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Buffalo Trace Dry House

Dry House

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Frankfort, Kentucky

This project involves repurposing a historic warehouse into a new dry house to increase the Buffalo Trace Distillery’s capacity for processing spent mash. The new dry house will help the distillery meet the growing demand for its products while also preserving a significant piece of its history.


Key features and specifications:

  • Capacity: Can produce 12,000 pounds of dried grain per hour

  • Building: Repurposed Warehouse B, built in 1884

  • Key Features: Removal of original ricks and replacement with steel framework consisting of (4) new processing floors

  • Key Equipment: Rotary Dryers, Centrifuges & 50’ tall Evaporators

  • Purpose: Drying spent mash for sale to farmers

  • Preservation: Maintains the historic integrity of the warehouse

  • Production: Will operate in conjunction with the existing dry house

  • Sustainability: Ensures that no byproduct goes to waste

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