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A handful of pictures from the construction of our new brewery on 51st and Sandy.

Excavation

Excavation

We're adding nearly 1000 sq.ft. onto the existing building to house our brewery operations. This space will hold the office, grain storage, keg washing, mill room and the boiler.


Excavate_inside

Excavate_inside

What used to be a dinner theater soon will house the new Laurelwood Brewing Co. and Laurelwood Public House. Here we see the brewery location.


Silo_concrete

Silo_concrete

This pad took 3 truckloads of concrete itself. At nearly 4 feet thich it will hold our two grain silos.


Inside_floor

Inside_floor

A nice new epoxy floor from Cascade Floors. This stuff will hold up to hot water, heavy traffic and serious chemicals.


Silo_pad

Silo_pad

We'll have two 40,000 lb. silos. One for Organic malt and one for conventional.


Before_cooler

Before_cooler

Before the big cooler install. Thanks to Rick and Philip from Arctic Refrigeration for all the help and to Imperial Manufacturing for the cooler. This was a big project.


Before_tanks

Before_tanks

One big walk-in. Our new cooler will hold plenty of beer.


Flat_bed_1

Flat_bed_1

It took three flatbed loads to get our new equipment to Portland. These tanks had been in storage since we bought the old Trask Brewing Co. equipment last December in McMinnvile.


Moving_30_bbl

Moving_30_bbl

Another big tank being loaded into our new digs.


Mash_tun

Mash_tun

Metro Rigging in Tualatin was a great help in placing the heavy equipment. Those guys are real pros. We'll leaving heavy lifting to them.


30_bbls

30_bbls

These two fermenters- straight from Europe, each hold 60 kegs of beer. They'll primarily be used for Free Range Red and Boss IPA.


Brewhouse

Brewhouse

The kettle and mashtun will be visible from the bar.


30bbl_brites

30bbl_brites

Three new serving tanks came in on a flat bed. Unloaoding them was tons of fun- at least a 1000 pounds each.


Unloading_brites

Unloading_brites

Our serving tanks were made by the fine folks at Interior Stainless in Canada. Jim personally delivered the tanks and was on hand to help unload them.


Into_the_cellar

Into_the_cellar

The new serving tanks just barely fit into the cooler. Each one holds 60 kegs of beer. Yum!


Long_day

Long_day

These days it's brew beer then off to the construction site. We're all looking forward to having one job again.