RodneyAdrain Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 In my near retirement I decided to move my winery to a small distillery. I checked around and asked myself if I wanted to spend all my retirement savings on a still that deserves a million dollar building or did I want to learn to operate a still and make good quality product. I did my research and found Affordable Distillery out of MO. Half of life is being able to ask the right question and if you don't you might get a odd response. So before you talk with a company that sells distilling equipment you need to do some homework. If your a know it all then make your own still. The people at Affordable distillery helped me pick out and guided me into obtaining the proper permits and equipment. If you have a problem with this company its probably because you haven't done your homework to formulate a question that anyone in the industry can respond. Ask a dumb question get a odd response. From the CEO, to Office Management to the Electrician they all have been very helpful. I am presently looking at other support equipment and considering there quotes. There is a steep learning curve in this craft. Remember more then likely they are more the expert on the topic of distilling then the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Rodney, Thanks for the great feedback!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davdear Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Hi Southernhighlander I just called the number I saw on your website but it didn't go through. I had some questions so let me know what is the best way to reach you. Thanks and Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 My office number is 417-778-6100. If you call that number ask for Susan. I'm working from home. My home number is 417-778-6908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I just saw where someone was looking for a 600 gallon mash tun. We have them and we have sold several hundred of our mash tuns to distilleries. If you need a mash tun or any other distillery equipment send us an email paul@distillery-equipment.com We also have lauter tuns, if that's what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Below is a picture of one of our 800 gallon Signature Series Ultra Pro Vodka Stills. The bottom picture is of Nate doing the jeweling on one of the column stands for this still. He does an incredible job. He does it all with a small pneumatic drill and 2" sanding pads. His patterns are always perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I just want to say that the Louisville Kentucky ADI Distillers Conference was great and I want to thank ADI for a job well done. We look forward to the 2022 ADI conference, which will be in our home state of Missouri at St Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 My employee Nate just finished jeweling this 2,500 gallon signature series still pot. Our 2,500 gallon stills put out 75 gallons of whiskey per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Thermal Consulting Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Cool man! What are you using for mash cooling, a straight chiller/reservoir tank or a drycooler for the high temp cooling glycol/water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 11:43 AM, MG Thermal Consulting said: Cool man! What are you using for mash cooling, a straight chiller/reservoir tank or a drycooler for the high temp cooling glycol/water? Hi Mike, Both of my customers who are currently running these stills are crash cooling with well water in my 2,500 gallon mash tuns which have crash cooling coils. For this 3rd 2,500 gallon still, which is in the photo above, the customer will also be using well water to crash cool their mash and for condenser cooling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Just now, Southernhighlander said: Mike, I should add that if I have customers that are in an area where they can dig a well and they are ordering larger stills, I generally suggest that the customer have a well drilled rather than buy a G&D chiller from us because the well costs a lot less than buying a chiller and they use a lot less energy. I only suggest chillers when they are the best, least expensive option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 In the foreground is one of the many stills that we have recently completed. The tall still pot in the back ground is for one of our 2,500 gallon Signature Series Ultra Pro Vodka Stills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Sor Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Photos from attachments disappear somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 On 5/29/2022 at 5:33 AM, Alex_Sor said: Photos from attachments disappear somewhere Thanks Alex. I'm not sure why they disappeared. I will ask the moderator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Thermal Consulting Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Paul, just been talking to the contractor that is installing one of your systems in Durham. Been about three years since that was ordered and has been sitting on-site for a while. Been a thrill getting details on the cooling system combo of hydro cooler and chiller pulled together. So far, 😊 so good 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That's great to hear Mike. You are the man when it comes to chilling systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Below are a couple of the stills that we have built recently: The first is a Pro Series Whiskey Still with heads, hearts, tails receiving tanks and CIP. The still below that is an electric Baine Marie Standard Series gin still with CIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 A couple of the stills that we have built in the last few weeks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 The largest stills currently listed on our web site are 800 gallon. I thought that I should let everyone know that we have been building much larger stills. We have sold lots of stills, mash tuns and fermenters that are over 800 gallons over the past few years. Our bigger stills mash tuns and fermenters come in: 1,000 gallons 1,200 gallons 1,500 gallons 2,000 gallons 2,500 gallons If you are interested in equipment in these sizes please let us know. 417-778-6100 or 417-778-6908 paul@distillery-equipment.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Thermal Consulting Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Paul, Happy New Year! Changing and adding more “dry” and “hybrid” cooling systems to my chiller lines here at MG Thermal. Keep us in mind if you have any applications, especially on your large systems- this is where the kw payback can reduce operational costs. Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Thanks Mike. We will keep you in mind for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Below is one of our barrel dumps. If anyone needs a barrel dump just let us know. 417-778-6908 ask for Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyAdrain Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 I have bought several pieces of equipment from this business. I have never had a problem. All considered in making this type of investment they are fair, competitive, and easy to deal with. I wouldn't go anywhere else unless they simply couldn't get what I needed. Rodney Finch of Katy Lynn Distillery in Carbondale IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Thanks Rodney, we really appreciate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The largest stills currently listed on our web site are 800 gallon. I thought that I should let everyone know that we have been building much larger stills. We have sold several stills, mash tuns and fermenters that are over 800 gallons over the past few years. Our 2,500 gallon stills will put out 75 gallons of whiskey per hour. Our bigger stills, mash tuns and fermenters come in: 1,000 gallons 1,200 gallons 1,500 gallons 2,000 gallons 2,500 gallons If you are interested in equipment in these sizes please let us know. 417-778-6100 or 417-778-6908 paul@distillery-equipment.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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