Feb 4, 2012 | Norfolk Ale
What a day – it’s brew day. There were times when we thought it would never happen but today was the day. An early start – Scott Barnet, our brewing ‘commissioner’ from Quartz Brewery, got us started at 7am and by 11am the steam was bellowing into the clear blue sky,...
Jan 2, 2012 | Norfolk Ale
More equipment coming up the drive. Though we have got the equipment, we have hit Christmas, so the install will now continues with ABUK in January 2012. Pipes and connections, gas for the burner, wires and cables, refrigeration for the chiller room (a big thanks to...
Dec 18, 2011 | Norfolk Ale
Monday 18 December – ABUK are here along with Tim from Greens – the equipment fitting company – closely followed by a very large truck with a mash tun, copper, hot liquor tank and auger. Tuesday 19 December our second container arrived – Greens carefully remove the...
Oct 26, 2011 | Norfolk Ale
Everything is coming together – we have personal licenses, premises licences, registration with Environmental Health, involved Trading Standards, submitted our registration to HMRC. And to think Mr Cameron is trying to cut down on red tape! The bottle labels are at...
Oct 19, 2011 | Norfolk Ale
Well, OK not so much a surge, more of a big effort by electrician Frank Reader to make sure that all of the electrics are in place. This is no small task, as each bit of major kit requires its own 3-phase supply, and obviously as it is a brewery everything needs to be...
Oct 12, 2011 | Norfolk Ale
Well, sadly all the old charm of the barn’s brick and flint wall has now gone. When we first walked in and saw the plastic sheeting on the walls – with its blue protective coating still fixed to it – we thought we had purchased a swimming pool! It really is in the...
