“All the members of the Dames definitely have an interest in what we do and how we do it. That booze-borne friendship is what gave Dressman the reins for the Distilling Dames, Dry Land Distillers’ all-women cocktail and spirits club. We just want to hang out and drink together,” says Kelly Dressman, brand manager at Dry Land Distillers in Longmont.ĭressman refers to the sense of camaraderie that flows between the sisterhood of employees that help operate breweries and distilleries throughout the county and surroundings, from bar staff to brand managers and beyond. Or ever, really.Kelly Dressman, brand manager at Dry Land Distillers in Longmont MATT MAENPAA You dont see anyone of the guys on this forum replacing their copper or ss stills every few years due to wear and tear. I can only assume that was because of the plastic bits breakin down, as he had quite a few of the boilers sitting around that were still in working order. On the topic of the t500- the friend that got me into distilling used one, and i recall him saying 'they dont last forever, i get a new one every few years'. Again, quite happy with it for what i paid. I also have one of the alcoengine reflux heads, and i think its fine once you get rid of the restrictor nozzles snd replace them with a needle valve, and add a spool under it. With the addition of a controller, Im quite happy with my digiboil. The addition of an SCR allows finer power control. Thats pretty coarse power control, and it make it difficult to get good results. Mine has switches for a 500w and 1900w element, giving the option of 500, 1900 or 2400w. Their big limitation is only having on/off switches for the elements. I dont know about that particular boiler, but I use a Digiboil. I know of no modifications needed on boiler itself, just fitting to lid Chose it for simplicity and to see if I’d actually like distilling enough to stick with it. The Turbo 500 has been a PITA for keeping stable temperature for water discharge. Had I not been trying to find a reflux condenser to fit the Foundry lid I’d have considered other options. Side note: Anvil being part of Blichmann Engineering- the give outstanding customer support and technical service. The Anvil Foundry uses a linear pulse controller for controlling power output, similar to their Blichmann Brewcommander controller. Being able to use 120v and 240v for same boiler is a great thing. But I have dedicated 240v power in garage specifically for brewing (3 vessel system then, now 240v with 5500w elements in BIAB type vessels). With 120v being standard household power in the states the other units mentioned are great - gave them consideration. My specific reason for choosing Anvil Foundry was (and is) the dual voltage capability. Then later picked up Foundry 6.5 because I’m down to doing small batches with more variety. I’ve been an all grain brewer for decades and switched to all electric single vessel brewing several years ago. It has two settings: on and off (though Richard at Love Brewing as a temp controller now, but far too expensive to ship to states). The Still Spirits boiler is pretty specific in its use: distilling. It’s primarily aimed for all grain brewers wanting and all in one, BIAB type system (thank you Aussies for showing us the BIAB method!). The key difference being it’s dual voltage capability and 3 separate burners at different wattage. Yummyrum- yep it’s “similar” to the Grainfater, Digiboil, or Robobrew but with a few added features.

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