Getting Things Done

I have been pretty much the only person building the brewery up to this point.  When I call my electrician, he comes in and does his thing so that is nice.  When I call the plumber, he typically shows up 2 days later and does his thing.  Which is annoying.  When I call the GC for the restaurant project overall, he might show up a week later so if I want something done, I better do it myself.

This week my very good friend Jeremy has come in to help me.  The great thing about Jeremy is not only does he understand the brewing process, he had been in construction trade years ago and has skills and knowledge I do not.  I can give Jeremy a task, and I know it's going to get done right, without me having to answer 50 questions, disrupting what I'm working on.

Since we are only waiting for the Health Department approval now, I am messing with the brew system.  You know- heating water, pumping things here and there, timing heat cycles and chill cycles, things like that.

So what do I have to do for the health department?

One thing is that the hot water heater is undersized.  This is to serve the employee restroom, the hand sink in the brewhouse, and the triple sink in the brew house.  The water heater is 20 gallons.  To fill all 3 of the triple sinks, is 20 gallons.  However, each hand sink requires 5 gallons of capacity.  Which means we need a 30 gallon water heater.

We have to build a walk- in cooler for clean and full keg storage. I don't have a room for clean empty kegs as required by AZ law, so the plan is to store them in the cooler.  It's inefficient, but... oh well.  This cooler has to be built.  The contractor says he can't do it till Thursday.  The walk-in box guy is scheduled for the following Monday.  THEN we have to build a roof over it.  THEN we have to place the compressor on the roof. THEN we have to have the electrician wire the compressor.  THEN the refrigeration guy has to hook it all up.

Nothing moves fast.

Fly fans are mounted

The three compartment sink is in place but needs to be hooked up to water and the drain pipe (running across the floor) needs to be secured

I have to caulk all the seams in the FRP

The second sliding door is bolted shut

Soap and Towels and SELF CLOSING trashcans are in place at hand sinks.  SELF CLOSING.  It's a big deal, apparently.

Mini hot water heater in place at fermentation hand sink

All wood in the grain storage room is sealed

Cove base installed in grain storage

Insulation on transfer and glycol lines need to be wrapped in Gorilla tape and labeled

Window A/C's are installed

Ingredients arrive Tues or Wed.

"HOT" signs are ordered.  Everyone walks in to the brewery and instantly leans against the boil kettle to peer over and see what's in there.  HOT signs.  On the back, "DUMBASS" signs

Still need to repaint all 80 kegs and get them washed at San Tan

Mom is making curtains for the windows- afternoon sun in the grain room and fermentation would have been REALLY rough otherwise.

Here is a link to the Big List of Stuff to Do!

It's certainly not complete.  I deleted all the C of O stuff when we passed inspection.  In retrospect, should have kept it.

Putting lists in plain view, keeps people on task!