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The
mill. We auger grain from here into the next vessel.
Milling barley
provides access to the sugars that are essential for the yeast.
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This
here is the mash tun. This is where hot water & barley meet to
interact. They get together & have a heavy party. They leave behind a
sweet, sweet liquid called wort. The wort is then pumped to the kettle. |

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This the hot liquor back. Basically it's a hot water
heater covered in some cool wood. When you cover a hot
water heater in wood, you need a cool name. |
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This
is a kettle. The wort is brought to a boil in this vessel. Hops are
added at this stage of the brew process. They may be added again, but
that's a different story altogether. So, the wort boils for awhile,
hops are added, then we move on to the next step. |
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It's
not some crazy bhang. It's a hop percolator. Here whole flower hops
are combined with the wort to generate a "hop tea". The beer is
transferred through this vessel on its way to the fermentor (sometimes). |
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This
is open/closed fermentation. Depending on the beer, we ferment our
beers from 2-12 weeks. Stewart's house beers are open fermented. Our
brewers utilize all sorts of contraptions to create a closed
fermentation process. Sometimes they even use a closed tank. |
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Vitamin
B! Yeast, the fungus that makes alcohol from sugar. Leaves a bit of
CO2, but who doesn't have a little gas after eating?
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Everyone
who makes beer needs a snake farm. Ours flourishes under the
supervision of one guy. His name is Loco Rico. Actually, this is our
cold room. We condition & serve the beer from here. |
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Here is a photo of one of our serving tanks. From
here, the fruits of our brewers labor are offered.
This is the last step before our beer reaches your glass.
Just as a point of reference, this entire process has
traversed approximately 50 feet. |
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These
are some of the beers we make. Lift glass, tilt to an angle appropriate
to your liking, smell & drink! |
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