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I am working on a proposal for a biogas fired 1000liter alembic pot still. I have calculated 250,000 btu to heat up the mash, and 293,000 btu to remove 200 liters of 50% alcohol from the mash. These are pretty rough calculations. Is anyone able to share real life measurements for a stripping run in a direct fire pot still?

@Kindred Spirits this estimate is for a 500 gallon direct fire pot still. Tuning 2-4 batches per week, with the associated fermenter and still cleaning. I’d expect my estimate is low. I’m including dumping the liquid from the still after removing solids.

That is based on 2-4 brandy distillations per week, and would be the liquid waste from the still as well as rinse/cleaning water. That would be seasonal during the brandy season, but other products could be made during the late spring-summer-early fall. @Kindred Spirits this doesn’t include condenser water which would either be reused or diverted.

I am working on a business plan for a new brandy distillery in a rural county. We will either be in a town with limited wastewater processing ability, or on farm with out sewer connection. I understand the handling of solids/pomace from the stillage, but am needing to learn more about options for dealing with the liquid waste from stillage and cleaning. I'm looking for resources on how to properly handle this waste, as well as what others in similar situations are doing. Waste water flow would be 1000-4000 gallons per week.

@JNorris With the distillation method for obscuration, is a water bath chiller a required piece of equipment to be able to measure volume 'the distillate is adjusted to the original temperature' and restored to the original volume by addition of distilled water. We are pretty much always above 60F at our distillery, and of course, never precisely at 60F.

Item has sold, thanks for looking!

This pump is still available, give me a DM if you are interested or have any questions.

Used 2" USFIP flexible impeller mash pump. With new impeller and just installed new bearings and seals on impeller shaft, have extra mechanical seal kit as well. We've used this pump for 3 years on grain in bourbon and rye mashes, upgrading to a larger pump for our new 2000 gallon system. Works great, 230V/480V inverter and remote control. Asking $2650 FOB Charleston, SC. See pictures in gallery linked below https://adiforums.com/gallery/album/18-2-usfip-pump/

sorry, they are not. Check with Country Connections, they have used racks for cheap!

For sale, used in good condition, 30 gallon barrel racks (these will fit 53 gallon barrels as well). We have 13 racks total. $65 each, or $50 each if you buy them all. Price is FOB Charleston SC, buyer arranges shipping/pickup. Racks measure 44.5"w, 24" long, 11" tall, all 13 will fit on one pallet (total pallet weight 550#). 2 of the racks are 7" height, 11 of them are 4" high.

Can anyone confirm what is meant by 1/16 avoirdupois ounce? Is that one ounce (28.35 grams), or 1/16 of an ounce, which would be a dram, 1.7 g?

We are looking for an 8-10,000 gallon tank for storing our spent mash (grain/liquid mix) prior to shipping to our farmer. Want to be able to dump direct from the still, at 80-100C. We've seen some fiberglass tanks, wondering if anyone has used a fiberglass tank for hot mash storage, seems like it could handle the temperature, wondering about compatibility or the ability to repair. Also considering carbon or corten steel.

My less than one year old steel toed Ariats that are slip resistant, acid\oil resistant, waterproof, etc, have already started falling apart. These boots had seemed great, comfortable and durable. Then I noticed they'd started splitting at the seam between the sole and the leather. Could be my fault for not conditioning them regularly. I bought these hoping to find a semi-affordable work boot after going thru several pairs of hiking shoes, expensive leather Red Wings, and what not. The Red Wings held up well, but they seemed too nice of a boot to tear up in the distillery. Does anyone have a leather work boot they love that has lasted? Any tips for keeping them going? I've thought about picking up some rubber boots for wash down, but I figure I'll forget to change shoes just for that purpose. I need something that will stand up to acid, alcohol, caustic and lots of wet floors. Or is less than one year just the life of work shoes in this environment?

what brand of o2 sensor did you go with