Latest revision as of 20:04, 26 January 2022
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Brewery buildings - note the cherished vehicle plates on the wagon
A view up into the brewhouse roof
The Company office entrance
Ancient stone mill probably used to grind animal feed long ago
Simpsons malt sacks awaiting tipping into the mill hopper
Muntons malt still in hessian sacks
Muntons malt sacks awaiting tipping into the mill hopper
Removing cone hops from the pocket
Malt dressing equipment before the malt mill
Another view of the malt dressing kit
Makers plate for Nalder and Nalder
Early work instructions on the malt dresser
Liquor tanks high in the roof by Buxton and Thornley of Burton on Trent
Makers plate for Buxton and Thornley
Hot liquor stock before mashing
First warm the pot - mash tun
Mash all in - note the sparge arms are covered
Checking the mash temperature
Two mash tuns with the Steels masher in between
Getting the striking heat right
Head Brewer James Clarke sets the taps
Inspecting levels in the open copper
Modern copper with calandria from the hop back
Open hop back by Buxton and Thornley
Another view of the open hop back
The ceiling above the coolship
Wort inlet to the coolship
Wort inlet to the coolship
Paraflow wort heat exchanger
Skimming parachute above the level of an early vessel head
FV6 showing the wheel to wind down the parachute
Amongst the wooden fermenters, they are all polypropylene lined
Fermentation profile sheet
Skimming parachute after cropping
Skimming parachute above the level of an early vessel head
Cask filling in operation
Palamatic cask handling aid
Steam engine and belt drives
Steam engine and the governer's balls
Installing a new well head
View of the field beside the brewery and the new well head
View of the Oxfordshire countryside
Interesting filing system
Head Brewer James Clarke in his hop store
James Clarke in the sample stores