so...we're starting a brewery here in pullman, wa. not operational yet though we should be pouring by march and will do a grand opening sometime in may. though y'all might like some photos...
some photos from our brewery
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wicked!!! thanks for sharing!! 
and keep us posted on progress!
and keep us posted on progress!
Wow, I hope you get my name in the "Ridemonkey beer exchange"!!
Good luck, and hope to see pictures as you're setting up and starting to brew.
Good luck, and hope to see pictures as you're setting up and starting to brew.
sweet man. I'll have to stop by and check it out next time I'm in town. Whats the name going to be? postoffice?
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hell yeah.
The name is Paradise Creek Brewery...we're in the building that is The Old Post Office here in Pullman. I actually just finished up our logo over the weekend.
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That's awesome, best of luck! Maybe it's just that I'm not around here much anymore, but I had no idea you brewed.
I don't post as much as I should...I mean, been here since 2002 and am just a hair over 1000 posts.
Well, we just got our approval paperwork from the TTB (Federal Gov) so we're now legally able to brew! Mechanically we're still a few weeks off. Yesterday the transport truck came to deliver our grain mill, except that when the driver opened up the back door the mill had fallen over and was pretty much destroyed. That sucked.
Other than that...we're picking up Glycol from Seattle today, still need to run a bunch of piping and get the walk-in cooler running.
Boostindoubles delivered us about 400 pounds of hops last week which was pretty damn cool!
Busy busy busy.
Other than that...we're picking up Glycol from Seattle today, still need to run a bunch of piping and get the walk-in cooler running.
Boostindoubles delivered us about 400 pounds of hops last week which was pretty damn cool!
Busy busy busy.
That's awesome macko, bummer about the mill though. Best of luck with the place.
We just had engineers from Belgium walk through our place in preparation for expansion, and their suggestions were pretty eye-opening. I know I'm on the other side of the country, but let me know if there's anything I can help with.
Here's a couple shots from this summer's upgrade:
We just had engineers from Belgium walk through our place in preparation for expansion, and their suggestions were pretty eye-opening. I know I'm on the other side of the country, but let me know if there's anything I can help with.
Here's a couple shots from this summer's upgrade:
10% off for RM members I hope. Good luck with the venture. Website?
Well of course! If you ever find yourself in Easter Washington...let me know.
No website quite yet, I need to start working on that this weekend. Waaaay too much to do...
BikeGeek: Those are some big F'n tanks, man! How many barrels is your system?
Got some of the hardware put together so we know how it works and if it leaks, finished putting together the walk-in cooler and got the boiler hooked up:
Awesome...a buddy of mine that went to WSU keeps inviting me over for a cougar football game in November and I've had to say no a couple times just because of timing...but I think my schedule should clear up this year!!!!
Thanks man! Just doing my part. Pullman needs good beer. We gotta ween these kids off busch light
looks very cool. how do you sanitize your equipment? via dilute bleach cleaning, caustic, or do you steam? are the vessels pressure-rated?
Squirrel: Yes you will. Let me know when you're coming to town and I'll hook you up with a pint.
narlus: we use a caustic (acid) for cleaning/sterilization. not sure if the vessels are pressure rated or not...we've got blow-offs on the lauter tun and the fermenters shouldn't ever build enough to do anything drastic.
narlus: we use a caustic (acid) for cleaning/sterilization. not sure if the vessels are pressure rated or not...we've got blow-offs on the lauter tun and the fermenters shouldn't ever build enough to do anything drastic.
Love the copper cladding! They're going to look great with a bit of polishing.
Those are 2 of 5 new 125 bbl tanks we installed this summer. We're working with a 30 hl (~25 bbl), 5-vessel brewhouse.
We clean with an acid, rinse, clean with NaOH, rinse, cool, inspect, and then sanitize with a mild acid. It's pretty much industry-standard.
+ rep you should export to CO. i'll enjoy getting drunk off your deliciousness.
I'm in NJ. I have family in Philly. I might have to make a field trip next time I visit them!
im in Reading, PA. where do you guys sell your beer?
pa, oh, va, nj, dc, md, ny, ma
fascinating stuff. i'd love to do a nano scale startup brewery (in an alternate parallel universe where i didn't have to rely on it as a sole source of income).
how'd you pros get into the industry? still in it for the love, or does it just become another production based job?
how'd you pros get into the industry? still in it for the love, or does it just become another production based job?
in it for the love, man. in it for the people and good times.
Word. First job I've ever had that I can't wait to get to in the morning.
A bit of luck and a lot of hard work. I worked up from a bottling line position to a brewer in 6 months two years ago. I've since completed the Intensive Brewing Science and Engineering course through the American Brewers Guild - 6 months of microbiology, biochemistry, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, etc.
i have relatives there....