Arran Brewery - 20 February 2013
Arran Brewery Co., Brodick, Isle of Arran.
Founded by Richard and Elizabeth Roberts, brewing commenced in 2000.
Photographs taken by Roger Putman on 20 February 2013
The brewery passed to serial entrepreneur Gerald Michaluk and his Glasgow based Marketing Management Systems International in 2008
The brewery is located in the grounds of Brodick Castle
The brew plant came from Tipsy Toad in Jersey. Hot liquor tank on the left, copper on the right and mash tun above
Precrushed malt by Crisp
Working hop stock from Charles Faram
Two roller agricultural mill
Screw grist conveyor to the mash tun
Brewer Paul McCluskey clears the spent grain chute
Mash tun plates up showing the wort run off arrangement
The valentine swinging tube at the end of run off
The 20brl copper originally made by Peter Smith's BrewFab in Wakefield
Adjusting the copper steam flow after adding late hops....
.....via a wooden valve extension!
Attemperation panel in FV
Nice rocky head in FV4
The FVs will tip up to facilitate cleaning
Maturation vessels indoors…
…and outdoors
Velo leaf filter and some Petainer one trip kegs
Moravek carbonator fillers for small scale bottling
More one trip Petainer PET kegs
The Brewery visitor centre
Picture windows and outdoor drinking weather permitting!
Shop display
MMSI has the rights to the Fallachan brand which is an 8%ABV fermented whey product
More about the ancient Norse drink
Local delivery wagon
Mr Michaluk's daughter Veronica was in charge
New European salesman Luis Romero Pasqual (left) joins the brewery team of Paul McCluskey, Tony Robson, Ignatio Berroa and Jose Bravo
Driver Roel Amsing lends a hand in the bar
Arran Brewery Dug Helga has a beer named after her.
