Return to St Austell Brewery Co. Ltd.
The brewing tower dating from 1893 and was cdesigned by Inskipp and Mackenzie
The two roller malt mill by Adlam of Bristol dates from 1887
Last runnings from the mash tun
There is no silo to collect the spent grains
Copper external calandria
Brewer Mervyn Westaway checks the copper
Venerable slate FV still in use although now topped and polypropylene lined
Makers plate from the slate FV
Brewer Westaway checks FV 5
Gimson cask washer ex Mitchells at Lancaster washes 80 pieces per hour
St Austell has an extensive wine division, these are rum casks from Guyana
Demonstrating a velinch to sample the casks
Inside the visitor centre
Putting new logos on a reliveried company vehicle
Vanilla pods destined for Clouded Yellow wheat beer
Boilerman Tim Moon tends his 1916 Lancashire boiler
On site effluent plant - the first sieve and balance tank
Ploughing off the coagulated solids
Flow to the biological digestion units
Biological unit on the left and dissolved air unit ahead
Final filters, note the wooden board to keep sunshine out and algal growth down
Cooper Llew Jones was originally at Chesters in Manchester.About 100 wooden firkins go to a dozen local pubs
101 -Mash tuns.JPG (File uploadedBrewer Mervyn Westaway
Head Brewer Roger Ryman and the original 45brl copper