How long does it take to produce beer from grain to glass at Sugar Creek Brewing Company?
Answered at 23:14 in Non-Alcoholic Beers and the Importance of Water Quality · Unfiltered Brew
How long does it take to produce beer from grain to glass at Sugar Creek Brewing Company?
It takes approximately 21 days on average from grain to glass at Sugar Creek Brewing. The front of house can make 500 gallons of wort in an 8-hour shift, or 2000 gallons in a 16-hour shift if doing four batches in a row. Most of that time is spent in fermentation and conditioning in the large tanks, whereas mega breweries can compress the process to 4 to 8 days.
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It takes approximately 21 days on average from grain to glass at Sugar Creek Brewing.
Guest · Non-Alcoholic Beers and the Importance of Water Quality · Unfiltered Brew · answer at 23:14
Key takeaways
- It takes approximately 21 days on average from grain to glass at Sugar Creek Brewing.
Quote to remember
“Beer is like the whole grain bread, craft beer, and seltzer is like the candy bar. It's just usually alcoholic water back-sweetened with various flavors.”
The full answer · about 4 min
It takes approximately 21 days on average from grain to glass at Sugar Creek Brewing. The front of house can make 500 gallons of wort in an 8-hour shift, or 2000 gallons in a 16-hour shift if doing four batches in a row. Most of that time is spent in fermentation and conditioning in the large tanks, whereas mega breweries can compress the process to 4 to 8 days.
Key facts
- Non-alcoholic beer must be under 0.5% ABV by law
- Alcohol-free beer must be zero% ABV, which is much more difficult to achieve
- Sucralose is approximately 30 times sweeter than sugar per unit
- Sugar Creek Brewing can make 500 gallons of wort in an 8-hour shift
- Sugar Creek Brewing can make 2000 gallons of wort in a 16-hour shift (four batches compressed)