tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981543576041120682024-03-13T16:20:00.522-04:00Kane Brewing CompanyKane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-79591844922705452202011-11-22T19:37:00.000-05:002011-11-22T19:37:51.117-05:00New Used Tanks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AQP5ltN0Uss/Tsw48qjBThI/AAAAAAAAAU8/DfWGtA_QCmo/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AQP5ltN0Uss/Tsw48qjBThI/AAAAAAAAAU8/DfWGtA_QCmo/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We rescued these two seven barrel DME brewing tanks from a warehouse in Brooklyn last week. According to DME, the tanks were originally produced in Sweden then retrofitted for brewing by the company in the mid 1990s. </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our latest limited release beer was launched late this past week; Drift Line is an oatmeal brown ale . The beer was designed using Vienna as the base malts to add a subtle toastiness you can't get from a more traditional two-row base malt. We then added several crystal and chocolate malts to develop the flavor and color typical associate with American-style brown ales but added just enough toasted oats to create smoothness and body in the beer. Drift Line finishes with a hint of sweetness but we used just enough hops to balance all the malt. Finally we used our house ale yeast strain to create the dryness you've come to expect from our beers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Like our previous limited release, Single Fin, Drift Line was inspired by and created for the changing seasons and perfect for the the cool Autumn days here on the coast. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since we've been out sampling the beer and delivering kegs of Drift Line over the past few days, people always seem to ask what the name means--so here an official answer from the people at marinebio.org.</span></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>There is no distinct line between a beach and dune because sand is always being exchanged between the two features. The drift line is the high point of material deposited by waves and could potentially be called the dividing line between the beach and the dunes. At the drift line, significant sand movement by wind can occur from storm waves when they reach far inland. In storm, conditions, however, the drift line can also move inland under the raging waves. </i></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In other words, the drift line is a complex interplay between surf and sand, difficult to precisely define. Though there is no mistaking our Drift Line's brown ale roots, the addition of oats and Vienna malts add a recognizable twist to the style. </span><br />
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</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Malt: German Vienna, Medium English Crystal, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">English Chocolate & Pale Chocolate, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hops: Magnum & Cascade</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeast: English </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">ABV: 5.8%</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Color: 24</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">IBUs: 32</span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-21713224890415021242011-09-21T19:40:00.000-04:002011-09-21T19:40:02.939-04:00Beer Events<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got two great events coming up this week:</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We partnered with a fantastic local restaurant here in Ocean, Piccola Italia, (www.piccolaitalianj.com/web/) for a three course beer pairing dinner. It will be held this Thursday, September 22 from 6pm - 8pm and reservations are required. Here is the menu:</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This Saturday we are going to be at Beer on the Pier in Belmar (http://beerheads.com/). It's a really nice location for a day of sampling terrific craft beers. We had a great time last year and can't wait to be pouring this year. </div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-21377007706522010692011-08-25T11:44:00.001-04:002013-04-01T19:23:07.415-04:00Update: Tasting Room, Brewing, On Tap and Events<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">The last few weeks have been pretty hectic around the brewery. Most importantly we opened the tasting room this past weekend and our new Belgian-style glasses showed up just in time. First off we want to thank everyone who came out to support us for our opening. We couldn’t really keep track of how many people stopped by but met some great people and filled over 50 growlers—so I have to say it was a good day. Same time, same place every Saturday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our plan has always been to try and work in some unique and creative beers between brewing our year-round and seasonal beers and this was the first attempt at that. Since our tanks are empty while we are delivering our first couple batches it seemed like the perfect time to get something different fermenting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Speaking of events—we have a few that are confirmed for the next week or so. This Thursday we will be taking part in the <span class="messagebody">New Jersey Beer Night at Barcade in </span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jersey City</span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">. This is going to be a great event and we wish there were more like this. </span></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All operating breweries in NJ are sending two kegs and some brewery reps to Barcade for the night. The list looks impressive and we can’t wait to try some of the other great beers being brewed in the </span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Garden</span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">State</span></span><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">. If the event is half as cool as the promotional poster they created, we’re in for a good night. </span></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are also going to be pouring beer at a fund raising BBQ in Lavallette. It should be a great time and its for a good cause. More information is available at the link below—if you’re going to be in the area it’s worth checking out:</span></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;">Finally, the person who has been working to find a solution to our glycol issues was in to pull apart the system headers and remove and rework the mess that our first highly unqualified plumber made. It seems to be working correctly now, but we still have to re insulate the copper then we should finally be able to put the glycol problems to rest. Of course it seems like the probe on our bright tank isn’t working now.</span></span></h6>
Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-55423086758428124452011-08-16T14:29:00.000-04:002011-08-16T14:29:18.325-04:00Where to Find Us<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">With our first week officially under our belts, we wanted to take a minute to thank a few of our first accounts and let you know where to find us so far. </span></div><div></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are grateful to Bob at Nip N Tuck in Long Branch for tapping our first ever keg, Twin Light Tap House in Highlands for hosting our first Kane Brewing event, and Maloney's in Matawan for inviting us to be part of their excellent Jersey Fresh Dinner. You can continue to find us at these great bars. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a complete list so far:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nip and Tuck Bar </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">23 Norwood Avenue</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Long Branch NJ 07740-5424</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.facebook.com/NipBar</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maloney's Pub and Grill</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">119 Main St</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Matawan New Jersey 07747</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><a href="http://www.maloneyspubnj.com/"><span style="color: black;">www.maloneyspubnj.com</span></a></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brickwall Tavern</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">522 Cookman Ave.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Asbury Park NJ 7712</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.brickwalltavern.com/</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Buffalo Wild Wings</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"># 2004A, 180 State Route 35</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Body1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eatontown NJ 07724-2014</span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-84745620650808040372011-08-03T18:56:00.005-04:002011-08-10T11:42:03.157-04:00Our Beers<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve been busy getting the brewery up and running but now that it is mostly done we can get back to what’s important—the beer. Our plan is to launch two beers that will be available year round. We also plan to brew up a different beer each season. One of the great things about NJ is that fact that we have four distinct seasons and hope to produce beers that are inspired by each. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also plan to brew a few bigger beers during the year that will get either the bottle or barrel treatment—or both. And we plan to continue to produce small run pilot batches to experiment with new ingredients and / or recipes. These will most likely be featured in our tasting room. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our philosophy is to keep our recipes simple, use only the best ingredients and combine traditional styles and techniques with some forward thinking. Since we love hops, balance isn’t necessarily a priority, but flavor is. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally we will do our best to try and incorporate local products and ingredients into our beers whenever possible to help make them truly local and unique. This holds true for our names as well. We came up with names that define certain seasons or imagery that remind us of living in coastal NJ.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Batch 001 will be called Single Fin and it will be our summer seasonal. It is a Belgian-style Blond ale. It was inspired and influenced by table beer traditionally brewed in the Trappist monasteries in and around Belgium.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Single Fin was designed with the hot, humid summer days in mind. It is pale in color, low in alcohol and easy to drink. We use German Pilsner and Vienna malts with a touch of White Wheat. Styrian Golding hops were used for bittering and a combination of more Styrian Golding and Czech Saaz hops were used for aroma. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although we may have been heavy handed with the hops, the flavor is driven mostly by the unique Trappist yeast strain. East Coast Yeast was able to provide us with a commercial amount of their ECY-13 yeast strain. We love this strain because it produces a dry beer with a lot of fruit flavors and aromatics. We will only brew one 20 barrel batch of Single Fin then move on to our autumn seasonal. We plan to release this beer again early next summer. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Single Fin Summary:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Malt: German Pilsner, Vienna & White Wheat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hops: Styrian Golding & Czech Saaz</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeast: Trappist Strain</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">OG: 12° Plato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">ABV: 5.0%</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Color: 3.6</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">IBUs: 26</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a small town on the coast of New Jersey close to where I live now and where I spent most of my summers growing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> up.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just after sunset the sky over the bay lights up with</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> fanta</span>stic orange and red hues. It reminds me of the color of this beer—so we named our American-style Rye Pale Ale, Afterglow. It was the second beer we brewed and will be one of our year round beers. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;">The base malt for this beer is American two-row combined with light Munich malt from Germany. We use medium crystal malt from England to add some color and sweetness and a small amount of malted rye to add some subtle spiciness. It’s bittered with Columbus hops, flavored with German Hallertau and we used Cascade and Centennial hops in the whirlpool and for dry hopping. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">As with all of our American-style ales we use a dry English yeast. An English yeast for American-style beers may seem unusual but we think this specific strain ferments clean enough to accentuate the hop flavors and aromas but leaves behind just a enough malt character to add some balance. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Malt: American Two-Row, German Munich, Medium English Crystal, Malted Rye</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hops: Columbus, German Hallertau, Cascade & Centennial</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeast: Dry English</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">OG: 13.5° Plato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">ABV: 5.5%</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Color: 9.5</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">IBUs: 50</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our last tank was filled with our American-style IPA called Head High. More specifically it’s closer to a west coast style IPA. This style is typically lighter in color and drier in body then a traditional American-style IPA. We used a mix of American two-row and German pilsner for the base malt and added a small amount of light English crystal and Carapils malt for some color and body. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We used Columbus and Chinook in the boil, and Ahtanum, Citra and Centennial in both the whirlpool and for dry hopping. The resulting beer is not too bitter but hoppy and aromatic. At 6.5% ABV it's manageable enough that you can have a few pints. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We did a lot of pilot batches for this beer. The reason is that we were unable to get our hands on a couple of the hop varieties that we’ve been using in our IPAs for years—specifically Simcoe and Amarillo. So we had to tweak the IPA recipe we planned to use and began playing with different hop varieties and combinations. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are really happy with the combination we came up with and think this is a better beer than the original. Of course, as soon as we get our hands on some Simcoe and Amarillo hops our imperial IPA called Overhead will be the next beer in our tanks. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Head High Summary: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hops: Columbus, Chinook, Ahtanum, Citra, Centennial</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeast: Dry English</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">OG: 16° Plato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">ABV: 6.5%</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Color: 6.3</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">IBUs: 67</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">These are our first few beers and they should be ready for release sometime next week. We’ve got a couple pilot batches going now and in the coming weeks plan to start brewing our autumn seasonal and fermenting a few surprises. Stay tuned. </span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-11587219406316362792011-07-16T17:55:00.003-04:002011-08-05T18:55:46.540-04:00Solenoid Problem<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A day after our first beer went into the fermenter we realized that there was another problem with our glycol system. Originally, we thought the only problem was that we couldn’t get our tanks below 38 – 40 degrees in any reasonable amount of time. However, we also found out that once we set our temperature control to the desired temperature it would continue to cool pass the point.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The way the system works is that once the temperature inside the tank reaches the set point programmed into the controller it should close, therefore preventing cold glycol from entering the tanks. Once the temperature begins to rise, the valve will open again and allow glycol in to cool the contents of the tank. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had our first fermenter set at 64 degrees. Once it got down to that temperature we assumed the valve would shut and cooling would stop. When we came in the next morning our unfermented beer was sitting at 55 degrees. For some reason the tanks continued to cool past the set point. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We called some of the people that had been helping us with this problem. They told us the most likely reason was that there was glycol getting past the solenoid valve. They said it was possible that the valve was damaged during installation so we took it apart and check the condition. What we found out was that the plumber, who had been causing all these problems for us already, installed the valve backwards. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s easy to tell because anyone who understands how this system works knows that the glycol comes into the valve from the top and out through the bottom. As you can see in the picture the “out” is on top and the “in” is on the bottom. We checked and sure enough all the tanks were piped this way. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got someone in the next day to rebuild and reinstall all the valves properly and the problem was corrected. Fortunately, we were able to warm up the tank back up to 64 and fermentation kicked in with in a few hours. Since the other two tanks were still empty we didn’t have to worry them. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately, that didn’t solve the problem of getting the tank down below 38, but at least we fixed one of the major issues. </span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-68567929934074193002011-07-13T16:38:00.000-04:002011-08-02T16:39:47.042-04:00First Batch<div style="text-align: justify;">After a couple years of planning and eleven months in our building we finally brewed our first batch of beer today. The first beer we brewed was a Belgian-style Single that will be our summer seasonal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we expected it was a marathon brew day as we got familiar with the new equipment. The major slowdowns were a grain mill that got seized up as we were adjusting the speed of the mill and the auger system. We had to unload some grain and start again which killed some time.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other major delay was a very slow, three hour run off from the mash tun. Once we got to the boil everything we pretty straight forward. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other than that it wasn't too bad for a first brew. We mostly reach our expect volume and at the end of hit our original gravity for the beer so we were happy. <span id="goog_1727269408"></span><span id="goog_1727269409"></span>We plan to brew two more batches later this week.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We are still have some issues with our glycol system, but we think it still has some air in the system which should bleed out over time. The tanks have no problem maintaining temperature between 40-70, we just can't get below 40 yet. Once the air is flushed out of the system we believe it will work as designed.</div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-37754389605041132332011-07-07T18:54:00.029-04:002011-08-02T16:11:51.868-04:00Glycol System Down<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">While we were waiting to get our brewing license from the NJ ABC we cleaned and passivated our new stainless steel fermentation tanks. After that we decided to fill the tanks with water to test how fast they cooled down to conditioning temperature so would have an idea of cooling rates. We had started up the chiller before to test it, but once it seemed to be working fine we shut it down. We ran the chiller over night, which was the first time we left it running for any length of time. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we came back in the morning the chiller had tripped a low pressure setting and stopped working so our tanks never got cold which clearly indicated a problem with the system. We spent the next few days working on the phone with the chiller manufacturer, our equipment supplier and neither had any idea what was causing the problem. We kept trying solutions but the pressure would always drop tripping the cut off before we would get the temperature down. Finally we narrowed the problem down to an issue with the flow. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">While we were trying to solve this problem, we got the word from NJ ABC that we could start brewing. So now we were officially able to brew but couldn’t until we fixed this issue. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We called in a refrigeration specialist down to see if he could troubleshoot the problem. He thought it might be a faulty valve so we replaced it in the hopes that it would fix the problem. It helped, but unfortunately the flow rate was still restricted enough that the system wouldn’t work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On top of that it was a holiday weekend, so we had to wait until Tuesday to try anything new. We were told to try and bleed some air out of the system over the weekend and that may help. By Tuesday the system still wasn’t working right.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">After checking every part in the chiller unit and finding nothing wrong we decided that the restriction had to be from too much air trapped in the pipes. We decided to add another air eliminator to the other part of the piping where the air seemed trapped to increase the flow. Once we added that, it allowed the air to slowly drain from the part of the system that it was trapped in and the tanks began to cool a bit. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ultimately the problem was poor piping layout and a faulty start up, both handed by our plumber / steam guy. When he built the system he put in a ton of unnecessary elbow and turns where air could get trapped and when he started it up he didn’t flush out the air before filling it with glycol. This caused large amounts of air to get caught in the jackets and piping.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once the additional eliminator was added the chiller started working great, but now we have to wait for all the air to drain out of the system and see if the problem corrects itself. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-85910365468057801992011-07-06T18:11:00.021-04:002011-08-02T15:49:53.213-04:00Drive In Cooler<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other massive project we tackled while we were working to get the brew house up and running was construction of our walk in cooler. We pretty much bought the largest cooler we could afford and that would fit into our space. The reason we wanted a larger cold space is that since we are self-distributing our beers we will be storing them until on site until we deliver them to retail accounts. Since we won’t be shipping our kegs off to a distributor in bulk once they are packaged we wanted a large enough space to keep all our beer stored cold. We also wanted to have enough space to properly age some kegs and / or barrels. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We ended up getting a used box that was 36 feet long, 18 feet wide and 16 feet tall. It’s about 650 square feet of cold box goodness. We realized once it was up that it was larger than the last apartment my wife and I shared in the city by about 150 square feet—and we lived there for five years. It should be a good home for our kegged beer, hops and anything we plan to age. Since we bought it used, it was delivered to us as a stack of loose panels in the back of a tractor trailer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It took us about three hours to get the massive 8x8 door and about forty 16x4 panels unloaded by hand off the truck. At least this gave the driver a chance to take a nice afternoon nap in the cab. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As you can see from the photo organizing the panels happened another day. Getting the box built was one of the more difficult things we had to do. We were told the box is self supporting and that each panel locks into the one next to it. It’s true that the panels lock into one and other, but that’s only true if the locks work. It also seemed that it would be better to add some type of support to hold the roof up. This ended up taking the most time. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We started by getting the three walls built, then we planned to add the roof, then the front with the door. The cold box doors supported by our warehouse walls were not that difficult to get up, but the free standing walls were a little more difficult. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Because the panels are 16 feet tall they were difficult to stand up and get into place without tipping over. Again, the forklift was crucial in getting these into place. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After getting the outer walls built we lifted the ceiling panels on with the forklift. We chose to support them with threaded rod and unistruts from the existing roof but this took a while</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once we finally got the ceiling on, we needed to cut a few panels to build in a space for the door then hang the surprisingly heavy sliding door on the tracks. After that we brought in a refrigeration guy to hook the cooling unit up and we were on our way. Two quick coats of white paint and the box was finished. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The way it usually works with these type of installs is that Paul plans to come to the brewery when the steam, electrical, and water is a few days from being finished so that he can answer any questions the contractors have about getting the systems hooked up to the brewing equipment then he will have a few days to test and troubleshot any issues before he leaves. We coordinated the timing of his trip with our contractors to make sure we would be able to get all this done in ten days. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The most complicated part of the install was getting the steam system for the kettle and hot liquor tanks up and running. The steam guys started a few weeks before Paul got here so that they would be ready for the test brew.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The first few days that Paul was here we spent getting the tanks in their final positions and getting them level and running the pipe water, steam, and electrical to them. Once that was done we could connect the stainless piping that connects the mash tun, kettle and pumps on the brew house.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Once that was done we spent some time getting the plates into the mash / lauter tun and getting the rake motor mounted on top. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zTIMI5rhWxI/ThcnvFxg2hI/AAAAAAAAAQc/XNUxd36kelQ/s1600/065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zTIMI5rhWxI/ThcnvFxg2hI/AAAAAAAAAQc/XNUxd36kelQ/s400/065.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Next we worked on getting the grain handling systems set up. We have an existing room in the warehouse that we were planning to use as a mill room to keep all the grain dust separate from the brew house and cellar. We realized that we were going to have to raise the ceiling to get all of our equipment in there easily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zTIMI5rhWxI/ThcnvFxg2hI/AAAAAAAAAQc/XNUxd36kelQ/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YaVEd1Ws0Oc/ThcnpMLDPPI/AAAAAAAAAQA/6zs3PVfIQRE/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YaVEd1Ws0Oc/ThcnpMLDPPI/AAAAAAAAAQA/6zs3PVfIQRE/s400/002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">We moved our mill, grist case and augurs into the expanded room and got those running. The way our systems works is that the grain is sent through the wall of the mill room, behind our fermenters along the side wall and over to the mash tun. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">We also finally got the town to sign off on the placement of the chiller behind our building. So we got the concrete pad poured and got the chiller in place so that when they got around to hooking it up it would be ready to go. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">About half way through Paul's time here we realized there was no way the company putting together the boiler and glycol system were going to finish as promised. They were way behind on the boiler install so we decided that it was better for them to focus solely on the steam and not work on the glycol system at all. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">One of the major mistakes we made was hiring one steam fitting / plumbing company to do both. They were hired to install the boiler, the domestic water service, and pipe and start-up the glycol chiller. All things we were told they did numerous times. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">At the outset of the project they told us two weeks for everything. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Almost immediately they were behind and never managed to get caught up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">If we had use two different companies like we had originally planned, we could have had both set-ups going at the same time. Four weeks in they hadn't finished the boiler or glycol.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">With a lot of pushing they manged to get the boiler fired up around </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">7:00 pm</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> the night before Paul was scheduled to leave. Since the boiler was finally working we were able to fill the tanks with water to clean out the residual oils and dust and check the pumps and piping between the brew house.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">After that we filled the hot liquor tank and kettle and made sure the steam was heating both. We did an hour boil to check the evaporation rates and see how the boiler performed over time. Since we didn’t have the vent installed yet because of on going delays, we were a little concerned about the steam in the warehouse—mostly making sure we didn’t set off any sprinklers from the heat. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">We opened all the doors and set up a few fans and that seem to take care of any potential issues. By the time we cooled down the tanks and drained the water we finished up around </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">3 am</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The other thing we found out was that our drain worked like a champ, moving water from three tanks out of the brewery with no problem. Although, there were some minor issues that needed to be fixed, overall the steam system worked fine.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">When Paul left we had a working brew house, but we still needed to get the chiller fired up. It took another week or two for them to get the piping finished. Once it was ready we spent the better part of a day trying to get the chiller started-up, but once it was up and running it seemed to be working just fine. There were no leaks in the pipes and the glycol was cooling down by design. Since we thought that system was working fine they brought in their insulation guy to finish the job. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">While they were insulating the pipes we needed to get some sprinklers moved and a few heads added by request of the fire marshal. When that was done we could get our final fire inspection. We also managed to pass our final electrical, plumbing and construction inspections. With that we were able to apply for our Certificate of Occupancy, which we received early last week. Now that all the construction was completed and we satisfied all the requirements from the town, the only step left was getting our brewing license from the NJ ABC.</span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-48985689070951379472011-05-22T20:48:00.015-04:002011-05-27T20:12:09.365-04:00Brewing Equipment In Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BPf-xxd0PDg/TeA5d4fQ_rI/AAAAAAAAAPU/LjyXpkNyirE/s1600/216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BPf-xxd0PDg/TeA5d4fQ_rI/AAAAAAAAAPU/LjyXpkNyirE/s400/216.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since all the work on the floor has been completed we can finally move the tanks into position. We spent the weekend pulling the shipping cradles off the tanks and peeling off the plastic protective covering. It's great to see all the shiny new stainless in its final location. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-12857253565901394692011-05-14T17:57:00.008-04:002011-05-24T14:38:42.717-04:00Floor Covering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xaR64ffPmag/Tdbum4hapyI/AAAAAAAAAPI/AGYbaAh30Tg/s1600/154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xaR64ffPmag/Tdbum4hapyI/AAAAAAAAAPI/AGYbaAh30Tg/s400/154.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The urethane floor covering we decided to put in our brewing area was installed over the past three days. It looks great and now we can finally get the equipment moved into place. After watching their team install the product you can understand why it’s so incredible durable. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since the product is ¼ inch thick, the first thing they did was remove the top layer of the freshly poured concrete. You might be wondering why we didn’t just pour the concrete a ¼ inch lower so we could skip this step in the first place. We asked the same thing and were told that inevitably the concrete guys never get it right. They said it works out better most times if you just pour the floor as designed then go back and remove the top layer. They also needed to chisel out around the boarders and near the drain so the edges were not brittle. So that was day one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The second day four guys mixed, dyed and hand troweled ¼ inch of this product over about 1,000 square feet of flooring. The trick to this is following the gradual slope established by the concrete guys. They also used the product to create a slope around the walls where we were unable to cut out the old concrete because we didn’t want to get to close to the roof support with the concrete saw and jack hammers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day three involved cutting in joints and filling in the seams and edges with some type of flexible sealant. We were told to let it cure for about 24 hours before getting it wet and they recommended waiting about two days before putting heavy equipment like our tanks on it. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The next day we hosed down the floor to see how well the water flowed to the drain and how slip resistant the floor was when it was wet. They did a great job mirroring the slope of the concrete so the water didn’t pool and the surface was slip resistant but not so rough that we couldn’t get it clean.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tomorrow we plan to get the shipping cradles off the tanks and move them into position on the new floor. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-64647014522987751282011-05-09T19:11:00.014-04:002011-05-24T14:34:50.461-04:00Quick Update<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We were able to track down a survey of the property from a company in </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Long Branch</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> that did some work on this building in the early 1980s. They were kind enough to give me a copy of what they had so that I could use that for the basis of our Minor Site Plan Application. The engineers based their site plan on the survey data from that drawing and laid out where on the property we intend to install the unit. I got the drawing from them yesterday and submitted the application with some pictures of the property and some data on the chiller itself. I also found out that the meeting was moved from May 23 to June 8, so we won’t know officially if we can install it until two weeks later. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We are still waiting for the fire suppression (sprinkler system) permit but these are the last two items we need from the town…for now. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
The FlowCrete guys are scheduled to start installing the floor covering tomorrow and the plumber is coming by the go over the work plan for the next few weeks. We should be in a position to move the equipment into its final location this weekend and the electrician is planning to finish the main service by Monday. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We are still working to finalize the date, but the team from DME coming down to help install the equipment will probably be here at the end of the month. We should be able to get the brew house functioning over the ten days they are here.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The condenser unit for the cooler arrived a few days ago and the box itself should be here early next week. By then the brewing equipment will be out of the way so we can build that in place later next week. The only piece of equipment we are waiting for is the keg washer and our 1/6 kegs—both of which should be here within a few weeks. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-32349759974004612552011-05-03T19:10:00.008-04:002011-05-27T20:13:02.238-04:00Concrete Floor<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We were able to arrange for the inspector to come by around </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">11:00 am</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> to sign-off on the installation of the wire mesh and rebar dowels that were used to strengthen the concrete. This helped move the project along because if we could not coordinate with inspector on getting him here the same day as the installation the concrete team would have to come back after it was passed and that would add at least a few days and additional costs. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">With the structural supports set and all inspections passed we were set to start pouring the new floor by </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">11:30 AM</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">—of course the concrete truck was delayed and did get here until close to </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">3:00 pm</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">. On a side note, the owner of the concrete company quoted me the price based on some plans we emailed him but when he came by to review the site before starting the work he realized that a concrete pump was going to be needed to move the concrete from the trucks, through our loading area and on to the area where the new floor was being poured. It changed the price but it wasn’t really a big deal. Since we are so knowledgeable about all things construction we assumed it was some kind of small pump to move concrete. In reality the concrete pump is a truck is the size of a fire engine with a gigantic arm that can move concrete hundreds of feet. Not really what we expected. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Once concrete trucks arrived the team started pouring and working the concrete to get the correct slope on all four sides. It took about five hours of screeding and troweling to get the concrete to set up in the proper slope. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">After that the owner stayed behind to continue to go over the floor with a power trowel every few hours as it cured. Once it was fully set he needed to score the new the new floor in three places. The reason they cut the floor is that as the concrete cures it will shrink which causes cracks. With the cuts in place any cracks that might happen will hopefully form against the cuts and protect the floor. We took off around </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">11:00 pm and </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">from what he said the next day, he was here until around </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">3:00 am</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> by the time the floor had cured enough to make the cuts. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We also needed to excavate some of the sand in order to account for the slope on the new floor. Since the drain was installed about two inches lower than the existing edge in order to create that slope we would need to remove a few inches of sand in order to get a full six inches of concrete on the new pour. All this was supposed to be handled by the demolition team, but since that went so well the last time we decided to get a new crew to pour the concrete and since it was such short notice we did the prep work ourselves over the weekend. It took about a day to remove the excess sand and then compact the base down but now the floor is ready for new concrete. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-85494959563369414642011-04-27T17:13:00.002-04:002011-05-24T14:11:46.607-04:00Plumbing Inspection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ETc32T8QJo/TdWG4AWo23I/AAAAAAAAAMw/CLLXsmPu6f0/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ETc32T8QJo/TdWG4AWo23I/AAAAAAAAAMw/CLLXsmPu6f0/s400/081.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We had our first inspection today and of course we failed. The plumber was here a few days ago to connect our trench drain to the existing sewer line. Apparently he used the wrong size pipe. Not a big problem but we were hoping to back fill the pipe and prepare the floor for the concrete pour that is happening later this week but that will have to wait for the plumber to come back and fix the problem and another inspection. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">On the plus side our electrical inspection passed. The electrician finished running all the under slab conduit and now we can back fill the trenches and get ready to pour. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-65092274291217662962011-04-25T17:16:00.176-04:002011-05-24T14:10:40.176-04:00Kegs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-93qXHj6LRw8/TdWKkl9BpzI/AAAAAAAAAM4/u-fF6kC4iwQ/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-93qXHj6LRw8/TdWKkl9BpzI/AAAAAAAAAM4/u-fF6kC4iwQ/s400/038.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When we were meeting with potential brewers one the of the first questions they all had for us was regarding our plans for kegs. Since we are planning to launch as a draft only brewery and it will be our only package for the foreseeable future it's a reasonable concern.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were planning to package in either 15.5 gallon or 50 liter (13.2 gallon) kegs and 5.2 gallon kegs. called sixtels. The decision on the larger package size was going to be based on whatever was available in large quantities on the used market at the time we needed to purchase. We were also hoping to find the sixtels used but, like most used brewery related equipment, they are in pretty high demand right now. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sixtels are a popular package because bars and restaurants can fit a couple different sixtels in the same space as one 15.5 gallon keg which allows them to offer more brand selection to their customers without expanding their cold storage. We like that package because it sells through faster so the beer sells fresh. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The issue with kegs are that they are expensive to purchase, they are easy to steal, often get misplaced and sometime difficult to get back from distributors in a reasonable time frame. The general rule seems to be that a brewery needs about 4 or 5 kegs for each draft account they service. One keg on tap at the bar, one in the cooler waiting to be tapped, one empty sitting at the distributor's ware house waiting to be returned to the brewery and one or two at the brewery to fill for the next shipment. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since we are going to self distribute we should be able to get our kegs back to the brewery faster and, at least, attempt to keep track of them more easily but that means we still need about two or three kegs per account. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
The other part of the equation is the brew house size. Since we have a 20 barrel brew house it will take around forty 15.5 gallon kegs or 120 sixtels just to package one batch. In reality there will be loss in fermentation, transfer and packaging so the number of kegs per batch is less, but you get the idea. Multiply that by three for the number of fermenters we have and the number of kegs required adds up fast. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We decided that we were going to try and find around 300 kegs to get going. Since we had no clear idea what the demand was going to be for each package size we decided to play it safe and go 50/50. We were able to find a large quantity of used 15.5 gallons kegs at good price so we went with them over the 50 liter kegs. We got six pallets or just over 160 of these kegs delivered to us the other day.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were not able to find a large lot of used sixtels and the lead time on new kegs were such that we needed to place that order to ensure we had them by launch so we got just over 160 new sixtels. We could have tried to buy them used 20-30 at a time, but the price on the new ones was close to the going price on the used market so we took the easy route on that one. They should be here at the end of May. </div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-61841931929444693722011-04-21T19:12:00.006-04:002011-05-24T14:09:24.799-04:00Pilot Brewing Update<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Now that the pilot system is set up, we have been really focused on experimenting with different yeast strains. We plan to use two different yeast strains for a majority of our beers—one for our American-style ales and one for the Belgian-influenced beers.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">When Clay was Head Brewer at Sleeping Lady, he used a Scottish yeast strain for most of his beers. The reason he used it was because he had 15 tap handles that he needed to keep stocked with beer and that strain allowed for a fairly neutral fermentation that could produce a wide variety of styles with quick turnaround. As a home brewer I mostly used one of two different English strains in my ales.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
One of the first things we did was take four different yeast strains and break up a basic pale ale recipe into four different carboys and ferment them under the same conditions with each strain. Even though we had both used all these strains before we decided it was worth the time to do a side-by-side comparison using the same batch of beer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We used two English strains, a Scottish strain and an American strain. Although it was a very limited sampling, after the test we narrowed it down to one of the English strains and the American strain. We plan to run through some split pilot batches using these two strains before we decide which direction to go.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We did the same thing with a few Belgian strains and after a few tests it was pretty clear that we like the flavor profile and fermentation characteristics of a Trappist strain. So we plan to use that for the next few pilot batches. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-65950298677783722722011-04-20T19:08:00.006-04:002011-05-24T14:04:15.296-04:00Construction Permits<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The good news is that we got our construction permits. We went down to the town this morning to try and sort out this chillier situation. We decided that we would try and get approval for placing the chiller out back in our courtyard near our loading dock. It would be out of the way of traffic, there are no parking spots or driving lanes to deal with and, again, there is an existing unit next to where we would like to put it so there is obviously space. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The zoning officer said that he thinks it would be acceptable but we would need minor site plan approval. We would not be required to go before the board or hire an attorney, just submit a plan with our proposed use. It’s still not cheap, but its better than the alternative. The downside is that the next meeting is in late May so we won’t know until then. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Fortunately, the construction official decided that he could issue all our permits with the exception of the one that covers the installation of the chiller. He was also kind enough to release our permits without the plans from our sprinkler contractor. So we still have two outstanding items to deal with but at least we can get started turning the warehouse into a brewery. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-73680878799744495932011-04-15T19:07:00.003-04:002011-05-24T13:59:28.190-04:00The Roof<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The engineers who put together our plans came down to inspect the roof to see if it could support the chiller. We were able to get a set of plans of the roof construction from the owner, which help out a lot, but it took them some time to find the specifications on the materials that were used because of the age of the building. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">After some number crunching, it turns out that the engineers did not think it would be a good idea to put that much additional weight on this roof. Granted the chiller weights about 2,000 pounds, but we were surprised with that conclusion. Industrial buildings are generally designed and constructed to support roof top units of this nature.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">It didn’t matter what we think, if the engineer won’t sign off then the town won’t approve the permit for the location so that’s the end of that. On to plan C. We are down to either just putting it inside the brewery itself or finding a space outside that will not require a variance. The downside to having it inside is that it generates a fair amount of heat and noise but if that’s the only solution that’s where we’ll have to put it. We’ll have to talk to the town and see what we can work out. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-91661256663732425992011-04-14T19:06:00.004-04:002011-05-24T13:57:20.067-04:00Chiller Solution<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We spoke to our landlord and decided to move the chiller to the roof. It was a better location in the first place but my landlord didn’t really want me to put any equipment up there so I opted for outside the building. Now that the outside is an issue we are back to the roof. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We told the zoning official about the move to the roof. He was fine with that and since there was no longer any zoning issues he signed off on our plans—as long as the chiller is not visible from the street. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Now we can get our permits, right? Not quite. In this situation a solution only creates another problem. Now the construction department needs an analysis signed by a licensed engineer that the roof will support the extra weight. Also I am told that our permits can not be released until the fire marshal has approved the changes he asked for and I am still waiting for our sprinkler contractor to submit his plans. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-64380545787441620452011-04-12T19:05:00.007-04:002011-05-24T13:55:12.809-04:00Next Problem<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Now that the floor has been removed we can’t really move ahead on anything else until the rest of our permits are issued. It has been a few weeks since we got them the names of our contractors so I figured it was a good time to stop over and see where we stood. We were told that the zoning officer had yet to sign off on the plans and he was leaving in a few days for vacation so we should speak to him if we wanted anything in the next two weeks.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">We figured that getting his sign off wouldn’t be a problem. Back before we signed the lease we spoke extensively with zoning to make sure there wasn’t going to be an issue or a repeat of Manasquan. After the warm reception in Manasquan one of our top priorities when looking for a new place was that it did not require a zoning variance. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">After a few conversations, we determined that the building was zoned properly and we could move forward with our plan. The zoning officer told us that they would be required to sign off on any plans for construction but that shouldn’t be a problem now that we cleared from a zoning perspective. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">So we got a hold of the zoning officer, expecting a quick sign-off ,when the first thing they told me after looking at the plans was that I could not put our glycol chiller outside the building where we had planned. We were told that it appeared as thought a variance would be needed to put the chiller in the parking lot on the side of the building. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The only way they would know if I needed a variance was if I submitted a site plan of the property including the proposed location of the chiller. In order to submit a site plan I needed an updated survey of the property—which we didn’t have. That meant hiring a surveyor and getting an engineer or architect to turn that survey into a site plan. And that wasn’t the worst part. We then needed to go before the board the get the variance approved—which would require hiring an attorney and planner to represent us. Having lived through that process before, I realized that it could take months and cost thousands of dollars.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">They claimed the issue was that the chiller would take up space along the side of the parking lot and may obstruct the flow of traffic. My understanding is that according to code we need 12 feet on both side of the driveway in addition to any space the chiller may take up. Without an accurate survey and plan they couldn’t tell if there was sufficient room for the unit. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The best part of this discussion was that there is an existing air conditioning unit next to the proposed chiller location that takes up as much space in the driveway as our new unit would. The air conditioner has been there since the building was completed in the 1980s without issue. We were told who ever did that did it without proper permission so it was irrelevant to this matter. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">So now were back to the drawing board on the chiller and we need a solution before the zoning officer goes on vacation or we have to wait another two weeks for permits. </span></span></div>Kane Brewing Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841479015213064444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898154357604112068.post-35356994386310031522011-04-11T19:12:00.005-04:002011-05-24T13:53:02.172-04:00Hop Farming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Last week we noticed that this year’s hops had started to come up so we decided we better get them to the brewery where we plan to grow them this year before they get too tall. I know my wife was excited to get them out of our yard and I’m sure my neighbors will not miss the 10 foot (shorted from and original 14) trellis that goes up each spring. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">This year we plan to put them out back in the courtyards between the two buildings on our site. That location gets a good amount of light in the afternoon and we can run some rope up the exterior wall for support. We still have two planters each of the four varieties we had last year, Cascade, Chinook, Columbus and Nugget. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">When the demolition team left that night, it seemed like everything was fine. Some of the plastic conduit had been crushed or broken but there didn’t seem to be any issues with any of the electricity in the building. Luckily for us we just happen to have an electrician coming in the next day to do some work. Once he saw the broken conduit he became concerned and took a look in our service panel to inspect for damage. Of course he found some major problems. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Between the Bobcats and jackhammers and not re-burying the conduit before continuing to work the demo guys cut through about five or six wires in each of three conduits running under our floor. We didn’t realize it that night because the cut wires were powering equipment that was not currently in use, like exterior light, air conditioning units, etc. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">It took three days of unearthing existing conduit, digging new trenches and re-running wires and conduit to fix the problem. The cost of the mistake ended up being just about as much as the floor demolition. On top of that it also pushed back the work the electrician was here to do by another three days. The one thing we’ve learned as construction has begun is that you need to watch everything that is being done all the time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">It seems that most contractors with large teams come in and set things up then take off to the next job. In this case no one from the construction company was supervising the work and although we pointed the electrical issue to the workers they didn’t really care. We’ll have to work something out with the construction company on the repair bill but it was another lesson learned.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">On a bright side, as you may have noticed from the pictures we did get our trench drain set in place this morning before we discovered any of the electrical issues.</span></span><br />
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