Originally posted at The Beer Nut Our pre-brewing checklist is quickly dwindling down. As we blogged last week all our equipment is in the building. Yesterday, our boiler passed its start-up inspection flawlessly, which was one of the last hurdles. Barring any last minute surprises, installation will be finished this week. Last week we also…
DetailsOriginally posted at The Beer Nut on 6/16/2011 This week we finally received our brewhouse, the last piece of equipment we were waiting on. The brewhouse consists primarily of the Mash Tun and Kettle, along with a few other components. This is where the beer will be made before being put into tanks to ferment.…
DetailsOriginally Posted at The Beer Nut We are finally approaching the point where we will be ready to start brewing. The last piece of equipment has shipped and should be here soon. While we wait on that, there are still many things to finish so that we can devote our full attention to brewing. This…
DetailsAs we get ready to start brewing in the near future there are still plenty of other projects to work on. One of the most exciting is this large version of our logo that Abby is painting. With a diameter of ten feet this logo will command a vantage over the entire brewery. Abby has…
DetailsOriginally Posted at The Beer Nut Just because Jack’s Abby isn’t brewing at the brewery yet doesn’t mean we aren’t making beer. We recently made a homebrew test batch of Leisure Timer Lager, our summer seasonal. Our goal was to create a refreshing golden lager with wheat and spice character. We envisioned a lager that…
DetailsOriginally Posted at The Beer Nut Even though we’re not brewing beer yet, there’s lots going on at the brewery. We will be open to the public three days a week starting June, 2. Our hours will be Thursday/Friday from 3-7 and Saturday from 12-4. We invite you to stop by, look around, and chat…
DetailsOriginally Posted at The Beer Nut. We have a lot going on this week at Jack’s Abby Brewing as we are getting closer and closer to the first brew day. We recently received our fermentation vessels along with our hot and cold liquor tanks. The tank delivery was an exciting day. Three trucks arrived early…
DetailsWe got our first shipment of tee shirts and are psyched for the rest of the merchandise to start showing up. We’ll be opening our doors on June 2nd so be sure to come stop by and see how the place looks and buy a shirt and a glass! Until then, send us an email…
Details[Originally published at The Beer Nut] Here at Jack’s Abby Brewing we have decided to do something different than most craft brewers. We will be focusing entirely on lagers for our initial beers. Lagers are one of the two main families of beer, with ales being the other. The vast majority of craft brewers focus on…
Details[Originally published at The Beer Nut] One of the most exciting projects we have going on at Jack’s Abby Brewing is our hop project. The endeavor started innocently enough when my mother and I brought back a Cascade hop plant from a trip to Washington in 2005. It was planted at our parent’s farm in Vermont…
Details[Originally published at The Beer Nut] We are really excited that Norman has given us at Jack’s Abby Brewing the chance to guest write each week on his blog. Going forwards we will use this opportunity to take you inside the process of starting a brewery from construction to the brewing process. First though we thought it…
Details[Originally published at MetroWest Daily News] By Norman Miller/Daily News staff MetroWest Daily News FRAMINGHAM — The warehouse at 81 Morton St. doesn’t look like much now, but it will soon house the first production brewery in the region in more than 30 years. Jack Hendler of Natick, along with his two younger brothers, Eric…
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