2007
TQ7237 : Oast House at Ex Servicemens Club, The Plain, Goudhurst, Kent
taken 17 years ago, near to Goudhurst, Kent, England
Oast House at Ex Servicemens Club, The Plain, Goudhurst, Kent
Oast House at Ex Servicemen's Club
Single round kiln oast house, converted to ex serviceman's club.
Oast Houses
An Oast House is a building used to dry fresh hops before they are sent to the brewers, to be used for flavouring beer. A traditional Oast House consists of the 'oast' and the 'stowage'. The oast was a kiln, with a plenum chamber fired by charcoal at ground floor and the drying floor directly above. The steep pitched roof channelled the hot air through the hops to the top. The stowage, was the barn section, it had a cooling floor and press at first floor and storage area at ground floor. Read more Link