Tinkertoy Time!

Yesterday, I shuffled the brewhouse components into rough position to figure out some of the plumbing I’ll be doing. Externally, that’s cold and hot water feeds. On the cold side I’ll be including a CLT inlet connection, which will let… Continue Reading…

A Piece of Brewing History

We have acquired a piece of brewing equipment that we have no use for in the brewery, as it is from a much larger system than ours. It is, however, a beautiful object in its own right, and will become… Continue Reading…

Another Milestone (sorta)

When I was brewing at Kickstand BC in Commerce Township, I had a sweet brewery bike, donated by Detroit Bikes. Sometimes when I was waiting on a CIP cycle to finish, or a tank to blow down, or when I… Continue Reading…

Milestone

I’d say this qualifies as a milestone- we moved our brewhouse equipment in. I’ll probably grunt and curse when inevitably I have to move all of it around during construction, but then I’ll remind myself that we’re saving the not-insignificant… Continue Reading…

New Merch

We added a couple of Womens’ shirt items in the Spreadshop, as requested, a “roll cuff tee,” and a “flowy tank top.”

Pull the string, win a prize

Remember that carnival game? Choose a string end, and get the crappy prize it’s tied to. This is kind of like that: We are slowly getting to the end of major demolition, as I take down the ceiling in what… Continue Reading…

Audrey’s Shaping Up

By fits and starts, in between all the demolition work, I’ve smoothed Audrey’s operation to a fairly functional state. I’m sure that once we’ve done a couple of brews together there will be some tweaks, but she should be helpful… Continue Reading…

How I Got To Work Today

Today’s mayhem

We’ve finally gotten all of the refrigeration systems decommissioned, clearing the way for more destruction. This wall enclosed the compressor for our beer cooler, which will be relocated off of the main floor. This wall was in my way. I… Continue Reading…