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White out on your monitor works but its has other side effects.....

It all depends on your local authorities.  I know multiple distillery's that are F1 with barrel storage as well as over 270 of spirit.  Its hard to argue with them so be nice and work with them.  

4 hours ago, WaywardB said:

What were some of your key decision points when you selected Rudolph?  

The biggest thing is when they where coming by trying to sell me on the units (the countertop ones) Anton par would never bring one for me to actually try out and their hand held where not functioning on either visit.  Rudolph brought a unit in and sat it up so I could actually see how it ran and use it. Im sure both are good but I just got a way better feel and sales experinece  from Rudolph.  

Yes they (botanicals) are considered part of the formula that calculates organic.  The thing your going to have to watch is that if your organic certified neural is only say 96% organic then if you add anything to the recipe that's not it can push you easily over that 95% organic threshold.  Just because something says organic (like your neural) doesn't mean you start with it being 100% organic then allowing you to add 5% of non organic items. 

we have the Rudolph Research works great and tech support has never been a problem 

Wait you mean something made by Corson wasn't made correctly?  Thats a shocker!!!   

Oh do tell who is it? 

Haven't seen any news on this.  Is congress even in season?  Id be planning ahead for a big jump in taxes if it where me.  Back to the good old days I guess 

Just ship it.  Dont ask don't tell.  

Does anyone out there use a blast of compressed air to get dust and other small particles out of the bottles prior to filling?  If so what kind of filter do you run on your compressed air to keep out any oil or other possible residue from the compressor? 

On 7/20/2019 at 7:12 AM, Hudson bay distillers said:

I 'll be one just give me your address and a time when your not around .

Ha!!  

3 hours ago, MichaelAtTCW said:

There are a few "do-it-all" pumps we sell that can move hot, cold, thick, thin, near or far: Rotary Lobe, Piston Pumps, and Peristaltics. All are great, but none are cheap.

 

What would your recommendation be for a do it all pump?

   Seems that the two basic pumps for transferring high volumes of liquid are flex impellers and centrifugal pumps.  Both come in a wide range of cost and output.  They are comparable on price so what are the strong suits of each?

  Can each one pump a mash? or is that more for Impellers?  What about hight temp.  Seems thats more stable for centrifugal pumps?  or is there some cross over between the two?

 What you all got and what do you do with them? 

2 minutes ago, bluestar said:

That is a different price than the web site (which is lower), so is that a different grade?

$12.75 p lb isn't very close to $4.50 in my book.  

8 minutes ago, eSutras_Organics said:

How many pounds do you buy at a time? Is it certified organic? How old are the berries? Where are they from?

Most important - are you satisfied with the flavor it gives your gin? Because after all it is the quality of the berry that defines the gin ......

At 25 lb bags we offer a very competitive rate of $8/lb for this Grade A, certified organic, plump berries with  deep rich juniper notes..

We get 3-400 lb at at time, Not organic dont need it dont care about it.  The are Albanian and yes they are very soft and delicious great flavor 

We get our juniper for $4.50 pr lb  50 lb bags 

7 hours ago, Jedd Haas said:

You could try replacing the balls and their seals. But first, I would call Sandpiper (Warren Rupp) and see what they suggest. Pretty sure they also have a troubleshooting guide on their site.

about the only think I have ever gotten from Warren Rupp was "take it to a dealer" they have been less than zero help in the past 

Anyone have any experience with the sandpiper diaphragm pumps?  I have one that just isn't creating much suction.  Wondering what to trouble shoot.  I have already replaced the diaphragms and complete wet end assembly.  

2 hours ago, bluestar said:

We will have to agree to disagree on some things, and can agree on others. The last sentence above I certainly agree with the first clause, but maybe not the the second. And the first sentence I am not sure I agree with. I think there are plenty of successful small producers of spirits out there with low quality product, but marketed well and the right price point, can still be successful, if we define success as making a profit. You don't even have to be a distiller at all, just repackage product appropriately. And there are people that go to the grave having conducted business dishonestly, but successfully. Too many sadly.

  In this industry great branding and marketing can (and often does) compensate for sub par product.  And on the flip side the best product in sub par branding will often fail.  

Dewey better get a taller ladder. 

where is it located?

On 3/12/2019 at 8:00 AM, Mixo said:

Thatch, do you guys agitate/stir or let the grist hydrator do all the work? We want to go really simple, so insulated non-fired mash/lauter combo with sparge arms. Building up our mash scheme and trying to separate our "beer brains" from our "whisky brains". We all have experience in the brew world, but our goals are different now, ie efficient mash, full ferment conversion. We're leaning towards going with an insulated tank in addition to the tankless heater so we can do hot liquor water and capture heat during crash through our HX water for either next batch and/or CIP/cleaning. Hopefully also scavenge heat after distillation and accelerate our stillage cooling to legal 140f drain temps. 

Will your local just let you dump the wast down the drain?   

I know lots of places only get up to 170-175 for their top end heat on the corn.  Why are you guys going so hot? 

I got a 300 gallon milk tank ill sell you we used if for years to blend in.  

2 hours ago, Mash said:

Different State: but I didn't pick the name......

Maybe different state but doesn't matter once the law suits fly over trademark.