USA, MO: Logboat Brewing Co. invests in expanding its grain silo and production capacity

Logboat Brewing Co. employees won’t be hauling 50-pound sacks of malt for long, Columbia Daily Tribune reported on February 13.

The popular brewing company has plans for a major expansion in late spring to add a 60,000 pound grain silo and two more 60-barrel fermenters.

Co-owner Tyson Hunt said he hopes to see production double in the next year thanks to the new equipment coupled with the brewery’s planned expansion into the St. Louis market in April.

The grain silo will sit near the northeast corner of the two-story building at 504 Fay St., Hunt said.

Instead of dumping 50-pound bags of malt into the mill, which Hunt called “back-breaking and time-consuming labor,” brewers will be able to use automated settings on the silo to bring in the right amount of grain.

“They won’t be constantly standing by the mill heaving sacks of grain into it,” he said. “It’s definitely more efficient.”

The brewery has applied for a city permit to pour a concrete slab for the silo, which Logboat plans to install by early April. The company also expects its new fermenters to arrive in April.

17 February, 2016