Wayward Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Hey Friends, I was just looking at my iStill50 I bought a few years back for R&D (holding up my collection of hats in my living room) and got to wondering, What hapened to those guys? I remember lots of activity on this board from a bunch of months ago, but then nothing. How are they doing? Do you have one and want to talk about it (good or bad) Anyone bought one recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveflintstone Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 you should check out their website for info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distiller76 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 http://www.istill.eu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Hey Guys, Thanks for the link but I'm hesitant to look to a manufacturers website for unbiased reviews of their equipment and customers service. I was looking for to hear if anyone is still using them, and if they are happy. There were a lot of people with a lot of opinions talking about them last year but nothing at all lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3d0g Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Odin just built his own distillery / training center in Amsterdam. He's moving equipment at a fast & furious pace by all reports. And while iStill isn't my cup of (automation) tea, I can offer a character reference as we spent an evening drinking together last year at ADI. Hell of a guy, never short of opinions, and crazy passionate about distillation. Were I in the market for such gear, I wouldn't hesitate buying from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmorenc Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I run pretty much all his equipment. It's great. It does as advertised, and IMO, is a great value. Anytime I've run into a question Odin has been a great resource. If anyone wants more detailed informaiton feel free to ask on this thread or in PM. Oh, and as noted, he's opened a new distillery and kept new innovations rolling out. On top of it, from what I've seen on his media sites, he's pushing new equipment out all over. The market response alone is a sorta endorsement. Yeah, I think the website and blogs are a good way to check in on the progression of iStill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silversmith Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Most of my equipment is iStill equipment (istill 50, istill 500 and his 2000 liter automated fermenter) and Odin is always available to help when I have a question or need assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmeh Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Another satisfied iStill customer here. We have the 50 for R&D and we're running our small production on an iStill 250 while we finish assembling our 650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Eight D Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Mulderbri said: Here is a link to a great article explaining the equipment and who designed and builds it. As a GENIO rep I can answer any questions you may have. http://artisanspiritmag.com/fall-2016/ Thanks. I believe that is what you might call thread jacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmorenc Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 After taking a step back and thinking about what's next for our growth, I am looking forward to providing a first hand report on iStill's next generation still soon. As I've said, I'm happy with what I have, but looking at adding existing capabilities or going another way I came to the conclusion that it's iStill that continues to offer innovation. Thats how I come out on this. Not to disparage anyone or other equipment choices, but I think the history lines up with present day offerings. If anyone wants my Intel after working with their new i500; check with me late this year after I've had some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrounge Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 mis post. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycVilla Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 With all of these iStills out there in production, I wondered if anyone has a warts an all review of the bigger systems like iStill 2000 or 5000's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graybeard Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 iStill review from the US We purchased an iStill2000 from Odin and have it running almost around the clock making vodka. The grain that we use is very unique compared to your typical vodka as we use long grain white rice, which meant that our heads and tails cuts are very different than traditional grain distillations. The flavor profile that we are trying to capture with the rice necessitates variations from the default iStill settings, something that we were struggling with. In order to help, Odin flew in to our still and spent several days with us dialing in the iStill to our unique needs. The results.....nothing less than impressive. We doubled our yield in half the time it had been taking, running off 96% alcohol in one run. One of the most impressive characteristics of the iStill is the ability to distill with precision and purity, in just one run. Odin went above and beyond in his visit and is truly a partner with our still. We also ordered an iStill5000 and can't wait to get it online to more than double our production. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us. Graybeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsking416 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Last summer I went to the Netherlands to see Odin in his natural habitat, I saw them building an iStill2000 NextGen and it is an impressive beast. I went to Utah recently and took a class with Odin and ran an iStill One and an iStill250 both worked flawlessly. In addition to the stills being amazing the spirits New World Distillery is making with them are genius. Agave Spirit, Agave based Vodka (that is amazing), and a Gin that just jumps out at you then finishes nice and clean. If you have time to wonder what happened to iStill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Spring Distillers Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 On 5/4/2016 at 10:21 AM, Odin said: Here are some pics of a distillery we delivered today to a distillery in Utah, USA ... https://istillblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/new-world-distillery-from-utah/ Two masher/fermenters, each of 2000 liter capacity, an iStill One of 1000 liter capacity, the iStill 500 Pro, and an iStill Pump. We will fly over soon for assembly, testing, and training! Regards, Odin. New World's "Ooma Gin", and "Rabbit and Grass Agave Spirits" that come off these are great! Odin, it was nice to meet you last summer -- I'm glad we had a few minutes on the way to the airport to chat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsking416 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Looks great. I can't wait to use the Next Gen equipment at the next class in Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelbor Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 12/6/2016 at 2:25 AM, Odin said: Can anyone guess what we are developing, here? https://istillblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/tuesday-tech-talk-9/ Regards, Odin. Yes, and I need enough of it to pack 30 inches of it to pack a 6" diameter column. Available for real market testing yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Odin, Following your work on the extractor - why the turbidity in the color in the distillate? Is this being done in conjunction with masceration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Thanks Odin, that's helpful. Is the resemblance to a soxhlet extractor intentional or coincidental? I can't see all of the plumbing to see if it works in the same manner. Generally though, that much carry over I've only ever seen with higher vapor speed extraction. Some very interesting things happen when vapor speeds are high enough to begin carrying over non-volatile flavor compounds, a technique used commonly in the extraction of botanical oils. But, if you are working like a soxhlet, that shouldn't be the case. Boy, Hazi, where do I start with that? I was gifted a jar of some "very fine" hazi, wow was it rough. Not just in tails (it was visibly cloudy at 110 proof), but the heads cut? What heads cut. I told the person, you've got to be fooling with me. How do you simultaneously be happy that this person smuggled some back all the way from Hungary for me to try, but not have the heart to tell them it's absolutely awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Oh oh oh, I am misunderstanding I think, the end result is not distilled, you are draining the product from the boiler. So yes, you've made a large soxhlet, very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 What are the US TTB implications of this? Technically this would not be considered distillation, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDESROC Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I just finished the iStill University workshop in Utah! I have to say I didn't want to leave! I attended the course to gain an understanding of the guiding principles in distilling, how to utilize in order to make really good product and get a 'feel' for the iStill NextGen500. As a food scientist new to world of craft distilling - the content of the course definitely delivered! I would absolutely recommend this course for novices (like me!) and experienced distillers. In just a few weeks, my husband and I will be proud owners of the iStill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTTD Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I can't say that my review is unbiased since we bought a 100L and 500L iStill NextGen and will be hosting a training seminar with Odin at our distillery: https://twotalldistilling.com/classes/ But I can tell you why we decided to go with iStill. I have an engineering background so I approached distillation as a series of steps with a goal of consistently making a great spirit. I visited distilleries and asked a lot of questions about process control and tried to learn more about the science of distillation. Traditional stills are beautiful, but they can be hard to control and a lot of the distiller's time was spent watching the equipment. In the back of my head I thought that there had to be a better way. Fortunately, a friend of mine built an automated home brewing system: http://www.ni.com/newsletter/51643/en/ and I figured I could do the same thing with a still. But while I was searching for a base still to build off, I came across the iStill site. I contacted Odin and he was already building stills with the type of control I wanted. It was an easy decision to buy iStill after I understood all the thought that had gone into it. When I talked to Odin I realized that he doesn't just make great stills, he also wanted to understand the science of distillation. What this meant to me as a new distiller was that I didn't have to go through a bunch of trial and error testing to come up with a great spirit. And we could easily repeat recipes that we liked. We have a small distillery and wanted to automate as much as possible. This means that we get to spend our time developing new recipes and doing the things that we enjoy. This wouldn't have been possible without iStill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 You clearly cater to some very tall distillers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 12/6/2017 at 12:30 PM, Odin said: Here's a link to The Finance of Whiskey: costs, investments, losses, energy input, costs per bottle, revenue, total costs and profit projections if you want to start making whiskey: Interesting, but you assume 96% product yield in your screenshots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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