Sperryville, Va.
Rick Wasmund of Copper Fox Distillery rakes his floor malting.
This is the only distillery in North America that malts barley grains to make whiskey.
Wasmund's Single Malt Whiskey is often sold before it is distilled.

Want to buy 190 proof alcohol in 30 - 55 gal drums?
Contact Seth Fox at High Plains Inc. 913-773-5780.
sfox@highplainsinc.com.
You must be a DSP to purchase NGS.
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The above is model of a moonshine still from North Carolina.
I have two questions about making moonshine.
If you apply heat directly to a mixture of corn and water don't you produce...glue?
I do know you need enzymes to convert corn starches to sugars. Sugar water that then can be fermented. And then distilled.
I think moonshiners must have added sugar to the mash.
This way the mash that would ferment.
Finally, where did the moonshiners get a yeast strain to ferment a corn and sugar mash?
Isn't is recipe for "rum"
Bill
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Two Items of Equipment For Sale
Pot Still
The Jacob Carl pot still includes a pot and burner, and a four plate distillation column made entirely of polished stainless steel. Very feature rich. It has a custom designed direct fire gas burner that will modulate based on either fluid jacket or process temperatures taken from several points throughout the machine. The direct mount column was built a few years after the pot, but it was made by the maker of the pot. The control system was user designed and installed, but from what I have been able to determine, extremely well done.

Price; $25,000

Make: Jacob Carl
Model:
Age: 1983
Volume: 100 liters
Need waste tank, product tank
GAI Italian Rotary Washer, Filler, KERR Capper
The GAI Monoblock was bought new in 1997 and is a rotary washer that grips the top of each bottle and inverts it before spraying water in then feeding into a rotary fill station and has been used to chuck apply plastic KERR caps 28 and 33mm. Monoblock also comes with a flat dump table that is integral to feed the machine. All change parts to include gripper heads for the washer, feed screws, and star wheels will be included.
Price $24,000.00
Make: GAI Monoblock
Age: 1998
Max Fill Speed: Max 65, 750ml bottles per minute
KOSME Italian 3 Label Self Adhesive/Pressure Sensitive Labeler
The Kosme pressure sensitive labeler is capable and has been used since purchased new in 1998 for applying a front, back and neck label on a series of square bottles. New chucks and vacuum heads would need to be purchased for applications of
Contact Gray Ottley at DRI 208.727.1823
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I'm currently in New York for the 4th of July weened. I will be in Boston on the 9 of July and then on to Maine.
Bill-510-566-9566

Hi Bill,
As we discussed, one of the hurdles for starting a distillery seems to be getting the surety bond necessary to submit the license application to the TTB. We have established a national program to clear this hurdle. We have set up a three tiered program so we can bond the new start up distillery, the under three years in biz distillery, and the established distillery. Normally to get ultra preferred pricing, a distillery would need to have three years in business, good credit, and some assets. Our program allows us to write the new start up distillery with no experience or history, and usually minimal assets and then progress them to more preferred pricing as they establish their business and grow. The bond would be with the same surety so the transitions would be seamless. We would be happy to send the application to any of your members, both new and established, and assist them with placing their operating bonds. Feel free to call me with any questions.

Rob Knode
Balcos Insurance
2211 Rimland Dr., #102
Bellingham, WA 98226

866-514-9500 PH
866-294-9500 FAX
rknode@balcosinsurance.com
www.balcosinsurance.com
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--To obtain a distilled spirits permit go to: http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/index.shtml

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--To obtain TTB list of DSPs go to: http://www.ttb.gov/foia//err.shtml

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--To obtain TTB statistics on distilling go to: www.ttb.gov then scroll down to "spirits" and then the "year".
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--To obtain Distilled Spirits Laws and Regulations go to: http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/spirits_regs.shtml

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--To obtain label regulations go to: http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/bam.shtml distilled spirits manual circular.
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