Head to one of the many fantastic Brewhouse and Kitchen venues for a full day brewery experience – a brilliant behind-the-scenes introduction to the process of brewing the sweet amber nectar! The day kicks off at ten am with a drink – but not an alcoholic one just yet! You’ll have a cuppa and an introduction to the day, and then it’s time to get to work with the first stage of the process; mashing in. This is where the milled grains are mixed in a mash tun with water and heated up. When you’ve got the mash in started, you’ll have a bacon butty and beer tasting break while the professional brewer explains the chemical process that’s happening in the mash tun, and begins advising you on the different beer and ale types brewed here. Next up is the transfer, the re-circ and sparging – by which point you’ll probably be getting fairly hungry, so it’s time to break for lunch, and…yep, you guessed it, another beer – we think you’ve earned yourself a pint by now! After lunch you’ll start the boil, adding hops and kettle finings to the mixture. Every part of the process will be explained to you as you get to it, so you’ll have a really thorough understanding of brewing by five o’ clock, when you’ll have done the clean up and be ready to head home… or back into the pub for another well-deserved pint! Upon leaving, all participants will receive a certificate and a 5L mini-keg of their brewed beer (valued at £25). It needs time to ferment so the keg will be ready for collection, approximately 2 weeks later. Alternatively they can choose to have a mini-keg of another Brewhouse and Kitchen beer take away on the same day.If you’re a beer lover and want to know more about how the stuff is actually made, or you’re looking for a great gift for someone who appreciates a nice, cold, crisp pint of beer or 6, this full day brewery experience is one of our top experience gifts!…
