1. All continues to be steam driven
at the Wadworth's Brewery; feedstocks are raised to the top
of the building and all process flows are gravity fed.
2. Barley grains are first malted
by heat treatment; this malted barley is then ...
3. ... crushed in a mill that produces
granules known as grist.
4. The grist is a source of natural
sugars that are released by mixing it with water (extracted
on site) and heating in a 'Mash Tun' (above); the extract is
called wort.
5. The wort is run off into a Copper (above) and boiled with
....
6. ... hops that imparts its distinctive
bitter flavour.
7. The wort is separated from the hops
and fermented, after which is is allowed to mature in conditioning
tanks (above). It is then filtered and finings added to
clear it.
8. The Sampling Room
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