Castaway Fiji Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 HI guys Does anyone no of any commercially produced vodka filtration units that use activated carbon as the medium capable of processing 5000L + per week? Any thoughts would be much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classick Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 is there a reason you're not considering lenticular filtration housings with carbon impregnated filter media cartridges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindred Spirits Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I always recommend #2 stainless housings with bulk granular carbon to my clients. Its a cheap and easy way to get super clean vodka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 General Carbon in Paterson, NJ has designed and fabricated large scale carbon filtration systems for a number of Caribbean rum distilleries. No affiliation, but hung out with them for an afternoon. They know their stuff when it comes to activated carbon. No frills, don't wear white if you ever go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adasko3001 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Maybe I can help you as we produce stationary filters, as a standard it is a 120cm 4' stainless steel tube with all valves and silicone hoses but to handle 5000L per week I think we can manage a bigger one. Reach me at pl@g-still.com and maybe we can figure something out. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway Fiji Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/12/2024 at 7:57 AM, Classick said: is there a reason you're not considering lenticular filtration housings with carbon impregnated filter media cartridges? They just dont seem to do the job, we have a few here already and the data on them is so scant. If you buy the Pall units it is a serious investment- or you go Chinese but it would seem granulated activated charcoal is still the most effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway Fiji Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/12/2024 at 8:05 AM, Kindred Spirits said: I always recommend #2 stainless housings with bulk granular carbon to my clients. Its a cheap and easy way to get super clean vodka. yeah thats what we are doing via a gravity fed system- with additional carbon on the interior of the feed tank, produces great vodka just super slow- it may be that we just need multiple/ bigger units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway Fiji Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/12/2024 at 11:57 AM, Silk City Distillers said: General Carbon in Paterson, NJ has designed and fabricated large scale carbon filtration systems for a number of Caribbean rum distilleries. No affiliation, but hung out with them for an afternoon. They know their stuff when it comes to activated carbon. No frills, don't wear white if you ever go. Cheers Silk I will drop them a note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindred Spirits Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 10 hours ago, Castaway Fiji said: yeah thats what we are doing via a gravity fed system- with additional carbon on the interior of the feed tank, produces great vodka just super slow- it may be that we just need multiple/ bigger units Those housings are pretty cheap so it wouldn't be too much of an investment to add another one or two if needed. I usually have clients filter 2000L over the course of 24-48 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classick Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I'm in no way affiliated with pall, I just got this marketing email from them, maybe you'll find it interesting. obviously they're trying to sell something, but it's relevant to the discussion. https://www.pall.com/en/food-beverage/blog/sheet-based-activated-carbon-successes.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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