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Building the brewery
At the centre of Neckstamper Brewing is a brand new 10 barrel brewery in the heart of East London - in the lovely Lea Valley - not too far from the Olympic Park, host to the Olympic Games in 2012.
So what does it take to build a new craft brewery in London? Here we document the process...
Creating the low plinth
Installing a wooden plinth on a slight slope to allow runoff to flow towards the drainage channel;
18mm marine ply
Cover the ply with aquapanel to improve waterproofness
Tiling the plinth to provide a grippy working surface
Taking no chances with leaks by establishing a solid tiled base on the top of the plinth;
15mm acid resistant quarry tiles
Flexible acid proof tile grout and adhesive
Delivery day
The most exciting day of the entire install - the brewery arrives;
Skilful and extremely helpful forklift driver negotiates the tight entrance
All vessels and equipment loaded safely into the brewery
Installation completed
Excellent few days installing the brewery;
Hot liquor tank
Mash tun
Copper
Cold water tank
4 x fermenting vessels - 2 x 10 bbl and 2 x 6 bbl
Conditioning tank
Test brew of the first batch - a hopped up tasty American Pale Ale!