Wentworth Brewery Ltd, Rotherham - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 16 October 2007
The Wentworth Brewery was founded by John Moorhouse in 1999
The brewery is located in the old power plant for the adjacent Wentworth Estate. It is Grade II listed so no signage is permitted
The four core Wentworth brands
MD Steve Beech is a keen lepidopterist, hence the butterfly seasonals
Pump clips are manufactured locally by Hot Metal Press
The Fulton vertical boiler
Malt is pre-crushed by Fawcetts
General view atop the brew plant
The slotted tube grist hydrator
The 25brl (500kg) mash tun by Albrigi ready for graining…
…by Head Brewer Michelle Bright
Three 50hL tall fermenters by Albrigi
The conical bottoms of the FVs
Room is very tight for racking, five square CTs will replace the smaller vessels
Assorted cellar tanks in the CT room
Stefan Bridle fills cask in the CT room
The sterile beer tank is in the roof
Bottles are labelled and coded before filling
The 1,200bph bottling line by Italy's Cime
Ops Manager Chris Tinker and MD Steve Beech