Felinfoel Brewery - Gallery

0 distant shot A distant shot of the Felinfoel Brewery on the outskirts of Llanelli in South Wales 1 DSCF1691 The brewery logo on the gates 10 DSCF1679 The brewery tower showing the malt hoist 11 DSCF1689 The brewing tower dates from 1878 12 DSCF1690 All the windows are now plastic for reduced maintenance 13 DSCF1694 David John a local entrepreneur built a brewery in his back garden in 1878 14 DSCF1692 Another view of the Felinfoel brewery buildings 20 DSCF1632 Muntons is the sole malt supplier 21 DSCF1633 Timber cladding in the malt loft right at the top of the tower 22 DSCF1636 The four roller Boby malt mill grings 2.5 tonne in 90 minutes. Note the old belt drives still in situ 23 DSCF1637 The grist case inscribed with 'MB' for malt bin 24 DSCF1638 A close up of the 'MB' lettering 25 DSCF1639 Looking down on the bottom of the grist case, the Steels masher and the top of the mash tun 26 DSCF1640 A closer look at the mashing machinery 28 DSCF1645 The makers plate on the masher - Wilson & Co of Frome in somerset 29 DSCF1646 A gauge plate for the liquor tanks 30 DSCF1647 The 1980 copper by Briggs 31 DSCF1656 The external calandria 33 DSCF1649 15% of the grist is Ragus invert block. This is the dissolver before the copper 34 DSCF1652 Beside the sugar dissolving vessel is the mash tun underback 35 DSCF1650 Detail of the mash tun run off taps 38 DSCF1653 Looking down to the hop back from the copper stage 39 DSCF1654 The brewhouse control panel! 40 DSCF1660 The hop back is by Pontifex 41 DSCF1661 Another view of the hop back 42 DSCF1658 Inside the hop back 43 DSCF1662 View of the copper, SDV and underback 44 DSCF1663 A tidy hop room 45 DSCF1667 The fermenting room with open vessels 46 DSCF1666 Rousing an open fermenter 47 DSCF1668 Sample jar and saccharometer storage 50 DSCF1675 Cask washing 51 DSCF1671 Cask steaming 52 DSCF1670 Two station Porter Lancastrian cask racking line 53 DSCF1676 The cask washing shed 60 DSCF1680 One of seven horizontal maturation/bright beer tanks 61 DSCF1681 Carlson plate and frame beer filter 62 DSCF1684 Any ideas what this is? 63 DSCF1685 80% of Felinfoel output is kegged 65 DSCF1686 The brewery yard 66 DSCF1687 Another view of the brewery yard 69 DSCF1695 A plaque to mark the first UK brewery to can beer back in 1936 70 DSCF1704 A selection of Felinfoel cans 71 DSCF1703 An early Double Dragon flat top can 72 DSCF1706 An early enamel advertising sign for Felinfoel Pale Ale 73 DSCF1707 A cask head 74 DSCF1709 Even the company cheque looks traditional 75 DSCF1711 A rather garish stained glass door 90 DSCF1643 Brewer John Reed and MD Philip Lewis look into the mash tun 91 DSCF1696 Brewer John Reed and MD Philip Lewisin the sample cellar