Elgoods - Gallery

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  • Welcome to Elgoods at Wisbech

    Welcome to Elgoods at Wisbech

  • Inside the main entrance

    Inside the main entrance

  • The brewery was built in 1795

    The brewery was built in 1795

  • John Elgood took over the brewery in 1877

    John Elgood took over the brewery in 1877

  • Note the louvres in the three first floor windows to control the airflow to the open coolers

    Note the louvres in the three first floor windows to control the airflow to the open coolers

  • The brewery weathervane

    The brewery weathervane

  • Around the site

    Around the site

  • The brewery offices from the gardens with the brewhouse on the right

    The brewery offices from the gardens with the brewhouse on the right

  • The botanical gardens

    The botanical gardens

  • The gardens have 10,000 visitors a year

    The gardens have 10,000 visitors a year

  • Beautiful lawns and time to sit and ponder

    Beautiful lawns and time to sit and ponder

  • A walled part of the gardens

    A walled part of the gardens

  • A view of the brewery yard

    A view of the brewery yard

  • Under the spreading chestnut tree

    Under the spreading chestnut tree

  • The malt store - all malt is Maris Otter

    The malt store - all malt is Maris Otter

  • The grist case dates from 1910 according to the label

    The grist case dates from 1910 according to the label

  • The Steels masher

    The Steels masher

  • What the gear inside a Steels masher looks like

    What the gear inside a Steels masher looks like

  • A well bashed directing chute for the masher

    A well bashed directing chute for the masher

  • The belt gear is still in situ

    The belt gear is still in situ

  • The copper

    The copper

  • The copper manway door tells us it was fabricated by Pontifex

    The copper manway door tells us it was fabricated by Pontifex

  • A liquor tank float gauge board

    A liquor tank float gauge board

  • The square hop back with a stainless lining dating from 2005. The plates are dated 1950

    The square hop back with a stainless lining dating from 2005. The plates are dated 1950

  • If the old disused coolships were removed there would be a big hole in the floor!

    If the old disused coolships were removed there would be a big hole in the floor!

  • The copper base and the rectangular hop back beside the old coolships

    The copper base and the rectangular hop back beside the old coolships

  • The 10 brl mash tun used for seasonals, small runs and trials

    The 10 brl mash tun used for seasonals, small runs and trials

  • Top of mini brew copper with grist auger for mashing in behind (oh and a vacuum cleaner!!)

    Top of mini brew copper with grist auger for mashing in behind (oh and a vacuum cleaner!!)

  • An unusual annular cooling panel for an 80brl FV which is lowered through the trap door once the yeast has been removed.

    An unusual annular cooling panel for an 80brl FV which is lowered through the trap door once the yeast has been removed.

  • Makers inscription on the underback which is now stainless lined. It is thought to be the 1795 vintage hopback

    Makers inscription on the underback which is now stainless lined. It is thought to be the 1795 vintage hopback

  • Geo Adlam of Bristol, another ancient brewery fabricator

    Geo Adlam of Bristol, another ancient brewery fabricator

  • Wort taps by Pontifex on the main mash tun, circa 1912 with new stainless steel header tube above

    Wort taps by Pontifex on the main mash tun, circa 1912 with new stainless steel header tube above

  • Rousing an open fermenter

    Rousing an open fermenter

  • An attemperator panel in an open fermenter

    An attemperator panel in an open fermenter

  • General view of the fermenting room

    General view of the fermenting room

  • Old yeast storage tank and acid wash water bath

    Old yeast storage tank and acid wash water bath

  • Two station racking range and jackback

    Two station racking range and jackback

  • Inside the ale stores

    Inside the ale stores

  • Elgoods casks

    Elgoods casks

  • The beer filter by Filtrox

    The beer filter by Filtrox

  • The Gimson two lane keg filler - note the size difference between a 50L and a 5 gallon keg

    The Gimson two lane keg filler - note the size difference between a 50L and a 5 gallon keg

  • Four of the six 20 brl Kaspar Schulz racking tanks

    Four of the six 20 brl Kaspar Schulz racking tanks

  • The brewery boiler by Ruston and Hornsby of Lincoln

    The brewery boiler by Ruston and Hornsby of Lincoln

  • The company crest

    The company crest

  • Visitors this way please

    Visitors this way please

  • Production Director Alan Pateman

    Production Director Alan Pateman

  • Chairman Nigel Elgood with two of his daughters; Jennifer Everall is Co Secretary and Belinda Sutton is MD

    Chairman Nigel Elgood with two of his daughters; Jennifer Everall is Co Secretary and Belinda Sutton is MD

  • The MD Belinda Sutton pulls me a pint ...

    The MD Belinda Sutton pulls me a pint ...

  • ...so does the Production Director Alan Pateman

    ...so does the Production Director Alan Pateman

  • The brewery cat takes a nap

    The brewery cat takes a nap


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