A quick update for you. Last night we tested the elements in the copper, checked the water tightness of the kettle and FV1.
All was good.
All that is left to test are the elements in the HLT and get some electrics run across the Unit and we will be in a position where we can brew some beer.
Just one more thing … well, two really … I need to build a steam condenser for the copper and a grist hydrator.
Saturday saw us heading out at 6am to go and get set up for the London Brewer’s Market at Old Spitalfields. We were all set up by 9.30 and had time to get some nice photos. It was very exciting for us to sell directly to the customers and get their feedback directly. Also there was fantastic music provided by a great DJ line-up throughout the day.
This was only the second outing for our Bermondsey Abbey Sour, and the first for our brand new Willoughby Stout. The Sour was the only sour I saw at the market and had a number of repeat customers, the feedback we received was very positive and I now have to rush off and recreate this on a larger scale.
With temperatures hitting 30+ under the glass canopy, our Holy Smoke was a winner. At 2.9% it was refreshing from the pint or bottle and allowed a break from the stronger IPAs, DIPAs, and 7% sour on offer. We were run off our feet and didn’t really get a chance to go and explore the other 26 breweries’ offerings.
Hope to see you all again next time and thank you to The Five Points Brewing Company for organising the event, and Old Spitalfields for hosting us.
We will be at the London Brewers Market at Old Spitalfields Market this Saturday 23 July, from 11am – 6.30pm.
We have been furiously brewing in between setting up the new site in Edmonton, we are going to be bringing you a few new beers and a couple of trusted favourites. Also we hope have some new t-shirts for all those looking to refresh their wardrobe this season.
How much longer till the brewery is completed I hear you all cry?
Not long now. We have a few things to finish off:
As I say not long now, I am as excited as a small child at Christmas, and really can’t wait to do the first brew.
The malt and hops from the lovely people at Crisps and Charles Faram were delivered last week.
Having had the freezer delivered last week I quickly moved the hops upstairs into the freezer. But the problem still stood how was I going to get a tonne and a bit of malt upstairs. The answer was call in the troops, thank you to Bethany, Darci, Paul, Tom 1 and Tom 2, for coming down on Saturday and helping shift it all upstairs.
Here it is all neatly stacked up.
We took the long weekend and got a few things done down at Beerblefish HQ, we have painted the walls, swept and mopped the floors, made 4 visits to IKEA, and a few more to Tesco. We now have a set of mugs for tea, a kettle to make tea, seats to sit in while thinking and drinking the tea, and a table to place out biscuits and cups on during the periods of thinking in between the drinking of tea.
After the weekend (we also have a table between the benches now):
Enormous announcement time! After a massive search far and wide, we finally have our own home in Edmonton, North London. Watch this space for news of how the brewhouse is developing – in the meantime, we’ll still be brewing in Bermondsey!
Here are a couple of Day 0 pics:
Today we had another milestone our first bottle order delivered to the great people down at MarketInvoice in Holborn. We took them Bloodletter – Red IPA, Holy Smoke – Single Hop Pale, and Joker! – Single Hop Pale. Also, a quick mention of David’s fantastic waist coat. The reception the beers got was excellent, with people returning to the fridge multiple times until it was all consumed and we all went home happy.
After much printing and sticking the beer is labelled and ready for delivery this Friday. The Beerblefish is looking very happy in his new Red, Green and Yellow livery.
We’re on a field trip to Lye, near Stourbridge, to the Institute of Brewers and Distillers Young Members Brewing Day. Which is being hosted by Sadler’s Ales. Looking forward to brewing on their 10BBL kit.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
Trip to Coronado. Details to follow.
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