Nevada has been pretty brutal with us enforcing the state interpretation of pressure vessel law. Originally they said they only needed to inspect our steam boiler, but they came back with a pressure vessel definition that included “any vessel that receives energy”, so including steam jacketed, coil containing, cooling jacketed vessels as well.…[Read more]

I see most barrel manufacturers calling char level 3 a standard char. Anyone using lower levels consistently? Finding anything fun?

Seguin Moreau has some really interesting water and heat treatment barrels that we’re going to play with.

I’ve been self-distributing from the beginning, but now, ~5 years in, I’m looking at expanding into an actual 3rd party distributor to expand our footprint. I’m very hesitant because I can count on one hand the number of distillers I’ve talked to who are happy with their distributor.

I’m looking at initially running a 12-month trial period to…[Read more]

As we approach the middle of the year, medium sized distilleries should be on the lookout for eclipsing the first 100,000 proof gallons withdrawn from bond (~50,000 12 Pack Cases). The first 100k PG of domestic withdrawals with the lower FET rate is $2.70/PG. After 100,000 PG withdrawn, the rate is $13.34/PG up to 22.13 mil PG.

A couple of…[Read more]

Hey all,

We are looking at opting for an electronic safety management systems (the one we are looking at is JJ keller). Does anyone else use them or something similar? Just want to get a feel for our options before we pull the trigger on anything