We met with John Barrom (business partner) and discussed purchasing stills vs. having stills locally manufactured. John has a friend that can manufacture and weld anything. We will meet with him in the near future to determine if this is a viable option or not. Locally manufactured stills would be preferable if the price is right. John also has a friend working on some logo designs and concepts.
Alex printed out reams of paper from the TTB website. I started reviewing the documents paying particular attention to the application for a Federal Distillers License. We are an S-Corp so the application requires corporate documents to be attached to the application. I also needed to determine how to add an additional partner to the S-Corp. After much searching on the Internet regarding both topics, I discovered that my Master Business License that is filed with the Secretary of State is inactive. I sent an e-mail to the Secretary of State to determine what I need to do to move my status back to Active. I suspect that I will have to re-apply and complete the Master Business License again. This will allow me to add a 3rd partner. I also discovered that we have 120 days to complete our Initial Annual Report. This will be part of the documentation required by the TTB application process. Once I complete and receive my Master Business License from the Secretary of State I can order all of the corporation documents.
Alex ordered 2 books. I skimmed "How To Start a Micro-Distillery by Thomas Germann". It was a quick read. It validated that we are following the correct process and thinking things through properly. It contains some good information on the distilling license application process. It also listed some good references for suppliers.
Alex read "How to Make Whiskey" by Bryan Davis. It contains recipes for whiskey and talks about the importance of yeast and lactobacillus.
The heating element for the prototype still arrived but it did not fit in the fitting. Another heating element was ordered.
That's it for now...
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