I need 4000-4500 for full tanker of molasses, suppliers suggested 2 poly flat bottom 3000 tanks, but I am in an eclectic downtown area, and can make this 'fit in' better than poly tanks, and it is stainless and was $4500 delivered.. I guess it was used as a water tank for a high pressure blasting company that used it to supply water to remove stripes from runways, they transported it around the county to job sites... clean inside except for a few leaves that came in through open sensor flanges. Rated at 4 Bar working pressure according to the boiler plate, so it should handle the 1.5SG no problem... I will fill it full with water before molasses.... just to make sure.... then use it to water the lawn for a few weeks I guess... I put a time-lapse video on the FB page of us unloading it... it washeavy, I think 7700lb
Until Elon offers to send it to Mars, it will remain horizontal...
The beauty is that it does not need an engineered pad like a pretty vertical tank would... and I can move it when empty with dollies that are $65/pr.. Trust me, I wanted a big shiny stainless vertical stainless tank... but $60k when all said and done... vs $4500..
@Homebrew I use C60 as I find it a little softer than EDV493. That said, a lot of people use bakers yeast (be aware it doesn't tolerate high abv). FYI, Most brewers yeast is grown up on a molasses substrate ;-)
@crozdog said:
Homebrew I use C60 as I find it a little softer than EDV493. That said, a lot of people use bakers yeast (be aware it doesn't tolerate high abv). FYI, Most brewers yeast is grown up on a molasses substrate ;-)
$32 for a 500g pack... even when purchasing a box of 20 I have been using some of the White Star Rum Yeasts that are half that cost. (500g price drops from $30/$50 to $15/$25 when you log in as a registered distiller and add to cart...)
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6200g, so 24,000L
I need 4000-4500 for full tanker of molasses, suppliers suggested 2 poly flat bottom 3000 tanks, but I am in an eclectic downtown area, and can make this 'fit in' better than poly tanks, and it is stainless and was $4500 delivered.. I guess it was used as a water tank for a high pressure blasting company that used it to supply water to remove stripes from runways, they transported it around the county to job sites... clean inside except for a few leaves that came in through open sensor flanges. Rated at 4 Bar working pressure according to the boiler plate, so it should handle the 1.5SG no problem... I will fill it full with water before molasses.... just to make sure.... then use it to water the lawn for a few weeks I guess... I put a time-lapse video on the FB page of us unloading it... it washeavy, I think 7700lb
The great molasses tsunami
I have less of a fear of this thing doing that than I do with two totes stacked as i currently do.
Lol, I know right. "Cotherman Distilling washes away the town of Dunedin......." Can hear the 6 o'clock news now lol.
Nice though Michael.
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Does it remain horizontal?
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Until Elon offers to send it to Mars, it will remain horizontal...
The beauty is that it does not need an engineered pad like a pretty vertical tank would... and I can move it when empty with dollies that are $65/pr.. Trust me, I wanted a big shiny stainless vertical stainless tank... but $60k when all said and done... vs $4500..
Great Molasses Flood @ Wikipedia
@CothermanDistilling top score!
First glance I thought that truck to the left was the riggers.
Then I realized it was waffles.
Definitely need a like button now. ....waffles.....
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Nice, thanks for sharing your experience
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Which yeast are you using to ferment?
@Homebrew I use C60 as I find it a little softer than EDV493. That said, a lot of people use bakers yeast (be aware it doesn't tolerate high abv). FYI, Most brewers yeast is grown up on a molasses substrate ;-)
Thanks. Cannot find C60.
Do you mean SafSpirit C-70?
Sorry for the typo. Should be c70
We dip in and out of a few to be honest as we are trying to cask a range of product.
We tend to use a core of DistilaMax CN and RM though which give a good robustness of flavour and decent yield.
I absolutely adore RM for rum. IMHO - EDV493/RM - is the king of rum. Prove me wrong.
What other rum yeast has a pedigree like this?
Thirty Years of Rum Technology at INRA @ Boston Apothecary
493 is the business.
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$32 for a 500g pack... even when purchasing a box of 20 I have been using some of the White Star Rum Yeasts that are half that cost. (500g price drops from $30/$50 to $15/$25 when you log in as a registered distiller and add to cart...)
Which UK supplier are you using for DistilaMax if you don't mind me asking?
That's a good price on the White Star, I need to check them out for some other yeast types.
Let us know of one of them is found to be the same as RM...
Lol was thinking the same thing. They have one called 497 or something - Caribbean - probably is.
C70 / CN has always worked well for me