol can be transported in the, properly UL listed, HDPE totes but it can not be stored in those totes. Also if your storage area is in doors you may need flood retention and fire walls as well as a sprinkler system. If you store outdoors in a UL142 listed tank, then it is looked at just like an above ground fuel tank and you don't need anything except the TTB approved locks and in some instances a retention/flood wall.

As far as building codes being the same throughout the US, this is incorrect. We are not France or Germany, thank God. Our building codes differ from state to state. I have built buildings for my business and houses here in Oregon county MO without any building permits or building inspections and that is perfectly legal. The only thing that you need to do in my area to build a home, is to have a perc. test done. The great state of Missouri has no state building code requirements. Many municipalities do have building code requirements in MO, but not in the county where I live and I love it because it means I can build without all of the cost and hassle of getting permits and having inspections, this gives me lots of advantages that people in other states and municipalities do not have. Fire and safety codes may differ from state to state as well, but most meet the international fire and safety codes, as a minimum. Things are this way becouse of the 10th amendment to our constitution. The 10th amendment is written that way, because when the founders wrote the constitution our United States were more like countries, sort of like the nations in the European Union today. Before the civil war Americans said "These United States." We are not a democracy in the true sense of the word. We are a Constitutional Republic and this is why the majority of votes does not matter in our presidential elections. Its all about the delegates, so that the states with smaller populations have more say than they would if we were a true democracy. Anyway, the same building codes absolutely do not apply throughout the US.

That's easy to answer. Over 18" above the floor, the C1 D2 extends out 24" away from any part of the still, so you simply put the control panel outside the C1D2 area.

In the USA NEMA 4 enclosures can be used inside a C1D2 classified area as long as the internal components are non arcing. Our control panels have arcing components inside, however they go outside the C1D2 which is 25" or farther from the still above 18" off the floor. We use UL listed explosion proof motors and enclosures where we are required to. As has already been pointed out, ATEX ratings are no acceptable in the US and of course CE listed devices are not accepted here either.

If you need equipment just give us a holler. 417-778-6100 paul@distillery-equipment.com

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Hi Rick, If you purchased the still from us, the gaskets are fine as is the rest of the still.

We can supply what you need within your 3 month lead time with in stock equipment. Email paul@distillery-equipment.com

I was going back to starcats assertion "You are at 53 amps on 208V, and 46A on 240V" I was referencing the math to figure the amp draw and the output of two 5,500 watt 240v elements being fed with 208v single phase power. Because the elements are 240v and the single phase power supply is 208 in his scenario,the math to figure out the wattage and amp draw is very complex. Calculating the amp draw of 3 phase 240 volt feeding the single phase 240v elements is just slightly more complex: 11,000/(240x1.73)=amp draw. If using single phase elements on 3 phase power it is best to have 3 elements, 6elements,9 elements or 12 elements becouse th load will be more balanced if the single phase elements are wired in sets of 3, however if the load is slightly out of balance becouse there are 4 or 8 sibngle phase elements powered with 3 phase,it is no big deal. It is common to have single phase elements in 3 phase heating systems.

I understand, No problem.

Starcat, I just checked and the controller is one of mine. We have upgraded to a different enclosure and some slightly different components since that pic was taken but the breakers and SSRsare the same capacity as the controller in the picture There is nothing small about this controller. We have sold thousands of them and they work great. On these controllers, one element has on off control and the other has proportional control. The element with proportional control has a variable SSR with pentameter. Both the variable SSR and the SSR are good for 40 amps which is more than needed. Unlike most of our competitors these controllers do not have vents and cooling fans that could draw in ethanol vapors so these controllers are safer. The enclosures are NEMA4. What is the primary component that you believe to be too small? This type of controller is for direct fired electric stills not baine marie stills.

Two 5500 watt 240v single phase elements fed 208v single phase power, draw 40 amps and only put out 8,262 watts. Because the elements are 240v being fed 208v, dividing 11000 by 208 gives an incorrect answer. The math is a more complex than that. Anyway 40 amps x 1.25 = 50, so a 50 amp breaker or fused disconnect works fine in that 208v power feeding two 240v element scenario. Of course if the 240v elements are being fed 240v power, then dividing 11,000 by 240 does give you the correct answer, as long as the power supply is single phase. If you are feeding the single phase 240v elements 3 phase 240v you get a much lower amp draw. To answer the OPs question. If your input voltage is 240v single phase then you need a 60 amp breaker and the 6 gauge wire is fine.

If you want to come here and learn short path distillation we are glad to teach you for a very good price. email paul@distillery-equipment.com

We have equipment financing and lease programs for our equipment. paul@distillery-equipment.com 417-778-6100

I received the email and replied. I'm not sure what happened before. Thanks.

Was he trying to sell you his bottle filler? I've seen them in lots of distilleries and I sold them to lots of distilleries, when I was selling them. I've never heard of anyone having problems. The factory told me that they were fine for distilled spirits up to 60% or higher, if I remember correctly.