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March 2006 - the
Spire Brewery door opens for the first time. |
| Construction
begins with the area set aside for the hot water tank, mash
tun
and copper. |
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Delivery of the
10-barrel brewing plant from David Porter Brewing Installation
Company. |
| The copper is
carefully lifted from the lorry. |
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The mash tun and
copper come ready clad. The hot water tank remains naked -
for now. |
| Building a
spillage retaining wall in the fermentation room to house the
two stainless-steel fermentation tanks. |
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The hot water tank in a state of
undress... |
| ...but on goes
the insulation... |
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...and finally
the wood cladding. |
| Time for lunch -
fish & chips all round! |
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Cleaning the
inside of the copper - carefully completed before every brew. |
| Plumbing in the
wort chiller to recycle heat back to the hot water tank. |
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Almost there, just the finishing touches and
tidy-up to go... |
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..and ready-for-action at last! |
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Malted barley from
Thomas Fawcett & Sons and Hops from Charles
Faram & Co Ltd. |
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All hands on deck! Brewing begins... |
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...the mash tun producing the wort to be passed to the copper for boiling... |
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...and after a few days in the fermentation
room, plus a few more in casks for perfect conditioning, the finished
product is ready. |
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Opening Day! The Mayor of Chesterfield
and his wife pay us a visit to cut the ribbon! |
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Spire Brewery's on-site bar, with Barry Dobson
and David McLaren in residence... |
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...and Spire Brewery firkins, ready for filling
and delivery... |
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...especially to here -
The Britannia in New Tupton -
Spire Brewery's first pub and brewery tap. Why not pay
us a visit soon? |
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