The inaugural red ale has been run one of Three Mile's new brewing kettles! Using the system efficiently, especially the automated functions, is still out on the learning curve. So more than enough learning challenges. It was a long day.
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| 16 November 2021 inaugural run |
One has to keep in mind, however, that a single new kettle run is three times more beer than the old boilers could produce in one day of labor. So as the learning curve flattens out with use and experience on the BIAC units, a gain in efficiency should be realized.
[The kettles have recently been named--Andy and Ollie--after the twins in the cartoon show "Bob's Burgers".]
Since the inaugural run in mid-November (in photo), Three Mile Brewery has produced several runs of mainstay beers. A tremendous IPA called V-2. A Red Ale. A Tropical Blonde. And so on.
Three Mile is now butting up against an inventory storage constraint, and will probably require another purchase of half barrel kegs to receive the increased production. If it ain't one thing, it's another.
The boilers formerly used for half barrel runs are still operating, incidentally. Principally used when a conceptual (an "X"--experimental--beer) is being crafted, or when a smaller run for a dark or stout beer is needed.
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