The Brewery - Timeline (cont.)

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October 2, 2006
Finished erecting cold room walls and ceiling, with Andrew, Mike, and John.

October 3, 2006
Poured concrete for fermenter footings.

October 5, 2006
Installed grain auger.

October 18, 2006
Electric work started.
Glycol plumbing started.

October 30, 2006
Reverse Osmosis system installation started.

November 3, 2006
Removed wrapping paper from tanks.

November 6, 2006
Painted roof screens, which hide the main glycol chiller from view.

November 13, 2006
Cold room running

November 14, 2006
Finished work on parking lot. Restriped, added handicap space.

November 16, 2006
Electrical work completed.

November 21
Reverse Osmosis system installation completed.

October 31 - November 20
Installed burner exhaust stack. Reinforced with stainless steel unistrut for earthquake safety.
Installed kettle steam stack.
Burner installed (mostly).

November 22, 2006
Kegs arrived! 180 half-barrel kegs (enough for three full batches) and 20 sixth-barrel kegs.

November 30, 2006
Final inspection completed!

December 6, 2006
Finished overhaul of Plate Heat Exchanger. Cleaned and regasketed all plates.

December 7, 2006
Completed a trial run "Water Brew". Things went well.

December 12, 2006
Applied epoxy again to protect more of the floor - under the fermenters and in the grain-out area.

December 13, 2006
Organized parts table.

December 14-15, 2006
First Brew! Andrew helped brew 30 barrels over two days of Lug Nut Lager. Click here for pictures!

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