Bartletts Distillery Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Just curious, how do you guys feed your bottle filler? I'm trying to understand how the best way to setup a bottling line. Do you pump your proofed liquor into an eleveated tank that gravity feeds into the bottle filler? Or do you simply elevate the proofing tank? Do you use a pump to feed the bottle filler? What about fire code issues of electrical equipment near flammable liquid? Thanks VB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelAtTCW Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 We sell a lot of fillers to distilleries, so my experience comes from aggregate information. Others on here can (and I hope will) share their own individual experiences. Most commercial semi-automatic fillers are fed in one of two ways: By gravity as you describe, where the final product is in a tank that is above the level of the filler's reservoir. By a pump turned on and off by a level control. The Mori Filler we sell can be fed either way. I would say about 80% of the Mori Fillers we sell are built with a level control/pump. The remaining are fed by gravity. Usually people opt for the gravity version for one reason and one reason only: cost. Unless you designed your facility to use gravity to your advantage, it is much more convenient to leave your tank on the ground. The other benefit to using a pump to feed the filler is that you can run a final filter pass in-line just prior to bottling. You can't do that with gravity. As far as the safety issues you ask about, most of the Mori Fillers we sell to distilleries use a completely air-driven level control and pump system that does not require electricity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Spirit Distillers Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 We proof in a Stainless tank. Transfer the spirit to a tote and lift the tote above the filler with a fork lift. Set the tote on a stand and let gravity do its thing. Good luck, Brad Irwin, Oregon Spirit Distillers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertS Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 We use a vacuum filler and have our proofing tank on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabtastic Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 We use TCW 4 bottle filler with an inline filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBDistiller Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 We use a 6 spout filler from GW Kent and an aquarium level control and a centrifugal pump with our tank on the ground. https://www.gwkent.com/6-spout-gravity-filling-machine.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCNJDistiller Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 On 7/5/2017 at 2:52 PM, nabtastic said: We use TCW 4 bottle filler with an inline filter nabtastic, where did you get your inline filter from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabtastic Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 RC - I’m using a 3M stainless housing 10” cartridge. It was recommended by them. Probably a smaller filter would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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