whiskeytango

I only play drinking games. But there is usually multi players with that as well 

8 hours ago, Galapadoc said:

What are those three extra things on the right in that 16-plate still where the condenser usually is?

Gin basket - condenser with collection tank below? - tank for collecting heads. 
 Would be my guess anyway 

Primará AP 362

Probably the big hole in the side.   Mine is similarly designed.  Just have to bag your botanicals.  Works pretty good 

Just now, Kindred Spirits said:

Flour and water does work, but it flakes off and makes a mess. Plus then hopefully you have some distillery cats to deal with the mice. 

It is a bit messy and yes I do have a distillery cat so pest control Check!  

You can always do a paste of flour and water    

So you have postponed your expansion project for over a year because you can’t get a Vendome? 

Apparently it’s a little salty over here as well.  
 

Ben producing the of the last 4 years.  The market now is getting very saturated so make sure you have something unique 

What is your carb level? What kind of canning line are you using? They vary enough from manufacturer to manufacturer you might need some Specific help dialing it in 

How high do you all stack your barrels,  Talking just the two barrel side racks.  I seam to remember something in fire code (or maybe im just making it up) that you cant store above 10 feet? So that limits you to 3 racks heigh.  I know I have seen them as high as 5 in some other distilleries just wondering if there is a firm hight limit 

12 hours ago, calmandfearless said:

No I haven't asked yet, seems whenever I ask any questions that require more money+equipment, the answer is always yes! And then its followed up upon. I'm in VA.

Inspectors will always default to the “safest” option when asked a question.  It’s the “ I told them and they still blew up it’s not my fault” mentality.  
  Why do you think this is an issue? Have you had other locals say so or you just overthinking it? 
 

What inspectors are you referring to? 

On 2/16/2023 at 1:51 PM, Kindred Spirits said:

Does it have to be a vendome? If not, PM me, and I can help you get set up with another nice piece of equipment either domestic or inported.

If it ain't a vendome is it even a still???  

  Sounds like someone is on the "do you know how to make a million dollars opening a distillery"?   Yeah start with two!  

Id ask you.  What you're planing on producing and what are you planing on selling it for?  The biggest issue with 12 pack cases is when someone is selling something that is not a normal product IE vodka bourbon whatever.    Or if your product is going to be on the higher end of the price even if it's a standard type. 

It's a lot easier to get a buyer to pop for a 6 pack case of an unknown/expanisve item than it is to get them to try out a 12 pack.  Now if your planning on selling cheep vodka its a lot lower buy in for a 12 pack. 

6 hours ago, risenshine said:

I have a similar question but with the reverse outcome. 

What if I observe maturation increases my Proof? so I have 50 gallons at 110 proof at the date of filling (55 pg)
after maturation I have 48 gallons at 125 proof (60 PG)

How is that recorded for ttb?

If I dilute to 90 proof, I have actually increased my bottle output from the date the cask was filled 

Sounds like you have magic barrels that are producing alcohol!  Sort of like the virgin marry I guess.   

But in reality this does not happen you cant put 55 proof gallons of alcohol into a barrel then magically have 60 proof gallons years later.  It just doesn't work like that. 

Most likely you messed up one of your gauging.  Either in correct going in or in correct coming out.  Maybe due to proof obscuration on the way out. 

I think a lot of them do generate their own label layout,  I know we did until we started using a distillery software that we can incorporate it into 

53 minutes ago, DWBM1 said:

@jocko@SeanDG The tanks were selling are way more than 500

See attached

 

How way over.  Cant read any of the numbers on this to do some math 

Go buy a Woden dowel and a pencil sharpener.   Not that complicated 

Yep synthetic cork separates from the wood top.   Obviously Tapi says it my bottles   
  

5 hours ago, Bolverk said:

I know it doesn't compare, but were you using smaller barrel formats along side your whites in the beginning? 

If you’re asking me.  No we went straight into 53’s 

Just now, Bolverk said:

Thanks WT, how long after you got started did you start filling 53s?

We started out with white spirts then started doing barrels about 5 years into it.  Wanted to get a steady cash flow established before we started piling money into barrels 

I agree you just have to go for it.  All the small scale testing / accelerated aging is fine but it's not the real thing.   We have been putting up barrels for Just over 2.5 years now and have around 200.    Hopefully it sells.  lol 

Or find a local stainless fabricator (your going to need one anyway) and pay him half what it will cost to buy one to just bend a piece of tubing.

Any sort of barrel schedule? Showing what you have in inventory.