Roll on 18th Septemeber 2010, The Soapbox Brewery will finally start brewing!
It has been over a year in the making, a lot of blood, sweat, tears, bad weather and a lot of umming and ahh-ing, but it looks like we've finally made it.
The first beer to be brewed fell out of my brain to be named 'Galanthus'. The name comes from the 'botanical' name for Snowdrops. Snowdrops were my Mam's favourite flower and I want to make the first brew in memory of my Mam.
As a coincidence, Snowdrops are part of the Amaryllis family and it just so happened, Amarillo is my favourite hop. Although they aren't remotely related, it just seems right.
The beer will be a 4.5% Pale Ale using Maris Otter Pale Malt, Crystal (or Amber) Malt, and Torrified Wheat. It will be hopped with generous amounts of Amarillo and Bobek hops.
Friday 10 September 2010
Saturday 17 April 2010
Sorry......
Apologies for the long delay since my last blog. Sadly I lost my Mam to a short battle with cancer and as you can appreciate, a brewery build was the last thing on my mind. Thankfully, I have still been brewing with Garth ( a fellow Jim's Beer Kit member).
But now, the time has come with a more determined attitude to completing the build and starting brewing on my own equipment. My gear in question is nearly a carbon-copy of Garth's set-up as I can brew on his gear and it has been easier to obtain the correct bits first time.
Since the last post, the brewhouse has been painted, the floor has been laid and we are currently running a new amoured cable for the power supply. This involves a lot of drilling into walls, cutting into flagstones and more cementing to secure and hide said cable. Add to this the extra holes to finally connect a fresh water supply.
Things won't be happening as quickly as I would like due to working shifts and copius amounts of overtime, but come June I will be starting a new shift pattern working four continental shifts followed by four days off (and more pay!)
Nice!
But now, the time has come with a more determined attitude to completing the build and starting brewing on my own equipment. My gear in question is nearly a carbon-copy of Garth's set-up as I can brew on his gear and it has been easier to obtain the correct bits first time.
Since the last post, the brewhouse has been painted, the floor has been laid and we are currently running a new amoured cable for the power supply. This involves a lot of drilling into walls, cutting into flagstones and more cementing to secure and hide said cable. Add to this the extra holes to finally connect a fresh water supply.
Things won't be happening as quickly as I would like due to working shifts and copius amounts of overtime, but come June I will be starting a new shift pattern working four continental shifts followed by four days off (and more pay!)
Nice!
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