Southernhighlander

Where is the trick? I have what HottyToddy is asking for and could not find anywhere else. I don't think anyone else has them. I am very well known for my customer service and the quality of my equipment, as well as the price of my equipment. I don't understand why you have a problem with me offering equipment on here when someone states that they have a need for that equipment. I am certainly not the only vender who does that. I do it more than most because I have a wider variety and a much more comprehensive line of equipment than most. I am certainly not hindering anyone in anyway, on the contrary I have helped a huge number of people on this forum with their equipment needs and there are no negative reveiws of my company here or anywhere else on the internet. Considering the volume of business that I do, I think that is pretty incredible. I have all of the parts shown in your drawing at a better price than any of the vendors that you have listed and the quality of my parts is just as good if not better than the vendors that you have listed. Also I typically have better shipping prices. I am here to help anyone with what they need for filter housings etc. Just send us a drawing and or parts list for a quote or we can supply you with one of our designs.

I didn't see the above when i made my first post. I have the 6" by 48"sanitary spools for $250.71 each. We have spools in stock as large as 12" by 48". These are mirror polished inside and out. https://shop.distillery-equipment.com/collections/pipe-tubing-spools/products/6-x-48-long-sanitary-spool-tri-clamp-tri-clover-stainless-steel-pipe-tubing

It depends on where you are really. Whiskey snobs certainly don't like it but they really don't drink as much as the group I'm talking about. My customers in the south say that it sells really well, but I have customers who do okay with it in the upper midwest and even parts of New England. If you are in Branson MO or Pigeon Forge Tennessee you are going to make a killing. Ole Smokey Moonshine sure has and my customers In East TN and Western NC have done very well with moonshine, which is a top seller for most of them and they do lots of volume.

HottyToddy We have sanitary spools in many different sizes and all of the other parts that you need for making your carbon filters, including the screen gaskets. We have one of the deepest sanitary parts catalogs in the US. Our quality is excellent and our prices are much better than glacier tanks. https://shop.distillery-equipment.com/collections/pipe-tubing-spools/Tri-Clamp-Spools We have double diaphram ethonal pumps for pulling ethonal through filters. We also have vacuum pumps and traps if you want to use vacuum to pull the ethonal through the filter. Pooring it through can take forever. We do not have the vacuum pumps and traps on our site. You would need to call 417-778-6100

I don't have any data but there are rednecks everywhere and rednecks love moonshine especially down here in the South. I know I do. It fits the persona, and that's not a fad. That's here to stay. I'm an East Tennessee Mountain boy and I grew up drinking it. I have 2 or 3 good bottles of legal Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey Moonshine on the shelves in my man cave bar, sitting next to the 18 year Glenlivet, Kilchoman Single Malt, Laphroaig Triple Wood, Blanton's, Bookers, Jim Beam Single Barrel and Elijah Craig 18 year. Yum!!!

Yes you can make your own grounds. Just make sure that you ground both the inlet and outlet of the pump. Some pumps like the floject G70 come with grounding terminals built in, while most other double diaphram pumps don't.

One thing that is very important is grounding your double diaphragm pump if you are pumping ethanol. If the pump is not grounded, then static electricity created by the flow may cause a spark and massive fire and or explosion. This can occur even with pumps with non metallic parts. We have grounding kits for lots of different double diaphragm pumps. 417-778-6100 paul@distillery-equipment.com We do not have them on our web sites yet so you will need to call or email.

I received your email and replied. I apologize for the delay. Due to a very high volume of emails, I am running around 1 day behind with my replies. Thank you.

MGL. Your trolling is not going to stop me from helping people. Also, my stills mash tuns and fermenters are my designs so I am not just a reseller. I am a successful designer and manufacturer of distilling equipment. There is a big difference.

My other mixers work fine. I will be selling most major brands of mixers, that are applicable, not just Brawn. I'm doing the same with pumps, safety valves etc. I want my customers to have lots of options, at better prices than my competitors, apples to apples. We have the deepest sanitary parts catalog in the distilling equipment industry. I currently supply parts to other still and brewery equipment manufacturers as well as food processing equipment and winery equipment manufacturers. If you need quality parts at the best prices let me know. Since you build equipment. I can will give you wholesale pricing on whatever you need.

Give me a call at 417-778-6100 or email paul@distillery-equipment.com. We have stills in over 250 distilleries in the US and several in Canada as well. Below is a link to some reveiws of our equipment on ADI below are some reviews of one of our competitors here on ADI Below is a picture of one of our 300 gallon Ultra Pro Whiskey Stills with a gin basket and copper top on the boiler. http://distillery-equipment.com http://moonshine-still.co http://triclamp.co

It's always best to check all possibilities and it certainly never hurts to do a pressure test to check for leaks. The answer to my question concerning how much mash was left in the pot after the run is complete, is really the best way to figure out the problem

Did you have any juice in the plates when the run was complete? Also how many gallons did you put in the pot and how many gallons did you have in the pot when the run was complete? The answer to this last question will really help to solve your mystery.

You should also check your outgoing coolant for ethanol.

If your mash had the correct percentage of alcohol and you did not leave much alcohol in the pot, the next thing that I would do is check the still for vapor leaks. I would close the system at the product condenser and put 5psi of air in the still and let it sit overnight to see if you lose pressure.. If there are no leaks then the next time you run, check your condenser to see if it is knocking down all of the vapor.

It's a great solution if you know a farmer. The spent mash still has most of the protein in it. A cattle or hog farmer will typically pay for it. You can pump into plastic totes. They bring thier truck and trailer and you load the full totes and unload the empty totes that they bring back. I know of several distilleries that do this. A couple even give it away to row crop farmers that dump it into there manure spreaders and spread it for fertilizer. Now if you already raise cattle or hogs and you are starting a distillery then you are in the catbird seat. I know of 2 farm distillers who own their own livestock and the spent mash cuts way down on their feed bills.

The lowering of the excise tax for one which I imagine lowers the bond for nano distilleries, also the aging period exemption should help. One things for certain, my orders for smaller equipment have increased dramatically since the tax bill passed. Actually my orders for big stills have increased as well but not as much as the 20 gallon to 150 gallon equipment.

Good choice Dehner. We should be a Brawn Vendor by the end of next week. Their line will be added to our other options.

Roller mills typically do not work well with corn. A hammer mill is best for corn. That's what hog and cattle farmers use. Roller mills are best for barley.

Our agitators are inexpensive but they are proven with over 200 of them out there in operation with some being in operation for over 6 years. If there is a component failure we ship the part out right away so that it will reach the customer in a day or two, however our customers rarely have issues with them. Also we offer customized shaft lengths and impellers that we build here. If you need an agitator for an existing vessel, all that we need is a drawing of the vessel and to know whether you are distilling on the grain or not. We can build agitators with shafts and paddles to fit any vessel, with variable speed and reversing capabilities. Our 1/2hp are $1,450.00 with shaft and paddles. Our 1 hp is $1,600.00 and we have agitators as large as 20hp.

Denver Distiller, Wow, talk about missing the obvious. When this customer told me that they were having problems the first thing that I asked is if they were liquefying their mash and they said yes and so then I sent them over to the distillery in VA that does our distilling workshops. They did not take the workshop but they did spend a couple of hours asking questions and learning the process at that distillery, so I figured they were using the correct mashing procedure after that but there must have been a misunderstanding. Anyway, I was really busy when the customer sent over a description of the process and so I did not read before I posted it here, because I assumed that they were mashing correctly, after visiting the other distillery. I just read it and I see what you mean. My process for corn and the process that I suggest to my customers is to add the enzymes to liquify the mash between 120 and 130 F and then heat up to 185 and cook, then crash cool to 150 to add the starch to sugar conversion enzymes and or Barley, then allow starch to sugar conversion to take place than crash cool to 83 f and add the yeast then ferment in an open top fermenter, keeping the temp at between 75 and 85. I think now with what Silk City told us about the RO water (which i did not know because I had never used RO water) and what you just pointed out, the problems should be solved. Thanks a bunch for pointing out the obvious.

Jay, I have some tri clamp mount agitators and bolt flange mount agitators, however we can fab a connection to make something fit your still. We have both US made agitators and Chinese made agitators. Let me know the size of your still and the grain bills that you use. Also I need to know how the shaft connects and the size of the shaft? Depending on that, we may need to supply the shaft and use your paddles or we may need to make you some custom paddles. Once we get all of the info and figure things out we can give you a quote. Paul@distillery-equipment.com 417-778-6100 Paul

It is actually one of my customers that is having the issues. He will be on here in the next day or so. I'm sure that he will really appreciate your input. Thank you very much for the help. I just gave you a thank you point

I never said that he ran a successful batch, but he and I believe that silk city is correct and that the RO water is the problem. If you have any positive input I am sure that he will be interested in hearing it. My customer will be signing up to ADI and will be posting some more questions on this thread. If you have anymore questions or concerns about his process you can ask him directly. He really appreciates the help that everyone has given him

Indyspirits, To address your concerns: So on the plastic stainless totes thread. I posted that I have new metalcraft 350 gallon stainless totes for $1,920 and that I have 550 gallon stainless totes for $2,400. Since I posted that yesterday i have sold 4 of the 550s and i have another customer who is getting ready to pull the trigger on 6 350s. The 350s of the same brand normally sell for as much as $3000. the guy who bought the 4 was really happy and thanked me profusely for posting on ADI. I help people like that on here almost everyday, and people thank me for it almost every day. I am here for my customers. If you don't like my posts you can simply ignore them. Unless the powers that be tell me to stop helping people on here with their equipment needs, I will keep offering my equipment. But thank you for the input