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Butcombe Brewery, Wrington, Somerset - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 10 February 2006
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Butcombe logo
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One of Britain's early micros, Butcombe was founded by Simon Whitmore in 1978, it passed to Guy Newall in 2000
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Butcombe village did not want a new brewery so it moved two miles down the road to a 0.6ha site in 2005
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Main entrance to the 1300m2 building
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Malt in tote bags from Crispmalt
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The two roller malt mill is by Alan Ruddock
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Grist case with mash mixer below
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A Seepex positive displacement pump is used for the mashing
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The brew plant was designed by Richard Shardlow of Brewing Design Services and fabricated by FEA Stainless of Wisbech. The 3.5 tonne mash tun will yield 350 brl
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Underback before the two 75brl copper/whirlpools
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Spent grains are cleared by another Seepex pump….
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…the Seepex pump viewed from the rear..
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…grains are discharged down a 75mm pipe
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Each copper has a Lanemark 650kW gas burner….
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..the hot gas is sucked through the ducts inside the copper.
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Wort chiller and in line filters
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There are five 150 brl fermenters
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Capacity could be expanded to 40,000 brl with a sixth FV
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The brewers complain that the roof level demands the FV valves are rather close to the floor
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In case you forget how big the vessels are!
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Detail of the fermenter anti vacuum valve by Fort Vale
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Cask exteriors are jet cleaned and the lance is used to clear some internal residues before washing
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Two lane cask racker
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Lawrence Wilson washes the fob off the filled cask using a watering can
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The refrigerated cask storage area
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Fork lift truck in operation
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Bright tanks
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Stock of empty Huber 5L cans
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The Huber can closures and carrying handles
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Sample casks are send out daily on the furthest drop and assessed on return…
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...Barry Badger checks cask clarity…
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…before filling polypins for the shop.
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Butcombe Bitter is the biggest seller at 4%ABV, 36IBU and 24EBC
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Blond is 4.3%ABV, 23IBU and 11EBC. It was first brewed for the 25th anniversary and the move to Wrington
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Brunel is a 5%ABV IPA at 40BU
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Gold was added to the portfolio in 1999 at 4.7%ABV and 30IBU
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5L Huber mini kegs are popular….
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…sellers in the brewery shop
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Butcombe beers on the bar
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Guy Newell grew Beer Seller from nothing into a company turning £160m. It was sold on to Bulmers in 2000 and on to S&N. Butcombe was taken over by the Channel Islands based Liberation Group in 2014.