Filling a tank with water for one of the first batches.
Local malt from Barn Owl Malt
Grains going in to the tank to create our wort.
View from the second floor looking through the door down into the tank.
Mash pH in the zone!
Grains in sparge has begun.
The aftermath.
Measuring out the cocktail of hops.
Learning moment.
Drip, drip, drip
Sparge is done time to clean the grains out. Our waste grains are picked up by a local farmer for his livestock who consider it a treat!
Boil and bubble.
Allll the hops!
We hand zested 55 oranges for one of the beers.
When brewing gives you oranges, you make orange juice!
Hop additions go into their own hop basket for this beer.
Local hops from Pleasant Valley Hops
Rick doing some tank recon.
Hops and orange zest after its done its job.
No caption necessary.
Deep thoughts by head brewer Bill
Measuring gravity.
Spent grain ready for pick up.
Rick pitching yeast, time to make some beer.
Bill putting a lactobacillus blend from Escarpment Labs into this batch to make a sour beer.
What we have her is very happy yeast
4 Comments
So excited for you guys! You’ve come a long way since we saw you at the brewery in August!
Thanks guys. Hope to see you again soon!
Just placed my first order – can’t wait to try! Congratulations on your new venture.
Thanks, Scott! Cheers!
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