Doing the Can Can
Our long-awaited canning machine has now arrived! Like most craft breweries, we’re moving over to packaging our beer in cans. Why? Aluminium cans keep the beer far better than glass bottles – they are totally lightproof and air-tight (which bottles are not). Light and air are two of beer’s worst enemies! Beer in cans chill in the fridge far quicker than bottles – more convenient and energy-saving. Cans do not smash if they are dropped – glass bottles, not so much! Cans used in the 70s could taint beer with a metallic taste. Modern aluminium cans are lined so this doesn't happen these days. Aluminium cans can be recycled indefinitely. 75% of aluminium produced since 1888 is still in circulation today. Recycling a can uses 95% less energy than producing a new one. A 500ml glass bottle weighs c.300g, whereas a 440ml aluminium can weighs c.20g. Hence transportation has less environmental impact. We're back to brewing full-speed and getting old favourites and exciting new beers int...