captnKB
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an old saying for you. Good talent aint cheap and cheap talent aint good. If this is your first time getting into distilling definitely hire a consultant with design / build out experience to help you avoid the numerous pitfalls that can be avoided by someone with experience. To answer your question: a good master distiller will be hard to come by for less than 50K + benefits
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If you plan to work with any sort of caustic or similar type acid, definitely get yourself an eye wash station and a shower. Sooner or later something will go wrong and youll be glad to have that shower in hand to save you
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This approach can definitely work. A big challenge many breweries face is adequate space for enough fermentation, so make sure this brewery you are planning to work with will be able to feed you enough wash/beer to keep you distilling regularly. Also check with your state authority on this approach. Ive seen a few states where it was not allowed to distill wash/beer from a brewery
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Yeast recommendation for honey
captnKB replied to Silk City Distillers's topic in Distilled Spirit Specialty
ec-1118 +DAP +fermaid K will make a pretty nice mead. Ive not ever distilled it as the mead was so tasty on its own. Let us know how it goes for you. -
congrats to ya! now the real fun begins
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spokane is great to work with as is custom Metal craft
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I believe the folks at TCW make one but dont know the model number
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are you correcting your proof measurement for temperature? Changes in the temp of the distillate by a few degrees may be skewing your reading at the paarot
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to answer the question through. yes you could start small but, if you cant built a business plan that accounts for enough capital outlay to produce enough product to be profitable, then you may not have a very good plan.
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seen quite a few folks fail as they started small and were unable to grow quickly enough to keep up with growing demand.
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I use fermcap but have never had that issue in a steam jacketed still. What kind of ferment are you distilling? Some malt wash will foam a ton if to much heat is put to it, causing it to foam all the way to your condensor Have you cleaned your condensor recently? If you got any foam into your condensor, the next distillation you do will pick up some of that foam and carry it with the distillate
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Not sure if paulson has that size or not but give em a call, they make great corks and are fast and responsive
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Mountain rose is great and usually has large quantities on hand
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I'm sure @MG Thermal Consulting Can chime in with a good answer for you
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laws regarding what the 1st tier (you the distiller) and 2nd tier (distributor) are allowed to do vary from state to state. In Texas i could not enter a bar or liquor store to sell my spirits without the presence of one of my distribution reps. Check your local laws. Onsite tastings are huge to growing your business beyond the tasting room
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special bulk orders with special sizes/volume
captnKB replied to motospirits's topic in General Discussion
Been there done that. I worked with a high end liquor store for them to select a specific barrel from our rickhouse. We agreed to an approximate price per case with the retailer. The whiskey was then bottled and put in a different bottle than our normal whiskey with a specific sku for that single barrel batch. We then sold all the cases to our distributor (Southern Wine) and the distributor in turn sold all the cases to the retailer. This occurred in california and it took several weeks of discussion and planning to bring it to life. -
Yeah I really want to help any folks new to the industry avoid from falling into the the corson trap. There are so many good still/ equipment manufactures ive worked with over the years and corson is not one of them
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I like Kelvin barrels myself
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Hi JWB, Welcome to the forum. There is a wealth of knowledge to be learned here and many folks who are happy to help. Best of luck on your journey
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Monvera in california is a great screen company I worked with a while back
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@HedgeBirdyep that is the link. @Southernhighlander yes that is complete deadpan sarcasm from me. Corson equipment is CRAP with a capital P. A distillery I worked with bought a 100 gal corson system about 1 year ago and it was leaky, filmsy and so poorly built that it was unsafe to operate.
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http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article187521163.html Corson stills work great!
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Separation is a huge pain with anything but malted barley. We do grain in and give our whole stillage to a local farmer. Using a steam jacketed still with a strong agitator
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I know there are a few states out there that do allow self distribution. Anyone who has self distributed care to share their experiences lessons learned from doing self distribution?
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Adam, Sorry to hear about your dealing with corson. The system that I worked with from them was poorly fabricated to the point of being downright dangerous to operate. @fotoskiis correct about the pressure relief valve, except in the case of a still that might come furnished with a unsized valve that does not do what it is supposed to do
