The story
Rejected!
Council said NO. Gutted… We started this journey 2 years ago, having bought the land on advice our brewery would be permissible. We hired an architect, a town planner named Steve and countless “consultants” to Read more…
The story
Plans, Council Approval & Open Day
We’re getting closer! Can you feel it? Me neither… this is taking forever. I was telling people late last year that we hoped to get the DA in before Christmas. Alas, here we are in Read more…
Our Beer
Concept plans and an invitation to visit & taste our beer!
Concept plans, & An invitation to come and share a few pints. After a quiet period over Christmas, the wheels are turning once again. We’re a little closer to identifying exactly what Bucketty’s Brewery is Read more…
Brewing Equipment
3 months – 7 Brews – 500 Tonnes Of Gravel
3 months – 7 Brews – 500 tonnes of gravel It’s been an action-packed period at Bucketty! We’ve come a long way since the first batch and my last post. A journey of progress, heartache Read more…
Brewing Equipment
Cracking Our First Brew!!!
As I write, I’m licking my lips at our beautifully handcrafted IPA, cracked for the first time only a few short hours ago. It was all worth it. Every drop of blood, sweat, tears and Read more…
Cultivating Hops
How not to farm hops
Today is the day a bounty of fragrant hope cones, pregnant with bitter/spicy deliciousness are being harvested. As I stand, shaded by the girthy monstrous trellises, heavy under the weight of opportunity and flavour, I Read more…
Brewing Equipment
The brewing equipment’s here!
It actually arrived in December last year… It sat in the neighbour, “Chicken Man Dave’s” shed for the past 2.5 months while I’ve worked out how to Dad. While on that subject, hats off to Read more…
The story
Pirates! Getting Screwed By The Shipping Industry
If you’re thinking of importing anything from China you need to read this post because it’ll likely save you thousands. As you should know, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our pilot brewery Read more…
Brewing Equipment
The 100L Brewery Is On It’s Way!
Today we took a leap of faith. We wired across 95% of the remaining payment ($8,000USD) to our friends the Chinese city of Jinan with a population of 7mil. Basically a country town over there. Read more…
The story
Beer “Research” in Belgium and the UK
Our Trip to Europe – A Beer Drinker’s Perspective. My wife, Vicki and I recently went on a trip to the UK to see my sister or the first time in a decade, and do Read more…