jwilcox Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Anyone exploring alternative uses for heads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftturndistilling Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 fuel for my pressure washer (hotsy) .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Holshue Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I use heads in spray bottles to polish my tanks with. I have also thrown some in my windshield washer reservoir so that it will melt the ice during the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetonDistillery Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Ethanol Wall Fireplace.... Sell a few of these fireplaces to locals around your distillery. Then get an industrial ethanol license from the TTB. You can sell the heads to local people. We sell 1 liter bottles of "heads" at our distillery that are used to power these fireplaces. http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Fireplace-Accessories/Ethanol-Gel-Fireplaces There are a bunch of different styles of ethanol fireplaces. Here is one picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilcox Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Teton, that's pretty rad! We recently bought a small train. Using it to move people about during the tour. Could maybe fuel it with our heads-- would we need an industrial ethanol license to repurpose our own waste? I'm currently using the heads as a cleaning solution-- give a bunch to our lab guy for the brewey. Anyone else doing anything interesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarshCT Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 If you know anyone with a wood shop, they work amazing for cleaning the pine pitch and other saps from wood-saw blades. I don't know if you can market them for that purpose, but they do work well for it. They also work pretty well in the old white gas camping stoves and lanterns if the proof is high enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I'm drinking them...YOLO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleofnowhere Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 They work very well for mold. Much better than vinegar or bleach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natrat Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Better than goo gone for getting stickers off stuff, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorghumrunner Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'm drinking them...YOLO yah Jay! it's like they say, 'sell the best, drink the rest!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleofnowhere Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 They also work super well for starting charcoal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhdunbar Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Oh, as a former regulator I've got to chime in here - you can remove spirits (adn heads are spirits) from the distillery only for certain specific reasons and not incur taxes. I'm not going to lecture on this because I'm not going to lecture on it. My point is simple: don't tell TTB you use them to power the tractor. You'll end up paying taxes. And industrial alcohol may sound like a fine idea, but be careful there too. If you are going to put it in window cleaner, for example, you need to be aware that only certain denatured products can be used without incurring liability. Know the rules. What other ideas did I see ... Listen, do what you are going to do, but remember this, you are suppose to gauge the heads (oh god I'm lecturing) that you produce and that means that your records have to account for what you do with them. You can destroy them. I think that is about it. And you've got to name the person who did the destruction. For some in TTB its "no harm, no foul." But for others .... What was the line in Hill Street Blues, "Be careful out there." End of my non- lecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dehner Distillery Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I put it in my push mower with about 10% gas and mow my yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craft Distillery Resources Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Just how many heads and tail you guys making? You should not have much. I know from reading here, it does not seem popular to do what is usual in a big distillery, which is redistill them. But just reading this thread, sounds like you all have too many heads and tails. Maybe that is what needs to be addressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetonDistillery Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 What do you consider to be too much in the area of heads? Many of us do redistill the tails, so I don't think that is an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendodistilling Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Ha, i think its drink the best, sell the rest, or my favorite, eat all we can, sell the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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