SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) already has the largest fermentation tanks of any craft brewery in the state of Georgia. Towering over the brewery currently are 10, 1000 barrel fermentation tanks. That’s 310,000 gallons of beer that can ferment at one time.
This week, the brewery tacked on two more of these 1000 barrel monsters this week for a total of 12, with more coming in August.
SweetWater is Georgia’s largest craft brewery, expanding distribution across the southeast after a $19 million dollar expansion. Next stop, is Ohio in September.
All images courtesy of SweetWater. Used with permission.
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- 1000 Barrel on the truck
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- Airborne Tank
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- Above: New Tank. Below: Current family
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- Expansion requires serious cranes
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- All about perspective.
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- Easing in down into the hole (try not to laugh)
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- Securing the bottom of the tanks inside the brewery
