My name is Jeff, and I have a friend who operates his own microbrew. Mashing is the first stage in the process of making a microbrew. In a sterilized vat, the grains are mashed by hand with a paddle in water while the temperature is constantly monitored in order to create a fermentable sugar. This is the most vigorous, labor-intensive step in the microbrew process. The heavier the beer being made, the more strenuous the mashing process. This stage is followed by by sparging, boiling, fermentation, and packaging. Of course, the vats must be cleaned, which involves crawling into the vat, removing the grain with a shovel, and scrubbing the remains of the mashing process. Since you like knocking back a brew on occasion, what better job is there where you make the beer you can drink after the show? The name of the microbrewery is Sprague Farm and Brew Works in Venango, PA. The website is wwww.sleepingchainsaw.com/brew_works.htm
