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  1. Turkey Shore Distilleries makes of Old Ipswich Rums was the first company to use Reed Wax. I went to school with Pete Griffin's son and we were chatting one day about our wax and how hard it was to cool down. After a few beers ( form the Ipswich Ale Brewery next door) he set a meeting the next day with his father, Pete. Reed Wax's chemist Brian, after a few tries he perfected the perfect wax for us. Brian, came up with a custom wax that cools in 15 second. They can make any color to match any label given to the company. Nicest people you could deal with. Reed Wax an I will be at the same booth this years conference. Swing by the booth and enjoy dipping demonstrations. Oh by the way, GO PAT'S!!!!!!!!!! Brady is the Man!!!!
  2. Hello Mott, I am a consultant for craft distilleries and breweries around the country. If you are heading down the route of hiring a consultant to streamline your process, please keep me in mind. You can check out my website @ 1adistilling.com Good luck distilling.
  3. Hey MtnMann, Just email me directly if you would like my contact for molasses. I seemed to have ticked some people of by my post about a molasses source. My post was deleted. My post was truthful and honest without mentioning any names. Sorry to offend anyone out there, if I did.
  4. Natrat, when I studied in Australia back in 2000, I was almost attacked by a Cassowary Bird at a zoo. Very similar to the Dodo but still living. Check out a pic of the bird. See you in Seattle.
  5. 12 pm Tuesday • So You Want to Start a Distillery? panel discussion (60 minutes): John Jeffries of Death’s Spirits, Evan Parker of Turkey Shore Distilleries and Robert Cassell of Millstone Spirits This should be a fun an interesting talk. A few weeks ago, I was not on the list to speak but now I am. This is exciting, Yippie. It will hopefully shed some light on questions that most start-ups have. Hopes, dreams, fears, reality, money issues, locations, tours, codes..... Hope to see some of you there.
  6. John D My 2 cents, to be safe, just wall it off. Last year at ADI in Denver I had a chance to listen to Garrison Brothers Audit lecture. He remember when the distillery got audited, he had chickens on the distillery property to eat up all of the grain that spilled on the ground outside. The TTB officer asked if he had another business going on raising livestock? So to help, if chicken outside on the premise of a distillery almost got them in trouble, I would strongly urge you to make it completely separate from any other building. As explained to me by the TTB back in 2009, anything larger than a bottle size hole in a wall is too big. Reason they gave me was you could pass a bottle through to another space, hiding it and not paying taxes on it. Hope this helps, and good luck.
  7. I have been the past two years and won some awards. I always have a blast but my liver hates me by the end. Learned a great deal and also have met great people. Just curious to see if there are newbies that haven't decided whether or not to attend. I would urge them to go, lots to learn. I spoke with Bill Owens a few months back when he visited the distillery. He expected a record number this year which is great as he tried to sip a god awful rum (It was not mine but another local rum not to be named). Sam, hope to visit your distillery after the conference because I am traveling around to visit family in the Lyman area (north of the city). Never meet them before, I am very excited.
  8. I was just curious about how many people that are going to this years ADI conference in Seattle that are new to the industry? Any people going this year that have been in the past? I am sure some of the distillers from WA will be going that didn't have a chance to go last year.
  9. Natrat, nailed it again. 30% tops from this website. Don't get me wrong, there is some great information on here but thing being typed is much different than what happens in real life.
  10. Look into options of heating you wash going into the still before heating up pot for the run. Getting the wash at 130-140 degrees before the pot still would save you 45 min or so on your heat up time. I have heard of people doing that out there. Ask around.
  11. Consultants can go any direction that you allow them to go unless they have to be in complete control. That is not my Distillery Consulting company. Some have set project costs, some will be very flexible and others are willing to work on specific details for you distillery. It really comes down to, how much information are you wanting to get out of a consultant. Prices do vary a great deal.
  12. Austontatious,Look for a State that allows tours, tasting and that will allow in house sales at the distillery. Also one large aspect of choosing a distillery location is population in the area related to geographic location of the distillery. Travel time and gas can get very expensive, usually that expense is not included in a business plan. Being located in or near a larger city will help with social media and marketing of your products. Finally, if you want to avoid a large head ache, choose a location that is on town/ city water and sewer if at all possible. Good luck
  13. RO water is great to have for your blending down of your high wines. RO water is not ideal for fermenting, There are valuable minerals in water that the yeast like in the water. I conducted an experiment using tap water, filtered tap water and RO water for fermentation all at the same time. The filtered tap water gave us the highest abv yield anhad the best flavor out of all three. All the conditions were the same. RO water machine is a must in my mind for a craft distillery vs bottled water. They are not that expensive and take up less space than 5 gallons of water. Having RO pure water in demand is so convinent.
  14. Good luck with everything in the future Geo. If I can offer my services in anyway that is helpful for you please don't be shy to ask. Evan Parker 1A Distillery Consulting 978-500-2286
  15. Corny yes but if it have meaning behind it than it is cool. At Turkey Shore Distilleries we names all 4 fermenters after the original 4 owners over time that were involved in the distillery located in Ipswich from 1770-1835. I was to pay respect to the first guys to run the distillery in Turkey Shore Rd where Mat an I both grew up.
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