Our relaxed and informal tours cover all the necessities of the brewing process beginning with the malt silo right through the underback and copper to the racking machine and cold store.

Brewery tours

Gain an insight into the day-to-day inner workings of the Brewery during our relaxed and informal tour. Covering all the necessities of the brewing process beginning with the malt silo right through the underback and copper to the racking machine and cold store. Asking as many questions as you please is actively encouraged and we hope you leave having learned something new. 

Tours run at 1pm Tuesday to Sunday subject to availability, PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.

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PRE-Booking is ESSENTIAL for all of our tours. On occasion we do have to close for private functions and events so we would urge you to give us a call on 01524 848537 opt1 or Email brewhouse.tap@lancasterbrewery.co.uk and check we are open before you travel.

Amber Tour

A 45 minute tour of the Brewery with 5 samples at the bar to follow.

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Blonde Tour

A 45 minute tour of the Brewery with a Brewers snack and drinks included. Before or after your tour enjoy a handmade pork pie and pickles with up to 3 pints of your choice from the selection on the bar.

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Red Tour

A 45 minute tour of the Brewery with lunch and drinks included. Before or after your tour enjoy a handmade pie from our local supplier, all the recipes include one of our ales, with peas and gravy plus up to 4 pints of your choice from the selection on the bar. You'll also receive a 10% discount on any purchases from our shop.

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Be a brewer for a day!

A truly unforgettable experience for the craft ale fanatic in your life. Our ‘Be A Brewer for the Day’ provides the joys and pleasures of brewing your own beer and honing your skills! You’ll spend the day as part of our award-winning team and work alongside our Master Brewer. We run our Be a Brewer for the Day experience on weekdays (usually Tuesdays) as this is when we brew our ales.

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Brewery tours

Important Information

  • Please note that we are a working Brewery and the tour takes you right into the heart of the brewhouse.
  • There may be some water on the floor and our Brewery team will be working around you.
  • The viewing platforms are reached by stairs and are quite high. Unfortunately there is limited disabled access on the tour.
  • High heels, sandals or flip flops should not be worn.
  • Children are welcome on the tour as long as they are accompanied by a well behaved adult who will look after them throughout.
Take a tour with your friends and enjoy sample ales, handmade food and more

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Milling

Milling

First we crush the barley grains just enough so that it exposes the starchy centre of the seed (grist) without damaging the grain hulls that encase them.

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Mash Tun

Mash Tun

The starch is then transferred into a mash tun, where it is mixed with heated water in a process called mash conversion. The conversion process breaks the starch down into sugars.

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Lauter Tun

Lauter Tun

The mash is then pumped into the lauter tun, where a sweet liquid (known as wort) is separated from the grain husks.

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boiling

boiling

The wort is then collected in a vessel called a kettle, where it is brought to a controlled boil before the hops are added.

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Wort separation and cooling

Wort separation and cooling

After boiling, the wort is transferred into a whirlpool for the wort separation stage. During this stage, any malt or hop particles are removed to leave a liquid that is ready to be cooled and fermented.

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cooling

cooling

After boiling, the wort is transferred into a whirlpool for the wort separation stage. During this stage, any malt or hop particles are removed to leave a liquid that is ready to be cooled and fermented.

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Fermentation

Fermentation

To start the fermentation, yeast is added during the filling of the vessel. Yeast converts the sugary wort into beer by producing alcohol, a wide range of flavours.

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Maturation

Maturation

After fermentation, the young craft beer needs to be matured in order to allow both a full development of flavours and a smooth finish.

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Cellaring

Cellaring

After reaching its full potential, the beer is filtered, carbonated, and transferred to the bright beer tank, where it goes through a cellaring process that takes 3-4 weeks.

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Packaging

Packaging

The end product is then packaged ready for delivery to our beer stockists such as pubs, supermarkets and restaurants.

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