Silatjunkie

Sorry guys, as of yesterday they are sold.

They had followed up with me a few times but then stopped. Last I heard it was still available but who knows...

The specs for these Stainless IBC's is for Beverage. That means ground and polished welds, passivated, and extra sanitary Tri-Clamp fittings, gaskets, clamps, etc. as compared with other versions. 

These are unopened and obviously unused. They can be used as fermentation vessels as well as blending and proofing vessels. We are actually keeping two of them ourselves since we have a total of five of these. 

If you want all three we can look at a better price. 

We are located in Durham, NC

Hey All,

We have 3 brand new, never used 350 Gallon Hoover Stainless IBC totes for sale. Looking for $2300 each and you pay for shipping. Around $2600 new.

Stackable.

Beverage style extras package.

@robbins1993 is this tank still available?

Does anyone have a line on where we might be able to purchase 240 gallon proofing/blending tanks? Not looking to drop a lot of coin...

Hey All,

I have a question which might have been answered before but I've not seen it specifically stated...

I want to make a gin using my own distilled product for the base and then simply blend a neutral spirit with it after the distillation process. Is this considered redistillation or can it be considered a distilled gin since I'm not actually re-distilling any product?

I can't really find any info on this type of process, and in the past I've only ever made re-distilled gin.

Any help would be fantastic.

Anyone have experience working with Global Package, LLC?

I'm wondering what your experience has been like if you're willing to share.

You are not required to have a neutral spirit base to create gin but it is commonly done that way. Most gins are re-distilled.

I'm not sure why everyone thinks it was a still that was the equipment problem.

It was NOT the STILL that was the problem. That was captnKB assumption.

2 minutes ago, Simon13 said:

...aaaaannd I've dropped a month or so.  All it takes is one essential piece of kit to drop behind schedule.  Not so bad really.

It doesn't take long to fall out of any reasonable startup date. Hope it truly gets resolved in a month....

On 7/3/2016 at 11:45 AM, captnKB said:

Silat. Who did you buy your still from?

Hey, just to be clear it was not our still. Our still came from Vendome and they have been fantastic to work with as well. Kyle was/is awesome. He was at the ADI show this year, if you were there you may have met him. Good people.

Our scope will be well beyond that bluefish_dist but I appreciate your response. 

Hi Steve!!

Holy Cow! Sorry!! I never noticed that there was a reply to my prior post. I think we may have recently had a break through.... time will tell of course. We've been going around in circles with it. I will keep this in mind!!

Sean

We've requested pics, even had this particular vendor say they were going to send pics, and yet they don't. When the finally did (several months after the delivery date) the equipment wasn't done and didn't match the state that the vendor claimed the equipment was in... Yeah.... probably the worst service I've ever received from any mfg.

Then when we got the equipment it apparently wasn't even tested or inspected. Welding shavings still inside of it (not so good for pumps). Fittings welded onto the wrong spots. Items we're STILL trying to get repaired by them.... Months after delivery.

In addition, fittings welded on crooked. Parts that are heat warped. significant enough issues that I'm left with trying to find someone to come along after and repair. They are a relatively new company that everyone we spoke to loved, but I will never use a new company again regardless of their references and the hype around them. 

Now, on the other hand, RMS Roller Grinder out of South Dakota has simply been the BEST. Their customer service has been fantastic!! Literally could not say enough good about them. I've worked with Jaki H. there and we had some hiccups (our fault) but they went out of their way to make the stuff painless and simple. They are the best. I could not ask for better from any company!! 

Just wanted to put something good out there too.
What's been bad has been very bad.
What's been good has been very good.

@Scalawag I wish I had known that prior to all of the issues. I have even done the reference list, scoured this forum, etc. and still find equipment that you pay 20-30k for very late, and at least appearing to lack any care in mfg. And that's from the supposedly BEST suppliers! 

And another great thing is simple communication. Which apparently is not all that simple to most mfg/vendors.... And when you communicate, be honest. Don't try to lie for the months that you're behind on my project... That's just ridiculous and yet exactly what has happened!

Has anyone else had difficulty getting equipment delivered on time? Or even in the realm of on time?

What about quality issues? Equipment delivered that was essentially not manufactured correctly and working properly or parts missing?

Customer service that disappears right after the sales part of it?

I feel like there's got to be others out there who have dealt with this from supposedly reputable manufacturers. It's beginning to feel like an epidemic of everything that I purchase. 

I do my research and talk with references, etc. It literally doesn't seem to help.

The NFPA 30 does exempt wooden barrels and casks for storage under 9.4.1 (7)

Has anyone looked at using reusable de-watering bags?

hello all;

We are trying to get our licensing from our local fire marshal and I'm just wanting more information on best places to look. I've tried reading some of the threads here but most of them are a bit further down the road so it leaves me a little in the dust.

I've been looking at NFPA 30 but I see many people referencing NFPA 400, and an F1 designation, plus some kind of barrel exception??? I'm having difficulty finding those documents online.

I've also recently contacted DISCUS but waiting to hear still.

Thanks in advance for any direction.

Sean

TLDR the whole thread, but only read the opener. Here at the BWC, we have 3 beautiful cypress tanks from the lamentably-named but high-quality Confederate Stills of Alabama. Paul manufactured and delivered these himself (picture attached of the delivery night). Here are my two cents, and the expression should indicate the value to which you ascribe that which I opine:

1. You don't need a steam wand. We have a ~$150 model from Amazon that works great, but I can't imagine it is more effective than a nice brush. Sterilization or even sanitation don't seem to groove in my mind with open-top fermenters. That said, the biggest harbor of baddies seem to live under their own protective film of goo, and mostly toward the top (where all the O2 is), and this layer was only ever an item of concern while the fermenters were filled with water.
2. Keep them swelled. We had ours for months before the first fermentation, and had to keep them filled with H20. During the summer, this meant weekly draining and refilling to keep the water more or less fresh. The most gross stuff shows up on top. The only time they were dry was when we first took them, and on the first fill they leaked a bit (not much) for a couple days while the cypress swelled.
3. Filling with low pH, biologically active fermentations is way better and stabler than pure, carte blanche water. So get fermenting quickly and you'll never notice any baddies in there.
4. Graded bottom: optional! Ours do not have a graded bottom. We are a couple of more-or-less athletic guys, so when we need to get the last out, we literally deadlift the two fermenter-feet opposite the line-out and put a 2x4 underneath. With 4,000 lbs of something mostly or entirely water inside, it would be possible, but empty this is an easy task, and not a lot to ask. If you had large ones, or were incapable of hoisting them manually, a caring pallet jack placed appropriately would suit.

Cheers from the Baltimore Whiskey Company!

I just shimmed mine. It's much easier than lifting.

Hall Woolford. Ask for Jack. Been making tanks since the 1800's.

He's one old dude..... lol

I went to JME and spoke to them at length to find this nozzle. It's rated at E100 which is 85% ethanol capable:

http://www.jmesales.com/product/husky-xs-e85-pressure-activated-automatic-nozzle-ul-listed,12952,5238.htm

Would definitely have interest. Probably would not be a large volume at this point, since we are just getting our build out done.