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Interesting! I appreciate all your insights!

We are working on recipes and a local supplier of Rye has great rye, but it isn't malted. What will be the main difference between malted Rye and unmalted rye? Newbie question i know, but it's the first time working with Rye. Thanks

This might be a stupid question, but what type of corn should someone stay away from. We will be trying out a million different mash bills and I want to R&D without spending a fortune on corn and when we have our bill that we like, then upgrade the quality of the ingredients. thanks J

Hi, just curious if there is a shipping company that people use in the distilling industry for barrel shipment? thanks

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There is a bankruptcy auction going on with a lot of stainless tanks that were used in the perfume industry. Can these SS tanks be reclaimed and cleaned to be used in our distilling industry? thanks

Ok that makes sense.

I'm looking for run times according to column size. 100gal boiler running a 4 inch column would run x time slower than a 100 gal with an 8 inch column? Ballpark figures works for me. Thanks

Anyone have a good lead on embossed foil labels? thanks

did you ever get a quote for the square one?

Thanks Nick. PM me.

Ok, we are shopping around for new and used stills and a 250g Column still has caught our eyes. It was built about 10 years ago. I was wondering what should we look for when we inspect it. It is boxed right now and hasn’t produced for less then 2 years. Thanks

Hi, i'm wondering what people's thoughts are on cycling the temperature in the barrel room. How long do you take to go from hot to cool? Thanks J

new check it out http://www.hillbillystills.com/100_Gallon_copper_distiller_p/hbtk120.htm

Hillbilly Stills has a nice copper kettle and they say it is made by the oldest coppersmith in the US. Just wondering who that might be? thanks

What temperature is the liquid when you bottle it?

wow, surprising! thanks

Just wondering what kind of pressure there is in a still. Say 100 gal... or does the size of the capacity change the PSI? thanks J

If you are thinking of upgrading stills to something bigger, we could be interested in any stills 100-250gal. Ideally Vendome, but we're looking for used so we can't be too picky right?!

Merci

I'm curious about blue corn. Anyone know of a good supplier for it. I'm having a tough time finding one. Thanks

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Being in Canada, i only found Canada Malting Company and Gilbertson and Page suppliers. I'm sure there are others out there and i'm looking at adding to my list. I'm principally looking at bulk purchases. Thanks

Aren't all questions loaded? I guess my question should have been, what are the key positions that a small craft distillery needs to operate without having the owner burnout after year 1. 18 hours are to be expected for sure. In other words, 1 person (the owner) can do a million different jobs, that we all know, but what would be the first few positions to hire for to make life easier for the owner? We don't self distribute but we do have a tasting room where we will be able to sell to the general public (but not to businesses). Also, is there somewhere where i can find what salaries in the distillery marketplace?

I'm working on the staffing portion of the business plan for a few years down the road. I was wondering what type of employees and how many you feel are necessary once you reach a few thousand cases/year? Thanks