Charlie

I have a used insulated 1000 gallon horizontal tank for sale. This has been used to hold cooling water. The tank has a top manway and drain on the bottom. It has 10 inlets and 10 outlets on the top for pumping chilled water. The tank is 11'L x 4.5' W x 4.5' H. Call 828-773-7536 for more information.

Thanks,

Alex Mauney

I have a used insulated 1000 gallon horizontal tank for sale. This has been used to hold cooling water. The tank has a top manway and drain on the bottom. It has 10 inlets and 10 outlets on the top for pumping chilled water. The tank is 11'L x 4.5' W x 4.5' H. $1000 or best offer. Call 828-773-7536 for more information.

Thanks,

Alex Mauney

2435mm high 1593mm wide. Please call 828-773-7536 if you have any questions.

I have two tanks 1075 gallon, jacketed in the rear. barely been used. Good for all fermentation needs. $8000 each, come with all the fittings. Call 828-773-7536 for more information. We are in North Carolina.

We have used this chiller for a couple years and it runs great. Due to new equipment we have had to upgrade and need to find it a new home. Price $5000. Please call me at 828-773-7536 if interested.

Thanks,

Alex

I have 4, 250 gallon Conipac HDPE fermenters for sale. $350 per fermenter. Able to lift with forklift. I am having trouble attaching photo's. Please e-mail info@southernartisanspirits.com if interested. Thanks, Alex.

- 550 nominal gallon capacity (580 actual), 42wx48dx74h, 10 guage stainless steel.

- Bottom has a 1" slope to drain.

- 1" sample valve with guard.

- Amphora Society constructed condensing assembly capable of condensing 400,000 BTU/HR

- 6" Grain chute

- 22" manway in top with gasketed lid, fitted with 5 in 1 pressure vacuum vent set at 3 psi positive and .25 psi vac.

- 4" drain and butterfly valve

- sprayball assembly (CPI System) installed in lid through 2" ferrule

- mixer 3 HP 220, 3ph, with two 6" mixed flow impellers.

- Double bottom connected to on side jacket to allow direct fire gas heating. Includes Ribbon Burner.

- second side jacketed for cold water/glycol cooling

- Interior food grade ground (120 grit)

- side manway, rectangular, 17-5/16 x 13, outward openingin 305 SS , Grey EPDM gasket.

- 6 " Thermowell

We have used this tank for 2 years with success. We are currently sizeing up so we are needing to free up space. This tank would be great for anyone making whiskey or rum.

This is a very good deal at 11k. I am having trouble attaching photo.

Please contact me if interested 828-773-7536 or info@southernartisanspirits.com.

Hey Charlie,

Hope all is going well at SAS. I've been following you guys for a little while now. It is nice to see your product appearing in some stores. I hope to try it soon. As far as franchise laws are concerned about half of the states have some type of franchise structure. The easiest way to find out which states have these laws is to use the WSWA's website. They have a nifty state by state function. Just choose all states and then scroll down to XIII. Franschise. It will populate the states that have franchise laws and also allow you to review the specific state laws. The link is; http://sld.gbdev1.com/home.php.

I'd love to talk with you guys about your experience so far. Shoot me an email if you have any additional questions. treym9004@gmail.com.

KMHerring 3,

Thanks for the response. That is exactly what I was looking for. I will shoot you an email.

Not sure what you mean by a franchise state? coop

Some states have franchise laws that govern agreements between wholesalers and suppliers. That means that alcoholic beverages suppliers who want to sell their products in the state must establish either exclusive or non-exclusive franchise relationships with in-state distributors. You could possibly be stuck in a contract with a distributor which isnt living up to his side of the deal for a while. I am not a lawyer. However, these laws concern me when considering distributing in states with such laws.

I am curious how many and which states are considered franchise states. I know TN an GA are.

Thanks,

Charlie

Thanks. I will contact the state and see what I need to do. I just have a hard time paying again for the bottle. I dont mind paying the taxes.

Thanks,

Alex

I have been contacted by multiple charity organizations lately wanting donations of spirits for events, auctions, etc. I am in North Carolina which is a control state. I would love to help these organizations but I am not sure if it is financially feasible. I know this is more of a question for my state ABC but can I just donate the spirit and pay the Fed taxes or do I need to repurchase my gin from a state ABC store? Since im not saleing it I would think I could donate it.

Thanks,

Alex Mauney

Those of you using reverse osmosis filtering system's as I am. At what TDS do you typically change your RO filters? I asked the company I bought it from and they told me it depends on the individual. For our given application what would be the TDS reading to look for to change the filter? I really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Alex Mauney

Thanks guys. Looks like I will be needing a glass one also.

Flex tank USA. I am curious if anyone has any experience with this company? Is there other companys simular to this? I also notice the sell aging tanks. How do you think this would be aging spirits in a HDPE tank? Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Charlie

Dear All,

I am looking for the TTB gauging tables in excel. I could copy them over by hand but this would take a considerable amount of time which I do not have. I am going to make a access database out of them and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Charlie Mauney

Congrats. We got our approval from the Fire Marshall today as well. Only needed to add one interior exit light. Building stuff was pretty easy here.

Our state won't let us apply for our distillery license until we have the federal, so now we wait. But we have lots to do in that time.....

Best of luck to you.....

Congrats. We couldnt apply for our state permit until we received federal basic permit. I mailed the state application today. Hopefully it will go smoothly.

We have received our Fire, Zoning, and Building codes approval. The first initial walk through in with the local fire marshal was very laid back. He told us some things that needed to be done before he would sign off on it. We had to get an additional door for a fire exit, Safety lights for the doors and fire extinguishers. Nothing really unexpected. The zoning/building code people from city hall came down and looked over everything. Since we were sprinkled and an existing building it was pretty much cut and dry. I wish you all luck.

Cheers,

Charlie Mauney

SAS

Did you do corperation or sole propritor?

We are a LLC and have a DBA set up under the corp.

We had a few discrepancies on our application. Our specialist stated they were typical mistakes. I gave her permission to change them and it saved alot of time. I recommend filling out the forms the best you can and mail them. From my experience the TTB is very easy to work with. Before we applied I worked with someone about the bond. I found it to be the most confusing. We are located in North Carolina. If all you have is fire marshall and federal, you are almost in the clear. I have to meet the fire marshall today. Hopefully it will go smoothly. Good luck.

Cheers,

Charlie

Hello all,

As of Monday October 26th, we have received our federal permit! We applied August 22nd and were issued October 22. We are now working on our state application and must get building and fire marshal to inspect. We hope dealing with the state will be as straightforward as it was with the TTB. Hopefully we will be making delicious beverages in no time. Wish us luck.

Thanks,

Charlie

I am interested about online liquor stores. DO you have to be on the vendor list of the state that the online liquor store is located? I have seen ADI member's products on online liquor stores. I am curious about the process of getting a product on the webpage. Does the online liquor store have a bonded warehouse? Or do we mail the spirits once it is ordered? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Charlie

Greetings from Kings Mountain NC! We have applied for our federal permit on the 22nd of August. We are in the final stages of permiting with the Feds. Our DSP is located in a old textile mill. The flagship product we are going to produce is a premium gin. We are also going to have a Mint Tea Vodka soon following the gin. Our goal is to eventually produce fruit brandys of the highest quality. Eau De Vie and aged Fruit Brandys is the plan and we also may produce some other spirits. We look forward to being active members of the ADI forum. We also hope to meet some of you in person in the future.

Cheers,

Southern Artisan Spirits