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File:23 DSCF1963.JPG|The run off grant, the wort is pale as the colouring material is added to the copper
File:23 DSCF1963.JPG|The run off grant, the wort is pale as the colouring material is added to the copper
File:24 DSCF1967.JPG|Wort is run to four 1100hL underbacks which Guinness call upperbacks prior to the copper. These are by Huppmann dating from 1989
File:24 DSCF1967.JPG|Wort is run to four 1100hL underbacks which Guinness call upperbacks prior to the copper. These are by Huppmann dating from 1989
 
File:25 DSCF1968.JPG|1989 vintage Huppmann copper/whirlpools
 
File:26 DSCF1969.JPG|A view of the famous Harp insignia through the hop grist chutes to the coppers
File:27 DSCF1970.JPG|Inside the brewhouse control room which was about to move into the fermenting block over the road
File:30 DSCF1985.JPG|Hop pellet bags are slit and crushed to remove any lumps before addition
File:31 DSCF1986.JPG|Once the control room moves to fermenting all these additions will be automated
File:32 DSCF1987.JPG|Kettle finings tanks - powdered carageenan was dumped into water in these two tanks and roused with air
File:33 DSCF1988.JPG|Brewery pipe runs are complicated
File:34 DSCF1990.JPG|The external calandria for the coppers
File:40 DSCF2003.JPG|Brewer Breda Tanner in the Pilot Brewery
File:41 DSCF2004.jpg|Mash filter in the Pilot Brewery
File:42 DSCF2005.JPG|Brew vessels in the Pilot Brewery
File:42 DSCF2005.JPG|Brew vessels in the Pilot Brewery
File:43 DSCF2007.JPG|Fermenting vessels in the Pilot Brewery
File:43 DSCF2007.JPG|Fermenting vessels in the Pilot Brewery
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File:92 DSCF2078.JPG|The pedestrian tunnel under James Street is still in use
File:92 DSCF2078.JPG|The pedestrian tunnel under James Street is still in use
File:93 DSCF2082.JPG|Seamus McGardle, head of Beverage Blending Agents with his map of worldwide Guinness operations and Project Brewer Gerry McGovern is on the right
File:93 DSCF2082.JPG|Seamus McGardle, head of Beverage Blending Agents with his map of worldwide Guinness operations and Project Brewer Gerry McGovern is on the right
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[[category:Brewer & Distiller International Gallery]]
25 DSCF1968 1989 vintage Huppmann copper/whirlpools
26 DSCF1969 A view of the famous Harp insignia through the hop grist chutes to the coppers
27 DSCF1970 Inside the brewhouse control room which was about to move into the fermenting block over the road
30 DSCF1985 Hop pellet bags are slit and crushed to remove any lumps before addition
31 DSCF1986 Once the control room moves to fermenting all these additions will be automated
32 DSCF1987 Kettle finings tanks - powdered carageenan was dumped into water in these two tanks and roused with air
33 DSCF1988 Brewery pipe runs are complicated
34 DSCF1990 The external calandria for the coppers
40 DSCF2003 Brewer Breda Tanner in the Pilot Brewery
41 DSCF2004 Mash filter in the Pilot Brewery

Revision as of 11:15, 7 July 2016

  • The St James Street entrance to the 85 acre Guinness site in Dublin. St Patrick's windmill once served the Roe Distillery and at 150 feet high is one of the tallest in Europe.

    The St James Street entrance to the 85 acre Guinness site in Dublin. St Patrick's windmill once served the Roe Distillery and at 150 feet high is one of the tallest in Europe.

  • These little sculptures were designed and installed by James P Moran who was the mechanical engineer involved in the 989 copper project. He even put his own initials on them!

    These little sculptures were designed and installed by James P Moran who was the mechanical engineer involved in the 989 copper project. He even put his own initials on them!

  • The Guinness Storehouse - note the Rotunda panoramic bar on top of the old fermenting room which once housed the world's largest FV at 12,000hL or 26 brl per inch of dip.

    The Guinness Storehouse - note the Rotunda panoramic bar on top of the old fermenting room which once housed the world's largest FV at 12,000hL or 26 brl per inch of dip.

  • The modern exterior of the brewhouse

    The modern exterior of the brewhouse

  • One of the problems of a city centre site - expensive apartments next to an industrial operation

    One of the problems of a city centre site - expensive apartments next to an industrial operation

  • There are three Buhler six roller mills working at 12t per hour on malt and 8t per hour on raw barley which is 30% of the grist

    There are three Buhler six roller mills working at 12t per hour on malt and 8t per hour on raw barley which is 30% of the grist

  • 23.5t is mashed into each of four brewing streams every six hours. There are Steels mashers into three mash conversion vessels with a stepped infusion from 63oC before transfer into these kieves for lautering. There are three 12m Balfour tuns and a pair of 10.2m diameter vessels in tandem

    23.5t is mashed into each of four brewing streams every six hours. There are Steels mashers into three mash conversion vessels with a stepped infusion from 63oC before transfer into these kieves for lautering. There are three 12m Balfour tuns and a pair of 10.2m diameter vessels in tandem

  • Another view of the lauter tuns or kieves

    Another view of the lauter tuns or kieves

  • The run off grant, the wort is pale as the colouring material is added to the copper

    The run off grant, the wort is pale as the colouring material is added to the copper

  • Wort is run to four 1100hL underbacks which Guinness call upperbacks prior to the copper. These are by Huppmann dating from 1989

    Wort is run to four 1100hL underbacks which Guinness call upperbacks prior to the copper. These are by Huppmann dating from 1989

  • 1989 vintage Huppmann copper/whirlpools

    1989 vintage Huppmann copper/whirlpools

  • A view of the famous Harp insignia through the hop grist chutes to the coppers

    A view of the famous Harp insignia through the hop grist chutes to the coppers

  • Inside the brewhouse control room which was about to move into the fermenting block over the road

    Inside the brewhouse control room which was about to move into the fermenting block over the road

  • Hop pellet bags are slit and crushed to remove any lumps before addition

    Hop pellet bags are slit and crushed to remove any lumps before addition

  • Once the control room moves to fermenting all these additions will be automated

    Once the control room moves to fermenting all these additions will be automated

  • Kettle finings tanks - powdered carageenan was dumped into water in these two tanks and roused with air

    Kettle finings tanks - powdered carageenan was dumped into water in these two tanks and roused with air

  • Brewery pipe runs are complicated

    Brewery pipe runs are complicated

  • The external calandria for the coppers

    The external calandria for the coppers

  • Brewer Breda Tanner in the Pilot Brewery

    Brewer Breda Tanner in the Pilot Brewery

  • Mash filter in the Pilot Brewery

    Mash filter in the Pilot Brewery

  • Brew vessels in the Pilot Brewery

    Brew vessels in the Pilot Brewery

  • Fermenting vessels in the Pilot Brewery

    Fermenting vessels in the Pilot Brewery

  • Any idea what this coil is for?

    Any idea what this coil is for?

  • Hot liquor tank and brew plant in the Pilot Brewery

    Hot liquor tank and brew plant in the Pilot Brewery

  • Yeast storage in the Pilot Brewery

    Yeast storage in the Pilot Brewery

  • A Pilot Brewery centrifuge on wheels

    A Pilot Brewery centrifuge on wheels

  • Sample kegs in the Pilot Brewery

    Sample kegs in the Pilot Brewery

  • Complex pipework in the Pilot Brewery

    Complex pipework in the Pilot Brewery

  • Bottling machine in the Pilot Brewery

    Bottling machine in the Pilot Brewery

  • The entrance to the old Vat House No1

    The entrance to the old Vat House No1

  • Old wooden stout vats

    Old wooden stout vats

  • Another view of the venerable porter vats

    Another view of the venerable porter vats

  • Another redundant building - they do help baffle the sound of brewery operations from well heeled neighbours

    Another redundant building - they do help baffle the sound of brewery operations from well heeled neighbours

  • The steps into redundant Brewery No2

    The steps into redundant Brewery No2

  • Welcome to Brewery No2

    Welcome to Brewery No2

  • The old mash conversion vessels in Brewery No2.

    The old mash conversion vessels in Brewery No2.

  • The central services building and some of the 21 fermenting vessels totalling 39,000hL

    The central services building and some of the 21 fermenting vessels totalling 39,000hL

  • A bank of beer centrifuges

    A bank of beer centrifuges

  • Close up of a Westfalia beer centrifuge

    Close up of a Westfalia beer centrifuge

  • There are 32 maturation vessels totalling 114,000hL

    There are 32 maturation vessels totalling 114,000hL

  • More maturation vessels showing the complex pipework to fill and empty

    More maturation vessels showing the complex pipework to fill and empty

  • General view of the kegging line. Roundings were odd kegs which did not fill a full pallet.

    General view of the kegging line. Roundings were odd kegs which did not fill a full pallet.

  • There are two Till rotary lines filling 1000 kegs per hour

    There are two Till rotary lines filling 1000 kegs per hour

  • Putting on the keg cap

    Putting on the keg cap

  • A Hyster grab truck...

    A Hyster grab truck...

  • ...which can handle 30 kegs at a time

    ...which can handle 30 kegs at a time

  • Thirty 30L kegs destined for rail distribution

    Thirty 30L kegs destined for rail distribution

  • There is no smallpacking on the Dublin site. The drive through tanker bay handles 50 road tankers daily

    There is no smallpacking on the Dublin site. The drive through tanker bay handles 50 road tankers daily

  • Perry Atkins CO2 liquefaction plant for gas recovered from active fermentations.

    Perry Atkins CO2 liquefaction plant for gas recovered from active fermentations.

  • A drum roaster for making the coloured extract

    A drum roaster for making the coloured extract

  • Odd sectins of the 600mm gauge railway remain

    Odd sectins of the 600mm gauge railway remain

  • The old railway used a spiral tunnel under James Street to change level between the riverside part of the site and the brewhouse

    The old railway used a spiral tunnel under James Street to change level between the riverside part of the site and the brewhouse

  • The pedestrian tunnel under James Street is still in use

    The pedestrian tunnel under James Street is still in use

  • Seamus McGardle, head of Beverage Blending Agents with his map of worldwide Guinness operations and Project Brewer Gerry McGovern is on the right

    Seamus McGardle, head of Beverage Blending Agents with his map of worldwide Guinness operations and Project Brewer Gerry McGovern is on the right

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