Brew Day

Teays Valley, where brew day is always a party, and teamwork is the only work.

A Typical Brew Day with the Teays Valley Homebrewers.  Although these photos show the old brewery, the process remains the same.  To see the new brewery click here.

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Let the brewing begin with a good scrubing

 

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Start with the finest ingredients

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Ground up well through the Valley Mill

 

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Man, now THAT looks good enough to brew!

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HLT temp up to 170°

 

Mash in time!

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Make sure all grain is wet

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Mash in temp 150°?  Excellent!

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Hey who's supposed to stir this stuff?

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Oh!  Okay, I get it!

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Relax, have a homebrew

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Oh yeah?  I bet it DOES come out a Porter 

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Let me check this out!

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Its READY, time to mash out at 168°

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Sparging time!

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Perfect!

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Just Chillin'

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Time to go to carboy. 

Take it to the next TVDBH meeting for full evaluation

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