The Mash

Back From Break 11-30-15

It’s always tough getting back to work after taking a break (for me anyways), but that’s life. Actually once I got going, the excitement of getting back to brewing again took over and it was fine. It was really cold today. There was a period of about an hour where you...

Permits!! We Have Lift Off!! 11-25-15

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are off and really running now!!! We have our permits approved and we have a ton of work to do ASAP. First thing we did was have our plumbing inspected. We were able to put the plumbing in prior to the full permit set being...

It’s Just a Cooler 11-15-15

At this point in time I can honestly say that one of the most frustrating things thus far has been the drive-in cooler. It is causing us all a headache. The city wants to know how it is going to be assembled, including how it is attached to the ground and how the...

Finalizing ABC License Transfer 11-9-15

Well it has been far too long since the last update. At this point in time we have been more or less stalled in terms of the construction of the warehouse. We finished removing all the dirt and have marked where we are going to tie in rebar to the remaining slab. At...

Dock Plates 10-1-15

Just wanted to quickly discuss another piece of equipment we needed to buy: a dock plate. For those who don’t know what a dock plate is, a dock plate bridges the gap between the warehouse and the back of a truck for loading and unloading in a recessed loading dock. I...

Plans Submitted to the City! Now we wait 🙁 9-17-15

Plans were submitted! They will be looked at for the next 20 working days, essentially a month. Mark, our architect, said it was very cheap relative to other cities so that's good. Craig and I detached the steel frames the fermenters came with. The steel frames were...

No Fermenters, No Foot 9-16-15

Our new fermenters were not delivered yesterday unfortunately. Instead the shipping company said they would arrive at 7:45am today. When I arrived I was expecting the fermenters to be ready for unloading. The fermenters didn't actually arrive until 12:30....

Drive-In Cooler Arrived! 9-15-15

Our drive-in cooler arrived this morning. What a sight it was to see an entire flatbed of panels and equipment! We were a little concerned about how it would arrive given that we bought it used and it had to endure the elements on its trip from Wisconsin. It arrived...

Drive In Cooler Finished! Fix

We have finished putting together the drive in cooler! The panels are all cam locked together, the sliding electric doors are installed, and the evaporator coils are hung. It measures roughly 40x60 and is 20 feet high. It’s looks massive to us, especially since it is...

Meeting with the City and Neighbors 9-14-15

Today we had a meeting with the city and any of our neighbors that had any questions or problems with our exterior plans ie the silo, parking, hours, etc. One of the neighbors showed up because she was concerned about the location of our grain silo. I have to admit...