the past 24 straight hours have been spent getting ready for the first brew. we ran the water softener well and RO system for the first time. the walk-in cooler is up and running and cold! more than half way done branding the kegs, but still lots of other painting to do. looks like we might not be brewing on Tuesday unless the flow switch for the glycol comes in. all the grains are in and they look great. we ate a bunch of the organic munich because it tasted so good and fresh. david finally finished removing all the old gaskets on the heat exchanger and gluing the new ones in. the major cleaning has begun, here are a few pics from today:

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Could Tuesday be B-day? If the flow switch we needs comes in it is! Hops and Yeast come Monday morning so we’re all set there…..cross your fingers. The kolsch inspired ale is up first. Talk about pressure!