Saltaire Brewery - 26 June 2006
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Saltaire Brewery, Shipley, West Yorkshire - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 26 June 2006
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Saltaire was founded by Tony Gartside and Derek Todd in 2005
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Beers are named after hop varieties
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The brewery is installed in a 1898 power generation plant for the Shipley to Bradford tramway system
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With no experience of brewing, the owners commissioned David Smith to design the plant
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There is an 18m high headroom …..
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…and its hook
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Simple hop sack decoration
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A mezzanine floor has been fitted for visitors…
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...with display boards outlining the brewing process
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There are lots of buttons to press
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More display boards overlooking the brew plant
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Malt from Fawcett is pre-crushed
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The mash tun and copper by Moeschle are on the ground floor with staging area above for grist preparation. Liquor tanks are below the staging
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The copper has three jackets with steam supplied by a Fulton vertical boiler
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Three 'square' fermenters in an attemperated room held at 20oC
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Four CTs are held in a room at 11oC alongside the racking equipment and beer for the visitors bar
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Casks hiding the Fulton boiler
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A home designed and locally built three station cask washer
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Beer for the visitors bar
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Derek Todd, who does the brewing and Tony Gartside