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too difficult to make a case for a brewery produc-
ing as little as 1,500 to 2,000 barrels per year to Get the equipment You need!
justify the expense of a silo and slab and be able
to recoup that cost in less than a year. From that
point on, the cost savings goes right into the brew-
ery’s bottom line. A brewer should inquire with
their malt providers to confirm the exact savings
point on a per pound basis and see if there are any We specialize in the full
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“Another consideration,” said Ewald, “Is after all
the fun that comes with grain conveyance, milling,
and brewing, you’re then going to have to deal with
the spent grain. So it’s best to have an idea of how
much spent grain will be stored, the time that it will
be in storage, how it is going to be moved out and
where it will be going. [These are] all things to think
through before you brew that first batch of good-
ness.”

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