Bonnington Brewery

HILL STREET BREWS 1 2 3

2011-10-18T22:10:00.005+11:00

HI: COOPERS MUNICH LAGER (EXP 2004), 1KG DEXTROSE 22 CELSIUS 27/10 1012 SG 33 LONG NECKS 4 STUBBIES
HII: CASCADE GREY GHOST PALE, 1KG 50/50 22 CELSIUS 27/10 1012SG BOTTLED 28/10 33 LONG NECKS 2 STUBBIES
HIII: COOPERS IPA, 1KG LIGHT MALT 22 CELSIUS 27/10 1010 SG BOTTLED 28/10 35 LONG NECKS

Bonnington Cider is racked

2010-02-07T21:47:00.005+11:00

Double filtered for your drinking pleasure!

Well, nine months after it went into the barrel as innocent old apple juice, Bonnington & Partners Cider batch #1 was racked today. Racking is the process where the fermenting tanks are drained, the sediment at the bottom is rinsed out, and the cider put back into the vats for its final run to the bottle.

The cider has come out exactly at the correct specific gravity. So, next weekend, into the bottle it goes!

Our cider Plant Manager couldn not, however, wait, and (much to the chagrin of his wife) is seen here drinking pint #1, straight from the bottom of the barrel to you.

The real stuff is actually a good deal clearer than this muck! Still don't taste too bad though.

O Arr O Arr O Eh

Matching Beer and Food with Bonnington

2009-11-26T22:14:00.004+11:00

Here at Bonnington Brewery, we put a lot of thought into the matching of our handcrafted ales, lagers, porters and stouts with the large array of wonderful food available in this great brown land (or little green island as the case may be).

Tonight's combination, as recommended by Head Brewer and Chef, Larry Lowroader is Bonnington "Old Peculiarish" Ruby Ale with lamb chops and Silverbeet Spanikopita. Perfect for a summer's night when the wife's gone out for a DVD with friends.

Bonnington. It's Beer. With Food.

Not rain nor sleet nor.........

2009-10-11T18:58:00.005+11:00

Click image for full size

........SNOW will stop the water getting through to Bonnington Brewery.

Bonnington CIDER is go

2009-05-16T17:35:00.007+10:00

Andrew, Bonnington's contract Orchardist, loads the raw juice into the Brewery's dray.

In a new adjunct to beer brewing operations, Bonnington Brewery and associated entities today commissioned the fermentation of it's first batch of apple cider.

The Huon Valley orchards from where the juice is sourced. Click for full size.

With a secret mix of varieties sourced from the Huon Valley, south of Hobart, an initial quantity of 250 litres is now fermenting in locations scattered around the capital. Ready for drinking around Christmas 2009, we're anticipating a medium dry scrumpy of around 7% abv. Watch this space for progress.

There's an album of photos right here.

Bonnington. It's Beer. And Cider

Batch XVI

2008-10-20T18:33:00.002+11:00

Ths Coopers Heritage Lager
OG 1041
Bottled 05112008
26x750ml
FG1008

Batch XV

2008-10-20T18:32:00.001+11:00

Thomas Coopers IPA
OG 1042
Bottled 05112008
27x750ml FG1008

Batch XIV Put down

2008-10-07T12:00:00.003+11:00

Thos Coopers Pilsener. Hydrometer 1010
16.10.2008 SG 1004
Bottled 19102008 24x750 SG 1001

Brew XIII put down

2008-10-06T20:32:00.005+11:00

Thos Coopers Pilsener Hydrometer reading 1011
16.5.2008 SG 1002
Bottled 27x750 19102008, SG 1001

Batch XII bottled

2008-09-10T14:06:00.000+10:00

Munich Lager. 26 bottles

Brew XI bottled

2008-09-10T12:51:00.001+10:00

Munich Lager 27 bottles

Brew 12 put down

2008-08-22T11:55:00.001+10:00

Brewmaster Munich Lager. 23 litres.

Batch X bottled

2008-08-21T22:55:00.000+10:00

Thos Coopers IPa. 26 longnecks.

Brew 11 put down

2008-08-20T20:26:00.000+10:00

Brewmaster Munich Lager with 50/50 mix.

Brew 9 bottled

2008-08-18T15:54:00.000+10:00

Cascade Chocolate Mahogany Porter. 27 long necks.

Another Bonnington Batch hits the Bottle

2008-08-13T12:45:00.003+10:00

Bonnington Brewery's batch #8, 26 bottles of Thomas Cooper's Sparkling Ale was run through the Brewery's Bottling and Packaging Unit today:

The batch has now been transferred for five days to our temperature-controlled Secondary Fermentation Unit
(Winter):

After which it will be moved to the Brewery's FIFO Maturation/Dispatch Unit:

Where it will stay until ready for drinking in about a month. In about a month, because here at Bonnington, we don't release a new batch until the last one's been drunk.

Bonnington. It's Beer.

The Bonnington Brewery Story: #1 - The Source

2008-08-05T16:01:00.017+10:00

"At Bonnington Brewery we only source the water for our handcrafted beers from the pristine environment of Hobart's Mt Wellington."
Larry Lowroader, Founder, CEO, Head Brewer, Bottle Washer, Quality Tester, End User.

The Brewery's Mazda multi use tanker/dray at the filling point:

The Brewery's twin 25,000 mL tanks are filled with pure mountain water:

The filling point is at The Chalet, 270m underneath the mountain's summit:

and about 500m higher than our main competitor:

Bonnington. It's Beer.

More bottles

2008-08-05T10:06:00.000+10:00

Rob just bought round two dozen Tasma bottles. Score!

Thomas Coopers Sparkling Ale

2008-08-04T22:25:00.000+10:00

Batch 8. Put down 3.8.08