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Thus, the first step was taken amidst the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. After cleaning up, masonry work, insulation, and painting, we finally had an ideal place to store our barrels and get started. | Thus, the first step was taken amidst the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. After cleaning up, masonry work, insulation, and painting, we finally had an ideal place to store our barrels and get started. | ||
First time beer in barrels (2020) | |||
Then the moment arrived; the first barrels were delivered, and it suddenly became real. Unloading barrels, drilling holes, cleaning, drying, sulfuring, and cleaning again. Bastiaan had the experience, and we all worked hard together. The first brewing season kicked off with enthusiasm with our initial 24 barrels. | |||
After cleaning came stacking; concrete blocks with beams on top and barrels with wooden wedges underneath. It sounds simple, but the barrels must lie straight and stable so you can build a whole tower. | |||
Then came the big moment; filling the barrels. The first IBC containers filled with wort from DenHerberg arrived. One by one, the barrels were filled, and the necessary markings such as barrel number, filling date, and origin of the wort were meticulously applied. | |||
== Beers == | == Beers == | ||
* [[Ambreus Oude Geuze A L’Ancienne|Oude Geuze A L’Ancienne]] | * [[Ambreus Oude Geuze A L’Ancienne|Oude Geuze A L’Ancienne]] | ||
* [[Ambreus Oude Kriek A L’Ancienne|Oude Kriek A L’Ancienne]] | * [[Ambreus Oude Kriek A L’Ancienne|Oude Kriek A L’Ancienne]] | ||