Birth of a Brewery (Part 1)
A pictorial record of the first brew of Bakewell Best Bitter, Monday
February 7th 2005.
The
outside of the brewery and the courtyard are not completed yet,
But
on entering the far door behind the white van we find evidence of the
culprit of the long delays! This box in the roof houses the nest of the
owls that were raising chicks when Peak Ales wanted to start renovating the
building.
Without
further ado, we pop next door where Robert Evans the brewer, has fired up
the steam generating boiler.
The
Boiler is set to heat the HLT (hot liquor tank),
Meanwhile
the Pale and Crystal malts are carefully weighed out, along with water
treatment for the soft Peak water.
Dave
Smith, the consultant arrives and the water is up to temperature.
Load
up the grist case with the prepared bags of malt,
Couple up the water
to the hydrator at the exit to the grist case,
The
outside of the brewery and the courtyard are not completed yet, 
Without
further ado, we pop next door where Robert Evans the brewer, has fired up
the steam generating boiler.
Load
up the grist case with the prepared bags of malt,