I've box-setted 28 previous episodes to get to here. A great milestone!

@FourPriestsBrewery

Жыл бұрын

That’s commitment right there. Thanks! I won’t spoil the ending for you :)

Well done very impressed 👏. Only people who brew know how hard a day that was.👍👍

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

I'm still tired from it now. And it's Tuesday. Thanks for noticing :)

Congrats Andy with the first brewday, must have been tough but a joy to watch, impressed you mannaged it on your own.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Joost, and for sticking with me through the journey. More to come!

After binge watching over the last day it's great to see you hit your first brew day. Nice work well chuffed for you 👌

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks so much. Bit of a commitment there to watch so much of my terrible editing and filmmaking... As it's all fresh for you, do you think that got better or worse as they go on? Cheers Owen

@owenorton

2 жыл бұрын

@@FourPriestsBrewery I am convalescing and am unable to brew (or work :-) ) for a few weeks and your playlist hit the spot at the right time. But the story, technical solutioning and of course the beer element kept me engaged. I am not interested in editing quality tbh - content is king. But yes, editing has got better over time. Personally, I am not a fan of too much music, I want to hear the crash and bang of the brewery. Your brewery is on the to do list once I get back up to your neighborhood. Keep telling us the story

Massive congratulations on your first brew day Andy glad all went well if not quite to plan but you got there in the end. I wouldn’t worry too much about the protofloc I love hazy beers. Can’t believe how mucky that plate chiller was good job you stripped it down mate. Hope all goes well with the next brew. Cheers Andy 👍🍺

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan, yep it was stinky in the exchanger.. Surprising that hot caustic didn’t shift it. i’ll be checking it again soon too. Cheers!

Great stuff Andy, delighted to watch your Brew 1.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Richie, you said ‘swearing space’ a frew weeks ago and it stuck. And that’s what I had. Cheers

@RichieMcBride

2 жыл бұрын

@@FourPriestsBrewery 😂

Congratulations Andy, You should feel very proud at doing your first brew. Shame you were alone as a a bit of moral support would have been nice + an extra pair of hands to hold the transfer pipe in the top of the fermenter when you needed it. Job well done. p.s. thanks for saying Alexa & setting my bloody thing off. 👍👍👍

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I needed the swearing space, so alone was actually OK. I’m a shitbag when I’m stressed. Elliott came down late evening (just after I needed him to hold that pipe…) but kept out of camera view as normal. I think Sarah sent him to check I hadn’t fallen into the mash tun. Cheers!

Really well done for first brew-day after so much dedication to your build! I had a proper tear in my eye when you said you wished you had a beer whilst sipping your precious coffee! Again congrats Andy.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, fridge is ready to be moved to the brewery :). yippee!

Jesus! What a day! Well done on your first brew day! Momentus! Real good decision doing the "dry" run on the friday, just think what the day would have been like if you had gone for it on the friday without it! Still that was a big ask going for it after sorting your solenoid / beerstone issues out. Well done, will get slicker from here I am sure! Gotta get that beer fridge sorted! Oh we need Four priests polos available to buy for your KZread followers community... and online bottled beer!

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

It was a bit nuts… :) Merch and online beer will be available but definitely I need to work on production first. Baby steps. Cheers

Well done. You set my Alexa off!

@FourPriestsBrewery

5 ай бұрын

:)

Enjoyed that, well done on your first brew day

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks K, much appreciated

Brilliant video, can't believe you did that on your own whilst also trying to film it 🍻

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

It was better that I was alone. I needed the swearing space, just for the first one… :) Cheers

Lovin the journey, congrats on the first brew

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tom!

Absolutely brilliant video a massive congratulations on your first brew on the kit in the new brewery, really looking forward to seeing the beer. Watch out I’ve not forgotten to give you a shout out it’s coming very soon , although your subs are soaring cheers 👍🍻

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal! Open invitation to come over and brew mate. Bit of a trek but the offer is there if you fancy it.

Congrats! First one in the book! Cheers!

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers pal!

Progress is rapid 👍, get a consultant, it’s like re inventing the wheel at the moment , no need 👍👍

Epic. Well done Andy.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers DB, and thanks for your support from the very start of this. Cheers 🍻

Nice work. Brewfather 'strike temp calculator' is your friend. I always use it to work out my strike temp the day before brewing. Also the 'gravity correction/boil off' is a useful tool for liquoring back to hit your target gravity.

@MikeDent

2 жыл бұрын

Actually props to you for videoing the first brew too! I know what pressure that is, new kit and everything! Another hint, calibrate your pH meter just before, you may have actually done this and not shown it but its worthwhile. I ended up investing in a ETI pH meter.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike, I’m a big fan of brewfather. My problem is, I haven’t worked out the MT heat capacity so the strike temp is wrong. It’s a big lump of steel and soaks a lot of heat. Need to do this!

@MikeDent

2 жыл бұрын

@@FourPriestsBrewery Ahh fair enough. I've just left mine at the default of 1, I think. Its usually pretty bang on.

Congratulations on your first brew. My first brewday with my Robobrew was a chaotic learning event. But I learnt so much. You did too, but on a bigger scale. Great video, thank you.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Every day’s a school day ! cheers

congrats on the first brew.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, much appreciated!

Loving this episode Andy! Catching up on your amazing journey! 👏🏻👏🏻 You did set a reminder on my Alexa though to add some hops in 10 mins 😂😂😂😂

@FourPriestsBrewery

6 ай бұрын

Blast from the past this video! :)

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this mate, it's been a long time coming! I've been brewing professionally for a couple months now, in my career change! My brewhouse is similar in capacity and age to yours, I work in a Brewpub, you probably could guess the pub group. As such I have to tussle with misplacing my spanners too! Makes me really wish I had new kit with tri clamp fittings. In regards to your beerstone issue. When I CIP fermenters and wash my casks, I use Caustic and Proxalate. Proxalate is a a sequestrant for use as descalant or an additive to Caustic. It does a fantastic job at cleaning and removing beerstone. It's a unique blend of alkaline polycarboxylate sequestrants.

@SuperRS2008

2 жыл бұрын

Also the Caustic & Proxalate mixture I use works best at higher temps, I've found 50c to be fantastic!

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elliott. Great name, and nice career change. I found that the caustic does zero for the stone on it's own. Sequestrants are good to keep the stone away, but once you have it it's a bugger to shift. Phosgel and Nitracid seem to be the products most used to shift it, and that first treatment definitely did some work. Will do it again once the tank is empty. Cheers!

@SuperRS2008

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're right. If the beerstone has been say there for a while it'll be a bugger to use. I forgot that I have the benefit of having all my fermenters in rotation, and hence the cleaning is kept on top of. 😅 Look forward to seeing your journey continue!

Great video. Can't wait to try my first pint 😀🍻🍺

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Cheers.

Congrats on the brew day! I remember my first commercial brew amd being as stressed as you youl learn your kit and how to speed the process up along the way. One thing id recomend is once you paa your fv and its sterile keep that lid closed we dumped 3000l recentley due to an infection and its not fun. We hook our lines up to the fv with sight glasses and use hot water above 80c for 20 minutes to sterilize our transfer lines Grain can contain bacteria on it and the dust in air can get into your open lid on the fv especially with waiting until the next day to pitch yeast Im not trying to talk you down either im sure you know all this its just ive been there and done it and it happens Overall awesome 1st brew

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Ivan, thanks! Honestly, tips like this are so valuable moving from home brewing into larger scale. Not talking me down, it's super useful info and I appreciate it a lot. Thanks for the support.

Andy, I felt like I was there in person with you through this long, but promising day. Your honesty about the issues you faced (the PH meter batteries had me laughing!) really does make a big difference for us home brewers who encounter unexpected problems.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, thanks! Happy to help :)

Awesome, so good to see you brewing already. Massive credit to you for all the hard work and tenacity :-) cheers

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Andy, I appreciate the comment. I get the feeling the hard work isn't over just yet...

Brilliant achievement. You must be buzzing at having brought it all together. Eagerly awaiting next instalments. Well done.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris, still got plenty to do finishing the unit off, then will have to think more about what to vlog!

Well done mate. It can only get easier from here on in. I've loved watching the progress over the last couple of months.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Adam, thanks for watching I really appreciate it.

@Adamphillips900

2 жыл бұрын

Any plans to small pack any of this first batch? Would love to have a taste!

Comfortable steel toed wellies are good. Could it be the bagging of the hops that accounts for the lower than expected hop presence? It doesn't have to be perfect it just has to be good, I like that approach

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the bags will have had an effect yes. Second brew was all loose and went pretty well. Looking for footwear AND waterproof trousers soon...

Congratulations on making it though the first commercial brew. Life is rarely about the destination alone but the journey getting there. 👍 A video showing the pitfalls has well as the highs well done 🤞 for a good fermentation and good beer to follow

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karl, too right. And I am still enjoying the journey. Essential. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Improvise, adapt and overcome, the brewing motto. Well done loved watching you get there 😄

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

That is spot on. And there was a lot of it. Thanks for watching. More to come. Cheers

Congratulations on your first brew day! My favourite comment: "I should get a fridge with some beer in it..."

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

And I have already found one :)

Congrats - a long day indeed but you’ve worked bloody hard to get there. Well done. Thoroughly enjoy following your adventure from here in NZ. Cheers Andy

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chalky!

Congratulations, that looked like it was a tough day! Big ask to do that on your own. We'll done great learning curve for you, Kudos to you👏👏👏

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Heck of a learning curve. I had no idea how hard it would be to get to this point. Still much to do! Thanks for watching! Cheers

Fantastic stuff Andy, what a monumental day, what a learning curve, bravo...

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Still on the curve! But amazing to have a tank filled! About a month late but it’s done.

Congrats on the brew, was a interesting vid to watch on an Easter Monday. Thanks for sharing the journey

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it interesting and happy to contribute to your Easter weekend viewing, cheers.

Super! You should be very proud mate, excellent job.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martyn, and for your encouragement throughout. Cheers

Congratulations on your first brew day, that was one hell of a shift, well done 👍

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

I wish there was someone to send an overtime claim form to :) Cheers

Well done! looking forward to the next one! you just made my evening with this long video, now time for me to sleep to my own brewday tomorrow!

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the brew tomorrow! Thanks for watching

Well done Andy!! Was great to swing by, cant wait to get a cask in the Beer Emporium!! Liam

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Fermentation has begun, I just popped down to check. It smells phenomenal so far… Will give you a shout as soon as we are in cask. Soon!

Really enjoying watching these, I hope the venture is very successful. Oh, you managed to tell my Alexa to set a 10 minute timer !! heehee

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

That was the plan haha 😂 Thanks for watching. Cheers

Solid effort - congrats! Also a great selection of brewing snacks...

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Aled, Co-Op Meal Deal. Also included an All Day Breakfast sandwich :) The Welsh Cakes were, in hindsight, a mistake without more coffee. Cheers

Amazing! Congratulations 🎉

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Hi mate I’ve got a big mash paddle if you need it. Bought in error for my Brewzilla kit and been taking up space for ages. Ted (in Warrington) we bumped into each other down at that exhibition thing in Coventry a while back.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, cheers Ted - will give you a bell in the week. Thanks

Absolutely killed it mate, congratulations!

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard - just hope it turns out well in a couple of weeks…

Congrats on getting the first brew on I can't wait to try it at the Emphorium in Sandbach. Its been a long day for you but I'm sure the operation will get slicker with time. my very best regards.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, hope to see you there again soon!

Congrats I've been watching since day 1- everyone who brews knows the ups and downs of a first day but of course the scale is much different for you. One question I had is how many barrel/ litres are those tanks? I'm sure the beer will be great and the memories even better. Cheers from Ottawa Canada- can't wait to come and visit in person Chris Blake

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, thanks for sticking with us! The tanks are designed around English firkin casks. They will produce 7 casks/brew. A firkin is 9 UK gallons or just under 41 litres each - so hopefully 285 litres of finished beer. There is headspace in them as there are losses as you go from vessel to vessel and they are, I think, about 330 litres to the brim. I really need to check this so I can max out the capacity, soon...another job on my list :)

Really enjoyed watching you experience this today, can honestly say going through from start till now it’s marking me dream for the future. Thanks for bringing us along, I’d love to come do one with you one day if your feeling like it’s something you’d like to do in the future.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a cool idea for some future videos, brewing with you guys. Baby steps first. I need to master this kit and get rolling, but I like that suggestion. Cheers!

Binge watching from New Zealand, just got through to your brew day after a few nights. Well done. Only thing I'd like to see is pick up the camera more and poke us in where the actions happening. Other than that really good! I wish I could buy some down here.

@DeneMcDonald

2 жыл бұрын

Of course I should wait until the end to comment, you picked it up as soon as I commented.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, I do appreciate the tips. I'm not a video maker. Or even a real brewer yet .... Thanks for the binge! :)

I want to be accurate *10 minutes later* Sparge with 188 litres...ish Great to see the big day has finally arrived! Good luck going forward and I cant wait to buy a pint when it hits the pubs!

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

well. I had added some cold water to the initial mash to cool down, so I needed to subtract that from the 188 for sparging. Smart arse :) haha

@paulkeeley1905

2 жыл бұрын

@@FourPriestsBrewery 😂 sorry couldn’t help myself! Next time you need to treat the viewers to the pleasure of opening up those fresh crisp bags of malt. My favourite part of buying them. Was also thinking it might be worth having a “T” on the feed from the chiller to the HLT to start filling the mash tun since you’ve got too much water to start with.

Fantastic achievement, I have been watching your progress since episode one. Will you be selling beer straight from the yard or will I have to track it down in a pub?

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Eventually from the unit too, but I really have to balance the limited capacity, the time available and the cost of starting a tap room or adding canning gear. We will get there but to start with it’s baby steps. Kings Lock Middlewich and The Beer Emporium in Sandbach are definitely taking us. I’ll be telling everyone as soon as we have casks in their cellars.

Seal skins socks are the best waterproof socks I've used Andy

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

are they rubber?

Congrats on the first brew day!! It’s been a fun journey :) any idea what/when pubs will have it in?? I hope the unit is pretty chilled you picked a proper summer day to make a summer beer :)

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Baby steps first before we are everywhere locally. :) Kings Lock in Middlewich and The Beer Emporium Sandbach are on board. I need to have a chat with a couple of others as soon as we prove this test batch has worked. Cheers

A big day ...Well done......underlet?

@FourPriestsBrewery

10 ай бұрын

no idea yet! I hope so

Congrats on the first brew day, I always forget the protafloc tablet, it’ll clear out in the cold crash. 29 weeks/episodes is a great achievement getting up and running in that time. The big question is will we be able to buy a Four Priest T-shirts?

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

yep, I got the keys Dec 1st and have really only spent Saturdays and a bit of Sunday in there. So it’s been busy! I want to get the beer out there before we get merchandise but T-shirts would be very nice 👌

Well alot of things went right for a first run I think. Gotta have room to improve eh? Maybe get an apron like Harry's got going on. Cheers

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ben. Well there's beer in the tank so it must have gone right :) An apron is a good shout. And waterproof socks.

Well done Andy, alot of work but it will be worth it I'm really looking forward to my first pint now, will it be available in middlewich?

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly will. Need to talk to the good publicans of the town soon. Certainly the Kings Lock are onboard.

@MrPitpilot

2 жыл бұрын

@@FourPriestsBrewery excellent Kings lock is nice and local to me look forward to enjoying a nice pint

Brilliant.....a lot of work for one chap though, haven't you got a team yet ??

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

My wife is my business partner in this and our son will get more involved soon. Although she’s seldom seen she’s taking up the slack with all the other stuff that i should be doing at home. She’ll be taking on more of the ridiculous paperwork we need to keep HMRC happy. And collecting invoices, paying suppliers etc . I hope to concentrate on the brewing!

@neostroll9992

2 жыл бұрын

@@FourPriestsBrewery Great news, keep it in the family. I brew 10 lts BiaB and that's hard enough for me so I can't comprehend how difficult it is to start up a little brewery like yours. Good luck with all you do, it's fun to watch as you progress :)

Looking forward to a pint at the EMP

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

100% Roger!

Congrats on your first brew day! I found you via Harrybrew69 and I'm really enjoying watching your journey. Keep up the good work.

@FourPriestsBrewery

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Vince. Thanks for watching!