Dropped by to see how the flooring guys were coming along and to meet Blake and Hernan from Cinco. They were helping us get our new three basin sink and a stainless steel table to the brewery. Thanks Cinco!
Here’s how the brewery looks right now.
The floor is ready for the coating.
The drywall is up on the ladies bathroom!
Here’s your view from the taproom!
This is Koster. The first layer of our new flooring.
The three basin sink arrives!
My constant companion “organized” nails and screws for the construction crew.
And these babies…they are going to be used for making our SOUR BEERS.
Progress is happening every day! What beer/s are you most looking forward to sampling in our Smog City taproom?!
January 18, 2013
smogcitybeer
2 responses to “Final Steps Before We Bring in Equipment”
Nate
January 18th, 2013 at 21:29
What are the advantages/disadvantages of using oil drums (as opposed to wood barrels) for aging your sours?
smogcitybeer
January 18th, 2013 at 22:53
First, these are actually food grade barrels that we got from a meadery not oil drums. We don’t recommend using oil drums for this purpose. As for the benefits, stainless steel can be thoroughly washed with chemicals. This allows the brewer to add his own combination of souring agents. If a barrel goes bad, it’s thrown away…if a beer in one of these goes bad, we just clean and start over. Side note: apparently using stainless vessels when making sours is not uncommon in some Belgian breweries.