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That's quite all right, I'm just happy to be alive and well. Coop

Off Topic but, I wanted to wish everyone here and those connected with the ADI and forum a Merry Christmas and a Happy and money making new year. Best of luck to you all, Coop

I was thinking more along the lines of "Green Acres". Good job and hope you get a good one. We use Quick Books and Quick Books Point of sale here. Good programs. Have fun, Coop

No we are not. It is easier to push liquid through a filter than to suck it with a pump. As filter starts to clog up the pump in the xpress filler will work to hard and un even fills will happen. coop

Can anything at all, fungus or a mold like spoor even live in 40 percent alcohol? let a lone 125 percent. I have heard of some wines and ciders getting some growth but never spirits. Just asking. Coop

We use a .45 inline cartridge with our xpress filler. We pump through filter into a holding tank that the zpress filler draws from with no problems. Coo[

Coop is short for Cooper. Coopers were barrel makers so I am not sure what my ancestors were as I have only been able to check back to the 1880's. My grand father was a share cropper (white slaves) before migrating west from Arkansas. Very early many migrants took there names from the jobs they did but I am unable to confirm that that is what they originally did. Coop

We at Colorado Gold Distillery do not charge anything for sampling. The state of Colorado limits times and amounts of samples given out. We by state law cannot charge but we only give 1/4 of one ounce of three products we produce here. We go by the motto "If they try our products they will buy" Coop

The one we use is rated at 245,000 btu but that is at sea level. We are at 6100 ft and our still is a 300 ltr. It takes about 2hr 45min for the first run of the day then each run gets shorter after the still has been heated up. But remember you can never have too much steam so larger is better. Coop

We get all our grain from local farmers and it comes to us in 2000# totes loaded on pallets. Coop

Thank you, but all must remember it took 3 years to get here so those who are just starting out it will take time and money to get there. Coop

Well established distillery in Western Colorado is looking for investors. We have an established product line of Vodka, Gin, Corn Whiskey, Bourbon Whiskey, Agave Spirits(Tequila) and a seasonal Brandy. We recently signed with a national distributor, SWS of Colorado and need to ramp up production on some spirits lines, mainly Bourbon. I am going to be selling off 30% of my company in order to become a debt free company and increase production. We have been in business for 3 years and are now in the position to grow and move into other states for distribution but need to make sure production can keep up with demand. With additional capital we would then be able to make quantity purchases which will bring down production cost and increase bottom line. Business has a retail store front with very loyal customer base. Our web site is www.coloradogolddistillers.com, serious inquires only. e-mail is coop2@sopris.net, phone number is 970-856-2600. Thanks, Coop

Your boiler is really the heart and sole of the operation. Do not skimp on quality. If the boiler goes down so does the business. We have a Burnham with cast iron exchangers. Coop

I think if you "Dry Rolled Corn" you would end up with cracked corn. Still need to cook the mash to get out the starch. Coop

My error on price, they were 133.50, this is what happens when you start to get old. They came from Independent Stave Company in Missouri. They are listed in ADI directory. Sweetest barrels I have ever seen, wrapped right for shipping, tight.

OK, mine is a Straight Bourbon Whiskey and labeled as so. Sorry, some of the rules are so confusing. Coop

What part did I miss?? Or was it in labeling?? Coop

A barrel is a barrel is a barrel. Cost wise nothing beats a 53 gallon barrel. Mine cost me a little over $115.00 per barrel plus shipping which we all have to bare. If you are a licensed bonded facility then you need to be making enough product to supply the demand. A 53 gallon barrel of 80 proof will fill just about 250 750ml bottles. You cannot make any money or supply your demand by putting up a 10 gallon barrel a week. Barrel cost alone will eat you up. If you are producing 10 gallons a week then keep it till you have enough to fill a 53 gallon barrel. Two years of aging is two years and no matter what size barrel you are using the rules are minimum of two years in a new oak barrel before you may call it bourbon. The TTB does not care what size the barrel is only how long you age it. In two years you would have or should have 1040 ten gallon barrels. or you would have about 24 53 gallon barrels. There is no way I would not be using the 53 gallon barrels. Just my 3 cents worth. Coop

Paul, after almost three years of using our 16 plate AH still, running as slow as possible we were never able to to reach the 190 either. How we have to do it is we make a stripping run of our wash which gives us about 120 proof. We use only the 4 plate columns to do striping runs. We have two columns, one is 12 plates and the other is 4. Then we do a rectifying run which we can get a 194 to 197, if we run it slowly using both columns. This means that it is taking 20 plates to make Vodka. One has to remember they are sales people wanting you to purchase their equipment. I suspect as you do that their is a lot of NGS being re distilled. I also do not think that you can make Vodka with a pot still unless you distill it over and over and over. Coop

The life time of a boiler or just a hot water heater is determined by the manufacture. His trick is he is using distilled filtered water. If you have any minerals, mud or other contaminants from using a domestic water system or worse in well water you really need to use that drain that if furnished on everything, even daily may not be often enough. We are lucky here after three years of running nothing is building up within our steam system at all. When I blow the valve on the boiler no rust, dirt or scaly build up blows out at all. Even the state boiler inspector was amazed. I have a dual cartridge system on the inlet of the water and blow once a month anyway. You must keep your boiler jackets clean. Clean jackets=clean steam= clean stills. Coop

Pet, I use steam for my Holstein still. My boiler is rated 195,00 btu input. Not sure what to output is but it is pre set at 5 lbs of pressure output however when I run my mash kettle and still at the same time I needed a little more than the 5 lbs output. After contacting the manufacturer he advised me on how to raise the output steam pressure to 7 lbs with a simple adjustment to one of the controls. That is as high as I can safely take it. Hope this helps, Coop

After 3 years of distilling I would not want any thing in my still. The fins and coils will need to be cleaned and would be a problem as things get cooked onto the coils. Steam jacket works great and still is easy to clean. Coop

This never happened. Company does not exist sorry. Coop

What we are doing here is pre selling a right to a finished bottle after aging has occurred, the bottle is then signed and dated, bottle# and barrel#. The customer gets a bottle out of that barrel signed and numbered and is a finished product that is legally manufactured. Coop

Vitro Packaging, and I also use Saver Glass, both contacts are here already you just have to look back for them. Saver is now stocking some for one pallet sells. Coop