What equipment do I need for a distillery?
DISTILLERY EQUIPMENT USES & FUNCTIONS
- Mills. The two main types of mills in the craft distilling industry are hammer mills and roller mills.
- Mash Tun. A mash tun is where you will be performing the conversion of starch to sugar, so it’s not needed for sugar-based spirits.
- Fermenter.
- Stills.
- Packaging Equipment.
What is a Vendome still?
Vendome has been making the copper stills and other distillery equipment for the bourbon industry for over a century in a warehouse in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville. For that entire time, the company has been owned by the Sherman family.
What type of copper is best for a still?
Half Sheet of Copper – 3 ft by 4 ft ( use 18 gauge copper) Amazon has some reasonable priced copper sheets. Roll of Solder – Try to get hold of a roll of 95/5 tin/silver is the best and stay away from anything with cadmium/antimony or lead in it.
How profitable is a distillery?
That is a total possible revenue of $960/day. Assuming a healthy 40% profit margin after Cost of Goods Sold for raw materials, you can net $384/day. Assuming you distill Monday to Friday for 250 days per year, can $96,000 per year after material costs cover overhead, rent, other expenses, and payroll?
How much money do you need to start a distillery?
The exact cost of opening a distillery depends on the size of the distillery and where it will be located. It is possible to start a small distillery for around $30,000. This includes spending about $5,000 on the initial lease and relevant licensing and $5,000 on equipment such as stills and fermenters and mash tuns.
What kind of copper stills do I need for distillation?
Beautiful copper alembic stills in a multitude of sizes for every need. Gorgeous alquitar still kits – includes everything you need to start distilling. All the ‘extras’ you need for simple and successful essential oil distillation.
What kind of equipment is used in distillation?
In addition to the stills, we fabricate all related stainless steel and copper equipment including fermenters, cookers, condensers, coolers, whiskey tanks, bottling tanks, etc. We are also a major supplier of equipment used in the distillation of industrial and power alcohol.
What kind of distillation equipment does yolong use?
As distilling equipment is fabricated from copper and stainless steel, we are perfectly placed to be able to manufacture the kind of distillery equipment that not only works perfectly but also looks amazing. YoLong is world renowned as producers rich with experience in copper fabrication.
How long does it take for distilling equipment to be delivered?
The expected delivery of most of our commercial distilling equipment for sale is 2-3 months from the date of purchase.