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Followed. Sounds very interesting. I do have to say, maybe I'm behind the curve but I never got into podcasts very much. Twitter is something I get a lot of information from. Thanks!

Ain't that the truth! Some companies wanted $230/ea for IBCs (I pay 160-170). If you want a 110 gal fully draining cone bottom tank I used spraysmarter.com and I ordered mine with stand delivered for $310 (I'm not sure if the deal is still going), I think the plasticmart and tankmart prices were well over $100 more for the same tank.

Thanks Matt!

Bluestar, Have never seen those coni-pacs. Do you have any rough pricing you've seen? Thanks!

That's awesome! Metal work is not a very easy skill to master, looks great!

That's a pretty good price on the barrels. Also, the cages are probably refurbished. Make sure to tell them you want bright cages that look like new. I've seen some with a lot of corrosion on some.

I have a 3 basin sink that I'm installing without a grease trap. At first the city told me I needed one to which I responded with "We aren't regulated as food service, I got my 3 compartment because it's convenient and I got it for $50. If you make me jump through stupid hoops I'm just going to scrap the damn thing instead. or cut it apart and turn it into a big 1 compartment." There's things I'll do to make them happy like spending $100 on plastic tube guards--and then there's stuff that's just plain ridiculous. Thankfully the city seems to not have a lot of ridiculous requirements.

Lots of people start out this way--I'm one of them. At about $160/ea it can save a ton of money in the initial startup costs. Just make sure to use brand new, sealed food grade bottles. Even though things are "food grade" you have no idea what kind of toxic chemicals may have gotten into the plastic during it's prior use.

That's awesome! I have to laugh...I was required to put in shatter proof light covers yet we use a glass hydrometer and others are using glass stills. It just cracks me up the stuff we have to do.

Agreed.

Tried Paulson supply? I spoke with David a couple weeks ago and they are now starting to do colored tops.

I ended up purchasing an air operated double diaphragm pump. For the price I couldn't pass it up and I'm hoping it works fine for now. 1.5" in and 1.25" out. *crosses fingers*,

Can your supplier clean the grain? We found a local farmer who cleans the grain and sends it to his neighbor for milling & bagging at a price where buying a mill won't be cost effective for quite a long time. It also saves quite a bit on labor since all we have to do is carry the bags to the mash tun and cut them open.

Until someone comes up with a better term for a rectifying continuous column still (or whatever the correct term would be) there will be confusion. When someone says "I have a stripping still" I think pot still. When someone says "I have a continuous still" think continuous stripping still since (correct me if I'm wrong) continuous stills which take cuts are fairly rare and very expensive for anyone in the craft industry. I find it someone humerus that every time Dehner brings up his continuous still someone has to chime in and say that it's only a stripping still. Dehner always says it's just a stripping still, and when I was down at his place he always referred to it as just a stripping still--nothing more.

Agreed. If you don't have it in writing you will have a real struggle trying to prove ownership in court.

Congrats!

I believe most are made of soapstone, which is quite a remarkable material for retaining heat (and cold). I used to work at a fireplace store where we built large stoves (google Tulikivi) out of the material and they would hold heat from a single fire for 2 days. I think stainless cubes would work, but they wouldn't chill evenly or for as long a period as soapstone. Granite I'm unsure of.

Depends on quantity you want to purchase at once (amongst other things). If you buy 1,000 labels your cost per label is most likely going to be twice as much as if you buy 5,000. It requires a bit more up front but it could save a fortune over time.

And I think for the vast majority, the rest don't care. Unless they are supporting X distiller who says they are from their hometown, they really don't care. Templeton burned a lot of bridges in Iowa, but there's 49 other states full of people who probably don't give 2 hoots. People who buy Bacardi probably have no idea where it comes from, or what it's made of. They care that it's half decent and at a half decent price. Sad but it's the truth.

Thanks, I have searched a couple of those terms but not all of them. I'll check it out I am a bit hesitant to use something which didn't come from a brewery/distillery as I have no idea what may have previously gone through the pump.

Hello, We're looking for an affordable mash pump, something reasonable for a smaller distillery that's just starting out. I'd like something that won't clog with a grain in mash and/or cause me to pull my hair out and wish I never purchased it. If you have something or know of something please give me a holler. Thanks!

Few spirits in Chicago has one as well.

^ Consider that OP is looking at using an instant hot water heater. Hard to say what his output temp of the heater is going to be as it depends on the unit, input water temp and his desired discharge rate.

http://www.brewheads.com/powerrequired.php Quick calculator for finding out wattage and time.

It won't work unless you are just using the element to do the initial heat on the water. You'd have to do it the way Dehner describes in the recent vodka thread.