Wild Horse Brewing Company, based in Llandudno, has recently undergone an expansion to double their annual brewing capacity from 175,000 litres (308,098 pints) to 350,000 litres (616,197 pints). The brewery has recently taken delivery of four new fermentation tanks, adding to their four existing fermenters, as well as replacing their old hot and cold liquor tanks with two new larger and more energy efficient vessels.
The new equipment was manufactured in Belgium and has been supplied and installed by Lincolnshire-based brewing equipment specialists. ABUK. The tank installation took place during the first week of December as part of a £134,000 capital investment project which included extending the existing sloped resin floor and the creation of a new 600 square foot refrigerated 3⁰C cold room, which was completed earlier this year. Two 1600L and two 3200L fermentation tanks were installed as well as two new 5500L liquor tanks, to improve the brewhouse efficiency.
Wild Horse have worked in partnership with Welsh Government Food Division and the Development Bank of Wales to finance the project which is expected to create four new full-time jobs over the next three years. Earlier this year Wild Horse was awarded Rural Business Investment Scheme grant funding by Welsh Government Food Division and has also worked with the Development Bank of Wales to secure a loan to allow the project to happen.
Dave Faragher, Brewer and Founder of Wild Horse said “We’re incredibly excited to see this expansion complete after many months of planning. We’ve really struggled to keep our core and seasonal beers all available over the last four months so the additional capacity is going to be very welcome. We’re also looking forward to releasing some new one-off beers in the new year, which we’ve not had capacity to brew since May.”
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