This will be a fairly long ramble, so relax, and have a home brew.
In Thursdays copy of the Victor Harbor Times newspaper there will (should) appear a category 3 notice on the construction of a new brewery in what was originally the railway goods shed at the wharf in the River Port of Goolwa tourism precinct. As the DAC has ruled that it is non-compliant (a light industrial venture in a specialist tourism zone), it is inviting public comment on the project. The Development Application proposes a 20 hl microbrewery and bottling plant producing initially around 30,000 litres of beer in its first year.
To quote from the original plans sent to council
The Goolwa Wharf Precinct provides the ideal location for a microbrewery complex with unique, high quality hand crafted beers available for tasting in a warm friendly atmosphere. A relaxed ambience would be reflected through the charm and character of a building tastefully decorated to combine the local vernacular style architecture of a working river-port with the bold contemporary elements of a gleaming microbrewery. Customers would be able to take tours, try product tastings, or purchase packaged beer and associated souvenirs while watching the beer they are sampling being produced. The microbrewery concept is one that offers a high-profile combination of tourist destination and manufacturing business well suited to the Wharf Precinct, while adding value to the future potential of the site.
And,
The Railway Goods Shed, a building of some 520 square metres of floor space physically dominates the Precinct. The Shed is 31.7metres long by 15.3 Metres wide, and 9.3metres tall at the peak of the roof. Its use as a brewery ensures that the Railway Goods Shed gains the specific restoration and maintenance attention it deserves without extensive modifications. It would assist in protecting and enhancing the colonial and cultural heritage of the precinct, and ensure a living history is presented through to the present day. It is envisaged the internal refitting of this building will create a showpiece featuring natural lighting, high ceilings and the preservation of its original wooden floor and usable railway sideline into the building. Brewery operations prominently displayed in the brew house would be dramatic testimony that fine ales are brewed on premise. As a 7-day tourist destination visitors would be able to view a full all-grain mash brewery in operation, sample and purchase products and take guided tours of the operation, whilst learning more about the importance of the river port of Goolwa in the rural history of inland Australia.
Ahhhhh nothing like a bit of spin-doctor work, a bit of a strength of mine you might say.
The Alexandrina council will spend several hundreds of thousands of dollars (a lot of it has been obtained from state heritage funding) in stripping and re-cladding the entire building, and fitting all the lights and wiring for emergency exits, fire-fighting equipment etc. They are also constructing a large outdoor platform/deck area attached to the north side of the building, and wheelchair access ramp facilities.
The building is heritage listed, so constructing toilets in it would be a major bureaucratic headache. Fortunately, it just so happens (absolute coincidence really, trust me) that the council is currently spending around $145,000 on building new toilet facilities less than 20 metres from the front door of the hopefully soon to be new brewery. It is hoped the restoration and additional construction work will start soon after the Wooden Boat Festival weekend in March, and be completed in August or September.
The Encounter Bay Brewing Company Pty Ltd will be responsible for constructing/installing and operating what will be known as the Steam Exchange Brewery into this shed.
Whats that got to do with me?
Well..I own the company.
So a homebrewer is going to attempt to go pro? Yahooo! :beer:
Well.yes, but not quite.
To be honest this project began long before I actually got back into home-brewing.
On this project I am using a range of people with the right experience. Ill be bringing in a pro to deal with the brewing sector of the business, Who? He can tell you when it suits him. Ill be his asssistant, when needed, allowing me to spend most of my time on the very necessary but far less pleasant array of other operating factors, business structures, marketing and sales etc, the list is endless.
This forum has helped me to rapidly acquire a massive amount of knowledge in a relatively short space of time, which will allow me to better communicate with and understand what the brewer wants.
Knowledge generously given by all of the active posters on this forum.
Many, many, thanks to all of you. May your yeast never mutate and your head be plentiful. :lol:
If youre interested, Ill keep you posted as things unfold.
Cheers!
In Thursdays copy of the Victor Harbor Times newspaper there will (should) appear a category 3 notice on the construction of a new brewery in what was originally the railway goods shed at the wharf in the River Port of Goolwa tourism precinct. As the DAC has ruled that it is non-compliant (a light industrial venture in a specialist tourism zone), it is inviting public comment on the project. The Development Application proposes a 20 hl microbrewery and bottling plant producing initially around 30,000 litres of beer in its first year.
To quote from the original plans sent to council
The Goolwa Wharf Precinct provides the ideal location for a microbrewery complex with unique, high quality hand crafted beers available for tasting in a warm friendly atmosphere. A relaxed ambience would be reflected through the charm and character of a building tastefully decorated to combine the local vernacular style architecture of a working river-port with the bold contemporary elements of a gleaming microbrewery. Customers would be able to take tours, try product tastings, or purchase packaged beer and associated souvenirs while watching the beer they are sampling being produced. The microbrewery concept is one that offers a high-profile combination of tourist destination and manufacturing business well suited to the Wharf Precinct, while adding value to the future potential of the site.
And,
The Railway Goods Shed, a building of some 520 square metres of floor space physically dominates the Precinct. The Shed is 31.7metres long by 15.3 Metres wide, and 9.3metres tall at the peak of the roof. Its use as a brewery ensures that the Railway Goods Shed gains the specific restoration and maintenance attention it deserves without extensive modifications. It would assist in protecting and enhancing the colonial and cultural heritage of the precinct, and ensure a living history is presented through to the present day. It is envisaged the internal refitting of this building will create a showpiece featuring natural lighting, high ceilings and the preservation of its original wooden floor and usable railway sideline into the building. Brewery operations prominently displayed in the brew house would be dramatic testimony that fine ales are brewed on premise. As a 7-day tourist destination visitors would be able to view a full all-grain mash brewery in operation, sample and purchase products and take guided tours of the operation, whilst learning more about the importance of the river port of Goolwa in the rural history of inland Australia.
Ahhhhh nothing like a bit of spin-doctor work, a bit of a strength of mine you might say.
The Alexandrina council will spend several hundreds of thousands of dollars (a lot of it has been obtained from state heritage funding) in stripping and re-cladding the entire building, and fitting all the lights and wiring for emergency exits, fire-fighting equipment etc. They are also constructing a large outdoor platform/deck area attached to the north side of the building, and wheelchair access ramp facilities.
The building is heritage listed, so constructing toilets in it would be a major bureaucratic headache. Fortunately, it just so happens (absolute coincidence really, trust me) that the council is currently spending around $145,000 on building new toilet facilities less than 20 metres from the front door of the hopefully soon to be new brewery. It is hoped the restoration and additional construction work will start soon after the Wooden Boat Festival weekend in March, and be completed in August or September.
The Encounter Bay Brewing Company Pty Ltd will be responsible for constructing/installing and operating what will be known as the Steam Exchange Brewery into this shed.
Whats that got to do with me?
Well..I own the company.
So a homebrewer is going to attempt to go pro? Yahooo! :beer:
Well.yes, but not quite.
To be honest this project began long before I actually got back into home-brewing.
On this project I am using a range of people with the right experience. Ill be bringing in a pro to deal with the brewing sector of the business, Who? He can tell you when it suits him. Ill be his asssistant, when needed, allowing me to spend most of my time on the very necessary but far less pleasant array of other operating factors, business structures, marketing and sales etc, the list is endless.
This forum has helped me to rapidly acquire a massive amount of knowledge in a relatively short space of time, which will allow me to better communicate with and understand what the brewer wants.
Knowledge generously given by all of the active posters on this forum.
Many, many, thanks to all of you. May your yeast never mutate and your head be plentiful. :lol:
If youre interested, Ill keep you posted as things unfold.
Cheers!
