2011
TQ6331 : Mill Oast, Washwell Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex
taken 13 years ago, near to Wadhurst, East Sussex, England
Mill Oast, Washwell Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex
Mill Oast
Single round kiln oast house, just off the centre of Wadhurst. Possibly not an original oast.
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