Just a quick update to the cats out of the bag thread a couple of months agotime flies when you are having fun. I often have the forum on in the background but never seem to have a lot of time to add my 2 cents worth
The latest developments
The Development Assessment Commission (planning SA) received no complaints about the brewery application. We are now awaiting the official final nod in writing.
Had another meeting in council this Thursday with the council building manager and architect to sort out a few minor details. Renovation work by the contracted builder has started!
The adjacent toilets are nearing completion. Pretty well all that remains is to make them look like a wrecked, beached barge (dont ask). :blink:
Equipment sourcing is on in earnest. Many thanks to lots of people linked to this forum for their leads/input. The wort-pig and I (jleske swapped to nonicman, hmmm... maybe I should change my handle on the forum to sparge chicken? brew-dog? kettle-rat? mash-cow? Must stop.brain now hurting) have lots to follow-up work to do. The pig has already found a rig or two worth a look and I am trawling about in bottling line quotes.. :beer:
The Steam Exchange Brewery website is still under construction, the boffins are working on a site design that looks stylish not kitsch and loads rapidly. Hopefully its phase 1 version will be operating before the end of the month with a link to this site, of course.
Recipes recipes recipes. As you know, we are aiming to have four specific beers constantly on tap (and bottled) plus one or two special or seasonals in rotation. Even though Ill have a real brewer in to do the job, Ive been brewing every week, personally focussing in on a few particular styles. The fine-tuning on my pilot rig continues.
The Southerly Buster (for want of a better name) is already a huge fav among the volunteer testers. A very simple yet dangerously drinkable affair, (Maris otter, dark crystal, roasted barley, Challenger and EK Goldings). A decent Kolsche is also on the cards. These are the two that I am personally concentrating on the most at the moment. As ever, the interesting path between producing beers relatively easily accessible to megaswil palettes and beers to get more discerning palettes enthusiastic, continues. With the onset of cooler weather, wort-pig now has a bit of work to do here yet!
Had an interesting conversation with a 71 year old 5th generation brewer from the Dusseldorf/Dortmund(?) area of Germany a few nights back, but will post stuff from that in a new thread.
Thats about it at the moment. Will post some pics of the building renovations soon.
Cheers.
:beer:
The latest developments
The Development Assessment Commission (planning SA) received no complaints about the brewery application. We are now awaiting the official final nod in writing.
Had another meeting in council this Thursday with the council building manager and architect to sort out a few minor details. Renovation work by the contracted builder has started!
The adjacent toilets are nearing completion. Pretty well all that remains is to make them look like a wrecked, beached barge (dont ask). :blink:
Equipment sourcing is on in earnest. Many thanks to lots of people linked to this forum for their leads/input. The wort-pig and I (jleske swapped to nonicman, hmmm... maybe I should change my handle on the forum to sparge chicken? brew-dog? kettle-rat? mash-cow? Must stop.brain now hurting) have lots to follow-up work to do. The pig has already found a rig or two worth a look and I am trawling about in bottling line quotes.. :beer:
The Steam Exchange Brewery website is still under construction, the boffins are working on a site design that looks stylish not kitsch and loads rapidly. Hopefully its phase 1 version will be operating before the end of the month with a link to this site, of course.
Recipes recipes recipes. As you know, we are aiming to have four specific beers constantly on tap (and bottled) plus one or two special or seasonals in rotation. Even though Ill have a real brewer in to do the job, Ive been brewing every week, personally focussing in on a few particular styles. The fine-tuning on my pilot rig continues.
The Southerly Buster (for want of a better name) is already a huge fav among the volunteer testers. A very simple yet dangerously drinkable affair, (Maris otter, dark crystal, roasted barley, Challenger and EK Goldings). A decent Kolsche is also on the cards. These are the two that I am personally concentrating on the most at the moment. As ever, the interesting path between producing beers relatively easily accessible to megaswil palettes and beers to get more discerning palettes enthusiastic, continues. With the onset of cooler weather, wort-pig now has a bit of work to do here yet!
Had an interesting conversation with a 71 year old 5th generation brewer from the Dusseldorf/Dortmund(?) area of Germany a few nights back, but will post stuff from that in a new thread.
Thats about it at the moment. Will post some pics of the building renovations soon.
Cheers.
:beer:
