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Distilling Equipment DISTILLING EQUIPMENT Universal Still MinneMod MinneMod Figgins Reciprocator Pilot Still Low Profile 500 200 Electric EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Still Pot with CIP Spray Ball Full Copper, 500L Pot Full Copper, 200L Pot Identical twin pots Stainless Steel Still Pot 3’ - 4' shorter than our Steam jacket or electric Bain Steam jacket or electric Single pass vodka purity with fewer Alembic Condenser / comparable 16-plate vodka Marie heat Bain Marie heat bubble plates Spout Electric Heating column system Optional mixing motor Optional mixing motor Increased copper contact Element Various Helmet Options Copper or stainless walled, Optional glass, copper or Faster heat up time Basic System Control Available 8” bubble plate columns can stainless walled, 6” Shorter footprint and height required Panel Full Copper Alembic Arm be assembled on top of pot, bubble plate columns with fewer columns and bubble plates Modular Design allows Gin Basket or as a side column Stainless dephlegmator Either simple pot or hybrid column for scalable bubble plate Dual 10x Bubble Plate sections within the Stainless dephlegmator Columns with 10x CIP Spray Interchangeable helmet operation possible column Balls, Dephlegmator and Spirit Interchangeable helmet and and column options, Hard piped CIP manifold Bubble Plate Sections Locker Bases column options, including including botanical Storage tanks in column base can be Stainless, Stainless Condenser, Parrot botanical infusion chamber infusion chamber Copper or Clear Glass Spout, Base All column components All column components Optional Gin Basket clamp together with 8” TC clamp together with 6” Full Copper Option Sizes range from 50L— flanges for ease of cleaning TC flanges for ease of 200L and configuration flexibility cleaning and 8” diameter condenser configuration flexibility Integrated spirit lockers 3” diameter condenser under bubble plate and Parrot spout condenser columns 2018 Parrot spout WWW.MTKA-BEC.COM MINNETONKA BREWING & EQUIPMENT COMPANY ● 6022 CULLIGAN WAY, MINNETONKA, MN 55345 ● [email protected] ● P: 855-773-2337 ● F:877-580-2337 System Application Notes The universal still is our most The MinneMod 500 offers maximum The MinneMod 200 can produce a The Figgins Reciprocating still uses Perfect for recipe complete still setup. It includes a Gin versatility with interchangeable full range of spirits with a very two identical pots simultaneously, development or low cost Basket, dual 10 Plate reflux columns, components (bubble plates, packed compact footprint of only 3’x4’, and resulting in two opposing vapor entry into small scale capable of producing vodka strength column, whiskey helmet, gin basket) features unsurpassed fabrication streams that rapidly alternate in production, for any spirit to produce any type of spirit with quality in copper and stainless entering the reflux column or made from a low solids distillate in a single pass. Each bubble the highest quality and precision. components. Whiskey, brandy and condenser. The slight pressure wash. Multiple distillations plate or column can be individually With a production yield of about 10 rum can all be produced easily and increase produced by this creates through bubble plates can activated or bypassed as desired. This -12 cs of liquor per pot charge, this controllably with a single distillation, additional reflux, increasing the be used to achieve vodka is a very versatile system, fully capable system is large enough to establish and vodka, gin, bitters or other efficiency of separation enough that strength. Barrel strength, of producing any spirit of any desired distribution with very efficient use of flavor infused products can be made vodka purity can be achieved with a for aged spirits, can be purity. Steam jacketed, with 6” ANSI space and ease of installation and to the highest quality with multiple single pass through an 8-plate reached with a single pass flange for mounting mixing motor and operation. This still only occupies distillations. This system is perfect column and dephlegmator. The through bubble plates or paddle. about a 5’ x 12’ footprint, and is for making small amounts of a wide faster heat up time achieved with two passes with a simple Various helmet style options about 11’ tall. 6” ANSI flange for spectrum of products with a minimal the greater heating surface area of column. Water flow mounting mixing motor and paddle. requirement for space and utilities. two pots significantly shortens the through the dephlegmator 250L—2000L Pot Sizes Each fresh pot charge will yield cycle time for multiple distillations in can be used to control 500L Steam Jacketed $35,000 250L Steam $70,950 approximately 4 cs of finished liquor a day. This is a powerfully efficient reflux rate, and bubble at 80 proof, ideal for making and versatile still design. 6” ANSI plate sections can be 500L Steam $74,800 500L Electric Bain Marie $34,000 signature, premium liquors for sale flange for mixing motors and assembled as necessary, 1000L Steam $94,050 Pricing does not include heating or consumption on site. 4” tri-clamp paddles. to achieve the desired adapter for mixing motor. degree of separation. 1500L Steam $158,400 Elements and controls. 250L Pots Steam Jacketed $53,350 200L Steam Jacketed $19,900 50L SS Column $1650 2000L Steam $181,500 200L Electric Bain Marie $18,900 50L Copper Col. $1775 Pricing does not include heating 100L SS Column $1800 elements and controls. 100L Copper Col. $1950 In Stock 200L Copper Col. $2350 Special order Special Order Copper Helmet $600 In Stock **Note about spirits styles: whiskey, brandy, rum and mezcal are normally distilled to 60-70% alcohol, possibly aged in wood at that strength, and then diluted to bottle strength for packaging. There are specific minimum aging requirements for certain labeling designations for whiskeys and brandies. Vodka and gin must by law be distilled to 95% alcohol, then diluted to bottle strength, and normally have no aging. Typically, gin is distilled to 95% first (making vodka as an inter- mediate step), then diluted and redistilled through a mix of botanicals (juniper berries and other flavoring components). As long as the 95% threshold is reached at some stage in the process, there is no alcohol strength requirement for the final distillation through the botanicals, but distillate around 70% alcohol for this step is common. WWW.MTKA-BEC.COM MINNETONKA BREWING & EQUIPMENT COMPANY ● 6022 CULLIGAN WAY, MINNETONKA, MN 55345 ● [email protected] ● P: 855-773-2337 ● F:877-580-2337 DISTILLING EQUIPMENT Pot Still Hybrid Pot Still Whiskey Still Universal Still Double Retort Double Pot Still Rum Still EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Still Pot Stainless Still Pot Stainless Still Pot Stainless Steel Still Pot Stainless Steel Still Pot Stainless Steel Dual Still Pots with Steel with CIP Spray Steel with CIP with CIP Spray Ball with CIP Spray Ball with CIP Spray Ball CIP Spray Balls, (in Ball Spray Ball tandem) Various Helmet Options Various Helmet Options Dual Copper Retort Pots, Various Helmet 4x Bubble Plate Available Available Various Helmet Options Available Column with 4x CIP with CIP Spray Balls Options Available Full Copper Alembic Full Copper Alembic Spray Balls and Stainless Shelf/Base Full Copper Alembic Arm Arm Full Copper Alembic Arm Dephlegmator, Arms 4x Bubble Plate Gin Basket with Base Stainless Condenser, Stainless Condenser, Mounted on Still Column with 4x CIP 4x Bubble Plate 4x Bubble Plate Column Parrot Spout and Spirit Pot Spray Balls and Column with 4x CIP Parrot Spout and with 4x CIP Spray Balls Locker. Stainless Dephlegmator Spray Balls and Base and Dephlegmator Condenser, and Stainless Condenser, Dephlegmator 16x Bubble Plate Parrot Spout, Parrot Spout, Base Stainless Condensor, Column with 16x CIP Gin Basket Optional Spray Balls and Parrot Spout, Base Gin Basket Dephlegmator Spirit Locker / Storage Optional Stainless Condenser, Base Option Parrot Spout, Base Gin Basket Optional 2018 WWW.MTKA-BEC.COM MINNETONKA BREWING & EQUIPMENT COMPANY ● 6022 CULLIGAN WAY, MINNETONKA, MN 55345 ● [email protected] ● P: 855-773-2337 ● F:877-580-2337 System Application Notes The basic pot still , with Our Hybrid Still has the same The basic pot still, with The universal still is our most The double retort ‘rum still’ The double pot still traditional alembic setup is capabilities as our ’whiskey traditional alembic setup, and complete still setup. It has a basic still pot with the provides the flexibility to good for producing whiskey, still’, with the 4 plate column an added 4 plate reflux includes a Gin Basket, a 4 addition of dual retort pots. run the pots brandy and other barrel aged integrated into the pot vapor column, makes this an ideal plate “whiskey” column and a Each pot has independent simultaneously spirits. This system can be outlet stack, to reduce the system for producing whiskey, 16 Plate “vodka’ column, heat sources. Each retort (reciprocating style) or used in larger sizes as a overall footprint. As with our brandy and other barrel aged capable of producing vodka can be activated or alternated sequentially for stripping still, or with multiple whiskey still, this system spirits. Each bubble plate or strength distillate in a single bypassed, as desired. The semi-continuous passes, it will achieve higher would be very effective for the entire column can be pass. Each bubble plate or distillate can be redirected operation. Columns of any strength output. Steam making whiskey and brandy activated or bypassed as column can be individually to fill either the retort or a configuration, as well as a jacketed, with a 6” ANSI with a single distillation. desired. This system can be activated or bypassed as collection tank. The main gin basket may be added flange for mixing motor and Steam jacketed, with a 6” used in larger sizes as a desired. This is a very still pot is steam jacketed, as needed. Both still pots paddle. ANSI flange for mixing motor stripping still, or with multiple versatile system, fully capable with a 6” ANSI flange for will be steam jacketed and and paddle.
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