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Craft Distillery
there would be costs associated with it. Sure, you
need a certain amount of acreage, but you really
need to understand all of the true costs.”
As raw ingredients enter the facility and go
through the process from milling and cooking
through fermenting and distillation, waste byprod-
ucts are a result. SYMBIONT knows how to address
the challenges waste byproducts and stillage pres-
ent. During the conceptual phases of a project,
SYMBIONT evaluates site and location-specific
alternatives to provide an optimized solution to
handling waste byproducts.
“Not knowing how to handle waste byproducts
and wastewater,” notes VanVoorhis, “is literally
like pouring money down the drain.” He contin-
ues, “What are you going to do with them? Do the
municipal utilities have capacity to accept your
waste byproducts and wastewater? In some cases,
they do not, which means you have to truck waste
and that’s a significant, often unanticipated cost.
Plan for your distillery’s wastewater/water manage-
ment. Understand what’s required, the costs and
the alternatives. Look at everything upfront and
understand the big picture. We help you do this.
We know common, and not-so-common mistakes,
and advise you on how to avoid them. If your goals
are set at zero waste, you can be a leader in water
use. We’ve done work for facilities to go to zero liq- ery than Frank Deiter, a master distiller who found-
uid discharge (ZLD) and can efficiently develop that
pathway for you.”
Additionally, having worked across North America
and the Caribbean, SYMBIONT professionals under-
stand and can explain how codes and regulations
vary from location to location. Their compliance
experts get involved during the planning stages to
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provide distilleries with an understanding of the
local regulatory and compliance agencies that will
govern the project. Kolodzinski says, “Our clients
know early on what may drive design decisions and
the related costs. SYMBIONT’S regulatory experts
help you understand the applicable code require-
ments based on site and what agencies to work
with for local regulatory and compliance agencies.”
From a destination standpoint, the location of the
distillery may also be such that there are limita-
tions in local qualified contractors to support the
specialized installation needs. Kolodzinski explains,
“Project costs will be impacted if a higher level
of engineering support is required to oversee the
installation and verify installation aligns with the
design. Additionally, if qualified contractors are
coming from outside the local area, the installation
costs may increase due to additional travel and liv-
ing costs.
When it comes to implementation of the project,
start-up distilleries should look at the availability
of qualified contractors in their locations. A high-
er level of oversight from the project engineering
team may be needed if the contractors available do
not have experience installing distillery systems.”
SYMBIONT has construction capabilities and con-
struction leaders who have worked nationwide, in
Canada, and in the Caribbean. They can assemble
a pool of qualified contractors with whom the firm
has experience. Contractors you can trust to pro-
vide the installation quality your project requires
and deserves.
Müller Pot Stills
Among the most important expenses of a startup
distillery is, of course, the still. Choosing the right
one is about research and the reliability of informa-
tion from someone who knows the industry.
Few know more about beginning a startup distill-
ed Okanagan Spirit in 2004, which is among the
first craft distilleries established in British Columbia,
Canada. These days, Deiter is a consultant for
Müller Pot Stills and represents the company in
North America.
Müller Pot Stills has clients spread across six con-
tinents in 51 countries. In business since 1929 with
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