Balantine Brewery Completed. december 18 pictures and video

Alan, I am sure you and Alex will do a great job.  Be sure to have a photo of Ben and Vinny included.

Alan I hope to follow your new project all the way to completion. I know it will be OUTSTANDING!!!

How many GPM are you planning on it being able to produce? I do understand that those guys like their SUDS ;P;

Maybe you can make it with a direct tap!  Hope to see it in January.

This is going to be an operating brewery, correct?  

Now this will have to be amazing with the two of you collaborating on the same project! Will be following this closely! Terry

Alex, where is it going on the layout? Down by the helix?

Marty,

I was going to try to make a model of both of those guys and place them on the loading dock.

Joe/Don,

I can only supply the brewery with Corona Light and I do not think Ben would appreciate that too much.

Dennis,

I do not know where this is going on the layout but Alex may know.

Alan Graziano

Hi Alan & Alex

That is starting to look good.  Corona Light!!!!!!!!!  Do you think we are modeling Mexico City.  This will be the first expansion of the Ballantine Brewery in awhile.  It will sit along side the Pipe Company in the Northeast corner of the layout past the helix and right next to the original Ballantine brewery

I second Joe's question, this will be a working model, right? 

With you and Alex heading up this project, success is assured!

Just completed the storage tanks less painting, piping and lights. I have to get them filled right away because this brewery will not be constructed without an ample supply of beer.

Alan Graziano

Alan, If you need any help on getting some brew going quick I know some guys down in the hills that are looking for some indoor work right now

Looks like good progress on the project.

Hi Alan,

Wow it's looking great so far, this is going to be an awesome brewery when we're done

Alex

That's coming along great, nice detail.

Alex... you forgot "ANOTHER" awesome brewery when you guys are done! 

Here are some more pictures of the progress on the brewery. Putting up the walls and bracing  them in a building this large takes a lot of time.

Alan Graziano

Looking great Alan, love those spiral stairs!

Cesar

Hi Doug,

Yes I agree with you ANOTHER awesome brewery is correct.

Alan she's looking great so far!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex

When you put Alex and Alan on a project together, it will certainly turn out to be world class!!  Beautiful!!

Alan

Alan it is really looking very nice!!! Thank you for sharing with us.

Ben,

This beer bottle water tank is fr you.

It will look much better when it is painted

Alan Graziano

AWSOME

Brent

Alan, Great looking project!!!! Ben should be really proud of the project.

Looking good!!

Jeff

Love the bottle    Awesome Alan

That's really awesome Alan. How thick is styrene for the walls? It looks hefty.

I'm getting thirsty

Excellent construction, Alan!

To follow up on Tim's question (above) - what material did you use for the walls?

Thank you for sharing.

Alex

Tim/Alex,

The siding material is from Evergreen. They have a few different types of corrugated siding. This one is called board and batten (ribbed metal siding). It can be purchased in sheet sizes as large as 12" x 24". It is .040" thick. That is the maximum thickness at the ribs, so it still requires plenty of reinforcement. I use .060" styrene sheet cut into 1/2-inch wide strips. I usually run them on 3 to 4-inch centers horizontally on the inside. Where I cut window or door openings, I add some vertical strips.

Alan Graziano

For those that never saw it the bottle that Alan modeled was on top of the Hoffman soda plant in Newark.  It later became the Pabst brewery  Alan and the NJ HiRailers relocated the bottle to the Ballantine brewery down the block

Hi Alan,

This brewery is going too be a show stopper, that bottle looks awesome.

I have another surprise to add to this brewery soon

Alex

Beer flavored Smoke?

Dennis,

 can't give the Surprise away  LOL

Alex

Just added some color to some of the pieces of the brewery. The color of the beer bottle is an attempt to replicate a Ballantine Ale Bottle

Alan Graziano

Stopped by Alan's this morning and it is looking very nice! Can't wait to it makes it's way to the club after stopping by Alex's!