lb distillers Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Any recommendations for a 4-6 spout bottle filler? Was looking at the Enolmaster, but hate the price tag.
JohninWV Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 We use an Enolmaster and it's a pretty good piece of equipment. I'd like to use a gravity filler, but I'm not sure how to filter inline. I like the filter on the Enolmaster for the occasional piece of lint or fruit fly that might, somehow get into the tank prior to bottling. Not sure how the gravity filler guys do this.
kkbodine Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 We pump through a pad filter from the tank to the gravity filler reservoir. Keith
bluestar Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Or buy 4 Enolmatics. Has anyone found a good US source for the pyrex receiving vessel replacement cylinders for the Enolmatic? St. Pats looks like they are out, and shipping directly from Europe is expensive.
Calistoga Distillery Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Dont go to St. pats (RIP OFF) 1,895$ 4spout SS at TCW. I may have a used one with automatic shut off. Email if interested. mike@CJvodka.com
daveflintstone Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 I get replacement stuff from brewcraft; I've broken the plastic top of the enolmatic filter repeatedly. Call them and get their pdf catalog emailed to you. Good prices and good service for a bunch of stuff for your distillery.
JohninWV Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Dave, I googled Brewcraft and a bunch show up. Which one do you use?
bluestar Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Hmmm. I have e-mailed them, but they look to be a US distributor of a NZ company to US retail shops. The web site is not very helpful. I asked them for their catalog and phone number (could not find the latter on the web site).
daveflintstone Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 Brewcraft phone number is 503-281-3941 x310
bluestar Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 Thanks. They blew me off, told me contact a retailer. Since there is none with a good web presence and none nearby, I blew back.
Saxtons Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 I've been quite happy with my XpressFill 4 bottle Level filler. Very repeatable, fast enough for my setup.
coop Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 I have and XpressFill also. Works fine for me. Coop
Rich Morgan Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 WE have several Enolmaster 4's. They are super reliable, really accurate and simple to maintain and clean. You get what u pay for,
lb distillers Posted November 16, 2011 Author Posted November 16, 2011 Thanks everyone. Ended up buying the xpress fill. Hope it works out well. Just need to start distilling!
bluestar Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 I will re-ask my question on the Enolmatic replacement Pyrex vessels: any sources. We would like to use our Enolmatic for absinthe, and that would probably be too high an alcohol content for the plastic vessel.
Rich Morgan Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 I will re-ask my question on the Enolmatic replacement Pyrex vessels: any sources. We would like to use our Enolmatic for absinthe, and that would probably be too high an alcohol content for the plastic vessel. The cylinders on the Enolmatic are polycarbonate, they are good and stable to 100% ABV. We bottle Absinthe at 68% ABV with no issues, however the pvc tubing takes up the Aniseed oils and can taint the non flavoured products we make. We swapped them all for silicone, and not an issue.
bluestar Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 The cylinders on the Enolmatic are polycarbonate, they are good and stable to 100% ABV. We bottle Absinthe at 68% ABV with no issues, however the pvc tubing takes up the Aniseed oils and can taint the non flavoured products we make. We swapped them all for silicone, and not an issue. Thanks, that is helpful to know. I think their tubing is a slightly odd size, but I will investigate.
FrEwing Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Question for Mike at CJVodka - who is TCW - I'm budgeting for a 4 spout filler and was looking at Enolmaster. If there are others out there I'm interested in finding these companies. I have looked at Expressfil and they're close to $3000 . If this company TCW has a system for $1800, I'd like to check it out. Any help would be appreciated. Dick
kkbodine Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Question for Mike at CJVodka - who is TCW - I'm budgeting for a 4 spout filler and was looking at Enolmaster. If there are others out there I'm interested in finding these companies. I have looked at Expressfil and they're close to $3000 . If this company TCW has a system for $1800, I'd like to check it out. Any help would be appreciated. Dick http://www.tcw-web.com/ Cheers, Keith
FrEwing Posted December 27, 2011 Posted December 27, 2011 Thanks Keith - I checked out the site. Will get quotes - Any recommendactions - I'll be filling 375 ml & 750 ml Have limited cash
Brian Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 http://www.greatglas.com/ They made a couple for me....very nice folks to deal with....yes, Enolmaster replacement
Calistoga Distillery Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Sorry Just saw your response. The other place you may want to look at is Criveller group. Keep in mind most of these fillers are from Italy.. SO buy spare parts. express fill might be US made.
FrEwing Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 Thanks, I just downloaded the Criveller Catalog -
Tirador Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 How's your filler search going? I'm just beginning mine and it seems you've already covered a lot of ground. I'm in Virginia often, maybe we could say hello one of these days and talk fillers? I stay in Arlington when I'm there ... you're just past Dullas, almost to Leesburg, right?
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