Reduced Environmental

The two by-products of spirits production are spent grain and water. The spent grain can be dewaterd and provides a valuable feed ingredient. The water on the other hand has very high concentrations of soluble organics known as biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). These components in the water make direct discharge to municipal water treatment facilities nearly impossible because they place a significant strain on waste treatment plants. Part of the SOS process is a patent pending chemical stillage treatment process. The chemical treatment reduces the soluble organic load in the water by 60% and reduces total suspended solids (TSS) by 85%. Reducing the organics and suspended solids will help the local municipal treatment plant, and also allow for high inclusion rates of backset if the process is a sour mash. Our water treatment system will assist distillers in avoiding EPA or city government treatment issues and help the overall local environment.