Starting with a canning pot heated on a gas grill side burner the beginnings of the Metal Shed Brewery kicked off.  Not yet named or in the shed, Dry Malt Extract composed the first several brews.

 

Not content with pre-made DME beer, parts were gathered to go All Grain for greater control over the brewing process and the end results.  Following plenty of online  research  and after finding the basics for an All Grain system, the first AG recipes were created.

Armed with the minimal tools, a 7 gallon turkey fryer, 10 gallon cooler mash tun and a bucket, the first AG beers began on the deck. 

 

Soon thereafter the first 3 tier brew stand was built next to the deck.  During this time the house brews were created and brewing became a regular activity. Hampered by weather  it was decided to move the entire operation to the overstuffed with junk storage building out back. After cleaning and construction of a new brew stand,  Metal Shed Brewing was here.

 

Wasting nothing, The 7 gallon turkey kettle and burner are now used for heating mash and sparge water in the propane fueled three tier system. The original wooden platform is placed at the entry of the New Brew Shed. The smaller cooler is used for souring.

 

The wooden platform has since been moved to the upper step level with the entrance and a larger deck has been added in it's place on the lower first level. (not pictured here)  

The white shed has since been painted gray with white trim reversing the color scheme.

More recent additions are a larger two level deck entry, a table and chairs to the right side adjacent to the deck. some signs and a chimenea The Klarstein electric brewing system inside.

 

Metal Shed Brewing  covered by Charlotte Magazine in the Jan 2024 issue. 

Thanks:                                                                          Tess Allen, Associate Editor                                Herman Nicholson, Photographer 

 

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