2014
SO7452 : Oast House at Birchwood, Crews Hill Court, Alfrick
taken 10 years ago, near to Alfrick, Worcestershire, England
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Oast House at Birchwood, Crews Hill Court, Alfrick
Oast House at Birchwood
Single 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