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I can send you a schematic of a distillery with chiller, dry circuit cooler (for winter-it's up North)which provide the cooling for the indoor reservoir which in turn feeds the condenser and mash exchanger. The chiller was going to be indoors too, but space was not available. I provided the cooling equipment and the use of the dry cooler will cut the chiller use to near zero all winter. Email me and I can send you over the schematic with pictures of the cooling equipment. Mike Gronski 770-995-4066

Paratherm Heat Transfer Products has a variety, including oil and glycols.

There are heat transfer oils specifically made for high temp use. High temp oils are common for temp controllers in plastics manufacture to heat up molds to temperature before processing.

There are local codes for NYC like MEA for instance that make construction a nightmare for owners. You will have to find out what code they are referring to and see if it can be "field certified". This of course means extra $$$. Good luck.

Ryan, Good Luck!. I have a good friend and associate that is a material handling and automation expert that lives in Wilmington. PM me if you need help in that area. Also, give me a shout if you are looking into closed loop chilled water systems & mash exchangers. Great success as well!

I can help with chilled water systems, if you need it. some typical pics on my website, www.mgthermalconsulting.com. Regards, Mike

...I've never seen it (Galv)on any boiler when I lived in Buffalo, just my 2 cents. Mike

Like anything else, I would suggest seeing some of the stills in use, nothing like seeing them in action. That being said, I have specified Jesse's heat exchanger for my water chiller systems for the mash cooling and it matches up very well to my systems. Jesse works very closely with his clients to ensure a well performing operation. Good luck to you!

Brandon, I guess it depends on just how hard the water is and if the water treatment you use doesn't keep it clean.

I know Jesse over at Trident Stills has been keeping really busy as well!

I just shipped equipment to VT, and the engineering firm also is licensed in NH, if you want his name.

Also Pete, I am developing a direct air cooled mash cooler that air will be able to be reclaimed indoors if desired.

Will do, Dave.

Pete, the schematic would work out in the indoor water loop where you could put a fan coil in series with the outlet of the mash exchanger where the water is warmest. You could reclaim the heat in another way to preheat water for whatever use. Since the crash cool is the only place you have high quality heat, unfortunately it is of short duration.

This is a nominal 5 ton cooler, piped in parallel with a 10 ton chiller up in VT. Based on the cold weather there, the 5 ton cooler will supply enough cold glycol to charge up a cold water reservoir via an intermediate BHX. A separate system pump handles the chilled water supply to a Trident mash exchanger and fermenter/condenser. Cooler is under $2,500, and the water/power savings should pay that back fairly quickly. A few distilleries are looking to grab one of these to get them started now (the Govt shutdown has slowed up their start-up!) until warm weather hits and then we can add on supplemental cooling.

If you are set with the exchanger, how a 'bout a closed loop glycol cooler? It'll cut down on water/electrical use. Two week delivery. Mike

This small glycooler is being supplied to a distiller for most all of its cooling needs for the winter. It interfaces with a water/glycol exchanger indoors with a water reservoir and process pump. There is also an outdoor chiller attached to the glycol loop for (the short) summer use up in New England.

I am also introducing a nsf air/mash or wort cooler for high temp side of mash cool (fan has 400 watt mtr) to within 10F degrees of ambient, so for summer you would need a source of chilled water and a smaller exchanger to take out remainder.

I bet many of us would love to visit you, too!!! Good luck!

Hey Matt, Good Luck and look forward to talking to you for any questions regarding chilled water systems/heat exchangers.

congrats! Hope everything progresses as planned! If you get in a bind with any cooling equipment, give me a shout- I have some used/reconditioned chillers as well as mash coolers & glycoolers.

I used to live down the road from you in Charlotte, but now here in Atlanta. If you need to look at cooling equipment, I offer refrigerated and non-refrigerated water/glycol chiller systems, mash shell and tube exchangers and a new air-to-mash cooler. If you are ever near Atlanta, let me know and we can have a coffee and talk.

I do believe there is something to do with sulfites plus something(?) else. I was on medication that was a sulfa-based medication and used to get some doozy headaches and generally had to restrict any wine drinking ( maybe the amount of sulfa in my system added to it). I don't think you can find any "off the shelf" wine that doesn't include sulfites- so something does muddy up the issue.

Many people with food sensitivities get severe headaches and stomach/colon distress from wines with excess sediment. It is fairly well known effect.

Good Luck, I have quoted some cooling systems to your state, distillery growth seems to be booming!!