Thornbridge Brewery - 15 October 2009
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Thornbridge Brewery, Bakewell - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 15 October 2009
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Thornbridge was originally founded by Jim Harrison at Thornbridge Hall in 2005
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It was not possible to expand at the Hall so a new brewery was built on an industrial estate at nearby Bakewell in 2009
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The well badged brewery van outside the new brewery
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The brew kit was built by Velo from Italy
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Clockwise from the top left; mash vessel, lauter tun, copper/whirlpool and Rolec Hopnik
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The Rolec Hopnik on the left and copper/whirlpool on the right
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The lauter tun sampling point with the Hopnik on the right
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The Robix two roller malt mill. Malt arrives in 1000kg tote bags from Fawcetts
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The mashing machine above the mash vessel
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The spent hops from the Hopnik are removed by a Seepex pump
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A Seepex pump to clear the lauter tun grains
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Spent grains fall into a farmer's trailer
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Underneath the Helios lauter tun
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A mimic diagram from the brewhouse control system
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Copper on the boil
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The four 100hL fermenters viewed from the walkway by the nine 50hL single brew vessels
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Another view of the FVs
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Yet another view of the fermenters
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Yeast propagation plant, the brewery provides a service to culture yeast for other breweries
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The 100brl/hour Seitel centrifuge
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Plenty of space in the cask handling area
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Many E casks in evidence
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The three station cask washer by Grange Engineering
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The two lane cask racker also by Grange Engineering
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View of the traditional racking taps
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End of the racking jack back
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The racking lanes from the other side
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The bottling line labeller in the foreground with the CIMEC rinser/filler/crowner behind.
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The cabinet housing the rinser, filler and crowner
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There is a well equipped laboratory
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Checking gravities with an Anton Parr DMA35N machine
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Proprietor Jim Harrison plans his new brewery
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Head Brewer Stefano Cossi at the new brewery
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Brewer Kelly Ryan stirs the mash at the old brewery
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Brewer Matt Clark in the lab at the old brewery
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Andrea Pausler in his new laboratory