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  1. Good Day Everyone! Bought some tanks off another distillery and I'm looking to replace/upgrade the gaskets. The gasket is a "full face" gasket. I've only be able to find it on this website: https://www.brewerygaskets.com/full-face-gasket-for-19-5-doors-black-epdm-manway-gasket/ I was hoping to find one in Silicon or Viton gasket, but not sure how to go about finding it. Anyone know if it's an option to get this gasket in other materials? Cheers, James
  2. I've used the FloJet G70 to fill my Mori. I have hooked it to the bottom valve, but found it a hassle, so I ended up putting the hose through the top. That way, you keep an eye on it and close the valve on the FloJet when full. You may not have the set up for this, but elevating a tank for the gravity filler is the best. We've started putting a tote on a platform just above the filler, gets us constant flow. The Mori has a float valve that (mostly works) cuts off the flow when full. Cheers, James
  3. For the first 5 years of our distillery, I ran my still off propane in a metal shed away from our bottling building. We build a fire box, and left it open in the front with a flue going out the top of the small building. The building was built from 2 inch steel tube and the walls were all metal. So, nothing to burn there. Worked rather well, never feared for our safety. We are in Texas, so can't speak to much to fighting off the cold. James
  4. Good Day Everyone! We've decided to off load some of our barrel stock. We are a small distillery specializing in Rum. Attached is our barrel inventory list, it ranges from rum we fermented on site and has been aging for 5 years to some Venezuelan rum that's approaching 3 years in Bourbon casks. There is a fair amount of French Oak finishing in the mix. Take a look at the inventory and shoot me a DM with any questions. Thanks, James Davidson Island Getaway Rum Barrels.xlsx
  5. I'm primarily a rum distiller, but have dabbled in Grape Brandy from time to time. I find they run similarly. Silk's advice is on point. Cheers, James Hye Rum
  6. I have a 5 year old Pit that I use for special fermentations. It's sealed up in a 330 gallon tote that I only open to add to and pull out off. It's well molded over. For my flagship fermentations, I will use hot dunder from the still to melt some sugar for the next fermentation. I even hesitate to call it dunder as it doesn't age. James Davidson Hye Rum
  7. Good Day! We are starting to go into wider markets and finally decided it's time to put batch numbers on the bottles incase of a recall. We are also looking to get a semi-auto labeler. The Primera AP362 has been suggested to us. We haven't focused much on labeling in the past as our bottles were screen printed. Now we have some product lines that have paper labels and I worry about the time it takes labeling. Is it possible to get a coder with a labeler under $4k? Our bottles are simple and round. Cheers, James
  8. Good Day Fellow Distillers! Just moved my distillery and I'm in the process of setting up my new space. While I'm designing my new workflow, I've decided to build a workbench (I do some woodwork). I've already constructed the top, it's 6 foot by 30 inches. It's build from gluing staves together. Now I'm working on the storage area for the table. My current plan is to have 1 shelf below the top with sections for my graduated cylinders, tasting glasses and hydrometers. The top will have a tray cut in so the bottle top press will sit flush and it will also serve as a spot for my hydrometers to sit so they don't roll off the top. Below the shelf, I'm thinking of making a hanging rack so I can slide in storage boxes that can hold shrink capsules and t-top corks. My question for ya'll is, what would you want to see in a work bench? What are the tools you want to keep at hand while you are working? Cheers, James
  9. It sounds like ya'll are just starting to look into Rum. It's a very complex and deep category. Without some understanding of what your final goal is, your question really can't be answered. Cheers, James
  10. Thumpers are an interesting piece of equipment. In my experimentation, I've used thumpers quite a bit and still use them from time to time in small batches. There is no good, "Here is exactly how you use them" answer. I suppose I can answer the second part of your question. The remaining liquid in the thumpers is waste. Thumpers are a bit tricky to use if you don't have experience with them. You should be able to find out how Jamaican distilleries use them if you do a bit of searching. In the end, how well the Thumpers effect your product will largely be based on your skill. I'd recommend getting a small set and experimenting with them before buying large scale equipment. Turtle
  11. I'll be using a 53 gallon stall for a while and eventually a 125 gallon. Only reason I'm hesitant to let the botanicals free in the still is that I have internal elements. Eventually, I plan to move to a still with a steam jacket, but not for a while yet. I like the idea of this bag, but I'm worried about the material. Maybe my worries are unfounded as ya'll aren't having problems. This is kind of what I was thinking, but didn't know how to find it! Thank you! Thanks ya'll for the replies, I now have some good options to look into. Cheers, James
  12. Good Even My Fellow Distillers! I released a Gin in a small batch and it went off well. Now I'm trying to run larger batches, but need some advice. In the smaller still, I'd keep my botanicals in a hop canisters you can acquire from a homebrew shop. That works "okay" for small batches, but don't think it'll work for the large. Does anyone have their botanicals in their still? If so, how do you manage them? I've seen large hop baskets that breweries use, but they don't have tops. Any helps would be grand. Thanks, James
  13. If anyone has some extra Idaho bottles laying around, I'd be happy to buy them. Running low and didn't know they'd become in short supply. Cheers, James
  14. It would be a new location, so still working out the details. My hope is that would could get propane at some point. I didn't see any tanks on property.
  15. Seems like a steam boiler is the way to go. I'm worried as I don't think natural gas is available at my potential new location.
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