2013
SO5841 : Oast House at Church House Farm, Weston Beard
taken 11 years ago, near to Weston Beggard, County of Herefordshire, England
Oast House at Church House Farm, Weston Beard
Church House Farm Oast
Four square kiln oast house.
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