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01-07-2023, 09:31
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After the excitement of the Pilsner Urquell brewery (https://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-visit-to-plzensky-prazdroj-brewery.html) we went on to Proud brewery (https://www.pivovarproud.cz/en/history/), housed in the site's old power station. We were an hour and a half late by the time we got there. A problem with taking groups of brewers round breweries is that progress is often slow. Too many questions!



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The Head Brewer




Being built by a large multi-national owned brewery no expense seems to have been spared in building Proud. The work on the building alone must have cost a fortune.

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Our tour guide repeatedly told us to look out for the only tiles with hops on so I'm delighted to share the excitement with you:

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The brewing vessels were in use so we weren't allowed near them. Boo! The first brew (an English pale ale) was in September 2020.


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It's a five vessel system with whirlpool and a wort receiving vessel so they're able to get through six to nine brews a week in two to three days. They have 415 tonne malt silos, which last two months, with speciality malts in sacks and big bags.

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They have cylindro-conical vessels of 30, 60 and 90 hl capacity.


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Looks like another candle filter to me Al




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Wooden barrels, which no respectable craft brewery will be seen without




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We had a bit more time for drinking networking here, but still not yet going full gas.

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