Mixing the hops, yeast and barley
By Exponent Brief • May 7, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story
Photograph by Katlin Schrader
A view of the barrel in which the beer is made.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Tom Nickels, brewmaster, cleans equipment in between beer-making steps.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Nickels adding hops to the 13 gallon batch.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Foam was scraped off the top of the steaming beer.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Careful measurement of sugar content was taken before sending off samples to be tested.
Photograph by Katlin Schrader
Nickels transfers the warm beer to the cooling tank, which is one of the last steps in the beer-making process. The last step is to add the yeast.
Photograph by Anthony Bauer
After all the ingredients were added in the eight-hour process, the new seasonal tap was tasted at the christening in the Haus by Nickels, Jim Mueller, executive director of Auxiliary Services and co-Presidents Justin Aulik, left, and Russell Goessl.
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