Gverseityillery

Yes we still have some. At this time we have about 40 left. My email is kent@grandtraversedistillery.com Cheers Kent

We have about 75 used 53 Gallon barrel racks for sale. Cost is $60 per rack and quanity purchase discount. Cheers Landis@GrandTraverseDistillery.com

I’m glad to see many of the changes. In my area there are stores that have craft sections and up to 50% of these products are nothing but bottling companies. They are definitely not distillers, There marketing companies . the problem is retailers like the low prices and stock their products if your true craft and make your spirits from grain in house it’s really hard to compete and have a bourbon on the shelf for $30. I will be very happy to see on these products in the future the states that the product was to still dead and it will not be in the state the business is currently operating and I will be very happy to see on these products in the future the states that the product was to still dead and it will not be in the state the business is currently operating in We all need to do our part when doing tours in our Distillery‘s to pick up a bottle of whiskey and explain the terminology we been doing this for years. I think these new rags will help customers see through the bullshit currently on market

Do you still have the mill for sales?

Has anyone found a 1/4 oz pourer to make the sampling easier? Have done some searching on the net and can't find a measured pourer that small. Thanks Kent

Hello Please contact us at kent@grandtraversedistillery.com concerning the racks. Kent

Hello Wondering what size of screen material may work best for this purpose? Has anyone ordered this material to filter out the liquid after distillation? We use a 2 roller mill so the grain is not milled to a powder. Looking at buying a steel container and building up the bottom with a screen and allowing the liquid to filter out. Thanks Kent

Thanks for the feedback! We will go forward from here. Kent

In Michigan we have a very high mark when looking at the taxes paid on spirits here. Has anyone had any success going to their state capital and as a group getting a reduction in the state tax paid on spirit? My thought was that if a distillery produces the spirit and uses local agriculture to produce these spirits how about a reduction in the taxes paid? Not expecting much to happen on this here because of our economy but would like to know if other states were helping distillers located in their states. It would make sense because if we are buying our grains that are grown by farmers in the state we are helping supporting the economy and helping our farmers.

What is you contact information???

Thanks for the information everyone! I will be making a few phone calls. Kent

Does anyone have a good source for sweet molasses? Would like to play around with a rum but am running into walls on where to purchase quality sweet molasses. Thanks Kent

We are working on our new web site, almost done but still working on a few details. Mark Gorman is doing the site for us and we like his work enough that I asked hit to place his link on the bottom right of our home page. Our site is www.grandtraversedistillery.com Take a look and if you like the site you can contact Mark via his link on our home page. Kent

We ordered one and the quality is excellent. Thanks, great product!

Thanks Folks We have used white wheat and have been happy with the flavor and yield but as I read it looks like many are using soft red. Just was wondering if I was missing something......... Thanks Kent

We are experimenting with a wheat vodka and still have not decided on what variety of wheat would be best for production. Red, white, soft vs hard. Much to read on them on the internet. Any feedback. Thanks Kent

Hi We also use a caustic soda, rinse, then a citric acid solution to reactivate the copper. Working well for us.

Hello Guy As for the tasting end we just sample a small amount and serve it in "communion cups" that are bought online. The are small plastic cups that hold just a taste, I'll bet it is not much more than a tablespoon. More than enough for a taste but no one would want to come in and waste their time trying to get a jump on a Friday or Saturday night buzz. This gives us the option to refill for a second taste if we want to but the amounts are perfect. We found the source online by searching for communion cups or give me a call and we can pull the order. Kent

Hello Guy We just started regular hours, going with Friday and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Will see how this works for us.

We are interested, Grand Traverse Distillery. As a single purchaser it is hard to deal with the big houses, we can all do better with quantities. Kent

Hi Bob We bought the same filte and found a source for them. Call George and 231-947-8635 and he should be able to find the source where we bought them. Found the original filter, works great. Kent

We have not had any problems yet but the idea of cleaning two sections at a time to reduce pressures makes sense. I also wonder if maybe the temp of the cleaning fluid could be too hot and the two different metals are heating up at different speeds? We heat to about 150F when cleaning the still and columns. Hope this helps.

I believe the key is to control the temperature, alchol evaporates at a lower temperature then water, or mash, we haven't had an issue with this at all