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new contract brewery

Started by bigvalen, November 17, 2014, 09:58:21 PM

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bigvalen

November 17, 2014, 09:58:21 PM

This came via a mate involved in it... might be handy if you have a good recipe you want to up-scale at some point.

http://craftworks.ie/Contract%20Brewery%20Announcement.pdf

I'm hoping to get a few guys in work interested, and go do a big collaborative batch :)

John

Covey

November 18, 2014, 12:13:07 AM #1
What's a ball park figure for say an reg IPA
i wam wee todd did i am sofa king wee todd did

molc

November 18, 2014, 08:43:52 AM #2
And the quantity? Could be funky to make a club beer or something from time to time:)
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

Parky

November 18, 2014, 09:22:36 AM #3
https://www.facebook.com/BYOBV/timeline?ref=page_internal

No webpage yet, but I love their branding - more power to them, hope they make it a success  ;)

bigvalen

November 18, 2014, 03:07:38 PM #4

The press release say they got the old kit from the Galway Hooker guys, so 500 litre batches.

I was wondering - what's good to do with proper kit, that's hassle for smaller ones ? I was thinking something like a Pliny the Elder, which would use a lot of space in my boiler... or maybe stuff like a Belgian Quad or an Imperial stout, that has a high FG ?

John

irish_goat

November 18, 2014, 03:46:36 PM #5
Quote from: bigvalen on November 18, 2014, 03:07:38 PMI was wondering - what's good to do with proper kit, that's hassle for smaller ones ? I was thinking something like a Pliny the Elder, which would use a lot of space in my boiler... or maybe stuff like a Belgian Quad or an Imperial stout, that has a high FG ?

John

Good idea. Depending on the system it might allow different mashing techniques that you can't do on your own home kit e.g. step/decoction.

Tom

November 18, 2014, 05:24:20 PM #6
Or do something sour/bretty so you don't contaminate your own plastic FVs. ;)

You should ask how they package the beer too, in case you end up with a 50l keg each.

molc

November 18, 2014, 05:39:12 PM #7
Amazingly, if the price was right, I wouldn't miss and a 50l keg. SO might have a different idea though... ;)
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

bigvalen

November 18, 2014, 06:46:07 PM #8
Ooh. Could also be the mother of all barrel projects!

irish_goat

November 18, 2014, 07:15:50 PM #9
Would be cool if, say for example a club brewed up a batch, if we could then have a keg of it up at the NHC Competition. We give a few pints away to volunteers on teh day so why not make it a few pints of a homebrewer's beer.

bigvalen

December 07, 2014, 06:48:03 AM #10
They have started an indigogo campaign to raise cash... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/craftworks-contract-brewery

(Myself and a fee friends are going to go for the "collaborative brew" :-)

bigvalen

January 11, 2015, 09:05:55 PM #11

And, woohoo, I've made the €2500 perk happen :)

Nearly there...

John
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