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The final flashing
Whoever said "the devil is in the details" had it right. A whole building can be erected in the same amount of time it takes to do the trim. For ex... -
Cleaning out the garage
Today is a big day. Our still and fermenters are moving out of my garage and into the distillery. The moment my wife has been waiting for. Neal arr... -
A bulletproof floor
After doing a lot of research about how to cover the concrete in the production area, I decided that polyurethane is the way to go. It's impervious... -
A one man army
One of the highlights of the build has been getting to know Omark who has been roofing for over 20 years and is a master of his craft. Omark likes ... -
Craft beer capital of the USA
The family and I drove down to Stowe, Vermont for March break. Any worry of there not being enough snow for skiing was buried by a massive snow sto... -
Boarders, mudders, sanders, oh my
I was lucky to reconnect with Ivan, who did the drywall at my house. He assembled a team of pros that got to work as the last glass panel was being... -
Wonder wall
When I started planning, I found inspiration in the recently built Dalmunach distillery in Scotland. I loved the window wall and wanted to my "mode... -
A warm, waterproof blanket
Neal and I took the insulation from the temporary wall and started filling the 2X6 walls with Roxul bat insulation. I'm happy I went with Roxul sto... -
A step closer to power
After buying our still, my dad started looking for a transformer to provide American 3-phase power to its control panel. He found an electrician se... -
Rough time roofing / RIP Brian
Despite his religious aversion to alcohol, my friend Todd agreed to roof the distillery (he also did the roof at my house 12 years ago). Todd is su... -
The road to a slab
Despite the cold, the team pushed on to get ready to pour the slab. I originally wanted polished concrete floors at my house but ended up hiring a ... -
Winter Woes
The weeks of -20C temperatures has taken a toll on my schedule and moral. Merv's team spent a week digging the plumbing trenches with both a hoe ra...
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