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NEW KITCHEN, FOOD & NITRO COFFEE
Hooray! Our kitchen expansion is finally finished! Our kitchen has moved from the 30 square foot corner of the bar to a brand new 300 square foot space on the other side of the taproom. Utilizing our new friers, we have launched “fancy fry” baskets – including sweet potato fries with toasted marshmallow dipping sauce…
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New Garage Door
We got a new garage door installed behind the brewery this week, the fancy glass kind. It replaced the old dock door in the back to let in a lot more natural light. Come check it out!
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They’re Finally Here.
On a glorious, sunny, Fall morning, two large flatbed trucks rolled up with our brewing tanks in tow. It was truly amazing to finally see them in person, glistening in the sun and ready to be placed in our space. Our tanks were custom made for our space by Rocky Mountain Vessels in Colorado. For…
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Evolution of a Trench Drain
A trench drain is a long, low sloped drain much like a narrow trough submerged into the floor. Instead of having to drain liquids from just one round drain in an area of the floor, a trench drain allows for continuous drainage along a straight line. While not required for breweries and a little more…
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Construction Update: Construction Permit Issued!
What It Takes There are many layers of issues that need to be addressed before a construction permit is issued. We started by reaching out to Edina’s Economic Development, Bill Neuendorf. Mr. Neuendorf arranged for a meeting with the leaders of all the major city departments that would play a role in licensing the brewery.…
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More Space
Back in January, we announced our lease of 4,755 square feet of space in an industrial building in Edina. Originally, we thought this would be just enough space to fit the brewery and taproom. However, during the initial design phase it became clear that more room would be ideal. A few months later, our neighboring tenant,…
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Brewing Equipment Ordered
We’re excited to announce our brewhouse, fermenters, and brite tanks have been ordered from Rocky Mountain Vessels! The anticipated delivery date is June, 2017. What We Ordered After a great deal of research and interviewing other brewers, we decided to order a 10 barrel, indirect fired brewhouse (10 barrels = 20 kegs = 310 gallons or…
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How to Select Brewing Equipment
We researched brewing equipment for about two years before placing an order. There are so many factors to consider such as size, number of vessels, type of heat source, cooling the wort, as well as country of manufacturing and engineering origin. Here’s a summary of the main issues that were considered and our approach to…
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The Mysterious Depths of Plumbing
One of the first setbacks we’ve faced in the construction of the brewery has been whether the existing sewer drain running through our space was deep enough. Breweries need drains and taprooms need extra restrooms – all of which need to connect to a sewer line. The depth of the main sewer line running through the space…
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Brewery Architect
It’s probably obvious that choosing the right architect is important when building a brewery. But contrary to what most may think, an architect is not typically used for designing the layout of the brewery equipment. This is mostly accomplished in consultation with the equipment manufacturer. Rather, the architect works within the specifications given by the…