Announcing My Brewery - Hailstorm Brewing Co

[DuffyBros]

Can't wait to stop in and try out all the beers!

 

[PintoBean]

Going all in. Quit my job today. Gave two weeks notice and they informed me today would be it (which is what I had hoped for). Starting now, it's balls to the walls until we're open!

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[pluchar]

Any idea on an opening date? I live about a half mile away from you guys and I am very excited to see the place!

 

[LandoLincoln]

Going all in. Quit my job today. Gave two weeks notice and they informed me today would be it (which is what I had hoped for). Starting now, it's balls to the walls until we're open!

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Hoo doggy. You're really in it now! GOOD LUCK!

 

[PintoBean]

Any idea on an opening date? I live about a half mile away from you guys and I am very excited to see the place!

Still shooting for the end of February.

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[NickTheGreat]

Congrats! I'm sure thats scary but I'm sure it'll pay off

 

[jaydog2314]

Congrats & Good luck. Are you going to be at the Tinley Park Beer & Wine Festivall in April?

 

[Malric]

Going all in. Quit my job today. Gave two weeks notice and they informed me today would be it (which is what I had hoped for). Starting now, it's balls to the walls until we're open!

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Congrats! Sounds like you work in IT. Can't wait to see the place.

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[BeerGrylls]

Going all in. Quit my job today. Gave two weeks notice and they informed me today would be it (which is what I had hoped for). Starting now, it's balls to the walls until we're open!

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Adrenaline must be coursing .. best of luck

 

[unionrdr]

Your all in now! Do everything you can do get your beers out in front of the people.

 

[PintoBean]

Congrats & Good luck. Are you going to be at the Tinley Park Beer & Wine Festivall in April?

We should be

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[PintoBean]

Congrats! Sounds like you work in IT. Can't wait to see the place.

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I'm a Mechanical Engineer...was doing Construction Management the last two years though

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[PintoBean]

Adrenaline must be coursing .. best of luck

Thanks!

Your all in now! Do everything you can do get your beers out in front of the people.

Definitely!

Congrats! I'm sure thats scary but I'm sure it'll pay off

It was a little nerve racking, bit I have a solid years worth of salary saved, so it wasn't TOO scary


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[BrewCityBaller]

I'm a Mechanical Engineer...was doing Construction Management the last two years though

It always makes me happy to see so many engineers in brewing. The owner/founder of Milwaukee Brewing Company is a EE. Considering I am an EE with big brewing dreams you guys give me hope!

 

[PintoBean]

It always makes me happy to see so many engineers in brewing. The owner/founder of Milwaukee Brewing Company is a EE. Considering I am an EE with big brewing dreams you guys give me hope!

I think it's our constant need to tinker and improve things that makes this hobby so perfect for engineers.

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[PintoBean]

Lot's of piping today...happy to say we were able to fire up the boiler today, and it worked the first time!

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[PintoBean]

All steam and water plumbing is now complete. Have to work on a few electrical projects now and get the boiler flue installed (if it ever gets above 0 here so I can get up on the roof and cut a giant hole in it). Also have to do the PEX drops from the glycol header to the fermenters, brite, and CLT (which is a quick little job). Then we can fire up the system and do a test run!

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[unionrdr]

Looks like it's really coming together! I can't wait to see how the first batch comes out! Good luck with your maiden voyage!

 

[finsfan]

I will be visiting Chicago in July and will come have a pint or three. Cant wait to see the place in person!

 

[241]

Amazing shot of the boiler in action. Great job

 

[mrwizard0]

You guys still aren't open, right? I was able to make a last minute trip home to Tinley before I have to deploy at the end of the month. I figured getting a good beer from an hbt'er would be a good call before heading out to the desert.


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[PintoBean]

Nope, not open yet unfortunately. Should be next month. Be safe over there!

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[PintoBean]

Haven't updated in a while. We are at the point where we should be brewing this week. We were inspected by the state last Monday, so should have that license this week. Here's some pics of what we've been working on the last few weeks...first is a control panel we built to automate some commonly used valves and controllers for the Steam/Glycol solenoid valves for the HLT/CLT.

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[PintoBean]

Installed a water filter and boiler exhaust flue...

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[PintoBean]

Installed the grist hopper, mill, and grist auger...

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[PintoBean]

Installed the fermenters, made the glycol drops, and hooked up the cellar control panel...

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[PintoBean]

We've also received 6,500 lbs of grain and a load of hops with more on the way...fermenters will soon be full!

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[jaydog2314]

Looks AWESOME! can't wait to try some of the brews!

 

[Renoun]

Installed a water filter and boiler exhaust flue...

Don't forget to caulk the storm collar on the flue with high temp. silicone. You won't like looking for the leak later on when something expensive gets wet.

 

[unionrdr]

Looks like it's really coming together! Can't wait to see the beers that come out of this system...