Jakehatfield

I’ve tried using a dairy centrifuge for spinning out yeast. The issue is a dairy centrifuge is made to separate liquids so it’ll leave all the solids packed in the   Discs in the bowl. If your solids is very low and your centrifuge bowl is big then it maybe possible if you don’t mind disassembling and cleaning regularly. I ended up purchasing a liquids /solids centrifuge which allows the bowl to open and ejects the solids regularly. Much better! I purchased a small home countertop cream separator to test this about $120 US. It did a great job until it plugged up. Currently I use the centrifuge as the first step in a filtration. Then to a plate filter with 0.45 micron to absolute to achieve real clarity. Works great. Helps the 20x20 plate filters last over 1000gal. 

Pmd you 

This still available?

I’m looking for distillery equipment. Selling anything?

If I’d to guess I bet it’s in northern Indiana. Maybe Mishawaka. 

On 3/26/2019 at 4:18 PM, SpiritProf said:

300 gallon distillery from Corson in Calwell, ID.  Asking Price $95000.  Lot includes Still, Mash/Lauter Tun, 2 Fermentors, Touch Screen Automation, and Spirit Pump.  All vessels are 300 gals working capacity w/CIP and butterfly valves, designed for a 12′ clear ceiling height, and still wrapped in NEW condition.

-Steam heated pot still w/whiskey helmet, agitator, botanicals vessel, 1x four plate column+dephleg, 2x ten plate columns+dephlegs, condenser, and enclosed spirits safe

-Steam heated mash/lauter tun w/agitator, cooling jackets, top and side manways

-2x Hinged top fermentors w/agitators and cooling coils

System is rated for 300,000 BTUs; all it needs is a boiler and chiller. Currently located in Miami, FL.  Feel free to email me with any questions.

 

With the still never being setup and Corson notorious for not sending complete orders and there never being support on there equipment because they are out of business I would be willing to take a chance at 58k. If you get to this point let me know. I’ll come to Miami and have a look 

40 minutes ago, Jakehatfield said:

At this point for me a German still would have been light years cheaper. Not to mention it would be here and I’d be producing a product. I’ve never had an experience this bad. 

When did you order yours if you don’t mind me asking?

21 hours ago, One Foot Crow said:

Hi

I have a 1200lt Corsons Still , two ten plate columns and a four plate. As well as a mash tun and fermentor. I will say that it took way longer than promised to get. But they did compensate me with a reduced price and a gin basket. I have now been using for several months with no issues. In fact I can call or write and they answer my questions fairly promptly. I couldn't afford a German still and I didn't want to go Chinese as I was warned about the quality of their stainless. I found the customer service left a lot to be desired but in the end I did get everything I paid for.

At this point for me a German still would have been light years cheaper. Not to mention it would be here and I’d be producing a product. I’ve never had an experience this bad. 

18 hours ago, Southernhighlander said:

 

1 hour ago, Huffy2k said:

Jake, we have ordered equipment from Specific Mechanical.  The equipment is in production now so I don't have much to report other than we received excellent references about them and they have been a pleasure to work with during the specification/design phase.

What are there build times like? Column design? Plate design? Pricing? 

I’ve seen some specific mechanical equipment that looks pretty nice. I’m wanting to make vodka so not sure on their rectifying columns. Plate / cap design. Any good? 

I appreciate your distaste with injustice and the way Corson is operating. I’m sure you will be thrilled to know  Their website and Facebook is down now. Not sure for how long. I reached out to your company before I found Corson. You took 6 weeks to return my call. By that time I had already gone in another direction. The wrong direction unfortunately. Btw you kinda hijacked my thread.  

2 hours ago, Lorenzo said:

Jake,  I feel for you we almost became a victim of the Corson group, in conversations with them something just didn’t feel right so my business partner started checking into there business, that coupled by all of the red flags that went up on this forum we may have lost our butts !  

If they succeed in filing chapter 11 bancruptcuy, you may not see a dime of your hard earned money, that is not a reorganizational filing its liquidation. I’m by no means educated in bankruptcy law but from what I have read ,There may be a long list of creditors, vendors or banks that have a first class seat to pick the bones of what money or assets they have left. 

Best of Luck

 

You are lucky. My first conversations with them was in August of 2017. I scowered the internet and this forum for bad reviews. I could not find any. Come to find out later the bad reviews on this forum had been removed at corsons request and the forum rules had changed as we were sending our 50% down. At least they changed the rules to allow these posts to stay up to hopefully protect people. I’m thankful these type of conversations saved you guys from these crooks 

5 minutes ago, Southernhighlander said:

Their web site is still up, so I imagine that they are still taking orders.  http://www.corsondistilling.com/

 

I’m well aware of there attempts to deceive other potential victims. As this is why I felt it was necessary to share my experience in hopes that others would not have to go through what we have gone through. This kind of thing destroys good peoples dreams. Btw they have found funding to advertise through google also. Wish they were spending my money on the equipment I payed for. 😕

54 minutes ago, Hudson bay distillers said:

  i feel bad for you , but any time your paying for something that some one promises to build some time when they get there thumb out of there ass your playing a very risky game . if your ordering a custom piece of equipment that is one thing , but if your ordering a piece of equipment that the vendor claims they sell all the time to millions of distilleries then i call bullshit .  personally if the vendor doesnt have it on the shelf ready to sell then dont buy it .....were in the whisky business nobody pays us for whisky before we have even bought the grain to make it ....... we bought a vessel from a vendor that claimed they had it on hand ready to ship , we bought it paid for it money was accepted immediately , it then took them 3 months to ship it , needless to say it was the last thing we bought from that company . be careful out there the world is full of crooks   .

tim     

Holstein, Carl, Kothe, and Vendome all require money upfront with an 8 month lead time. What type of equipment did you purchase off the shelf? 

Yeah, almost like extortion 

I am just stating facts in hope that anyone considering signing a contract with Corson Distilling would be informed to make the best decision. 15 months ago I signed a contract with Corson for a complete turn key 300 gal system including 4 ferms, 1 mash tun, 1 multi purpose 24 plate still with complete automation.  The contract read the equipment would take no longer then 6 months. After our initial down payment of 50% (63k) on 1/2/18 Corson suddenly became silent. I had to send several emails to get a response about anything. Then Corson wanted to change the design and look of the equiptment. After a month of stating my case they did agree to build the  design I was sold. As of Jan 2019 we had not received any equipment and Corson would not return our calls or emails. After leaving voicemails everyday for 2 weeks we got a call from a gal with Corson who assured us  they would be building our equipment and they were short handed. The very next day I received an email from their bankruptcy lawyer, Holly Roark, stating that Corson was no longer going to build the 26k in ferms and if I wanted my still, mash tun, and automation I needed to respond to them with in 48hrs and send 18k more than the contracted price (81k) within 5 days or they would be ceasing operations and maybe filing chapter 11. It’s now in the lawyers hands. There is silence from Corson. I am so disappointed as I am a blue collar plumber who’s saved money for 7 years to have this opportunity to better my and my family's lives. I am at a place financially now trying to start over on this business. I’m not going to be able to make it work. I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else. 

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Well Matt, that will vary depending on what exactly you are making. The steam agitated boiler has the fastest most even heat up you can get. With the six plated 4 in column on a whiskey you can run a min of 5L/hr. If you wanted to make a neutral spirt your run time will be longer without making mods such as a column extention or copper mesh packing of some sort.

If you are interested and would like pics let me know by email. Jakesiphone81@gmail.com. Please no spam. Thanks

$10,500 .never been used. 380 liter stainless steel steam jacketed kettle with agitator and 8" tri clamp flange on top with 4" sight glass to look down at boiler charge. 2" drain on bottom with butterfly valve. Agitator motor is 240/460 3 phase motor. Column that attaches to top is 4" 6 plate with dephlegmator and 2" condenser with proofing parrot.