Highland Brewing Company
One of Asheville's original breweries, often a stop on brewery tours due to its history and large facility.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Highland Brewing Company
Welcome, esteemed scholars, to Highland Brewing Company, an institution of paramount historical significance located on the eastern periphery of Asheville. To comprehend the gravity of our current location, we must understand its…
Listen in the app2The Raw Materials and Grist Case
Our scientific inquiry begins at the genesis of the brewing sequence: the handling of raw agricultural inputs. Highland utilizes immense external silos to store base malts, the workhorse grains that constitute at least seventy…
Listen in the app3The Boil Kettle and Hop Back
Following the enzymatic conversion in the mash tun, the resulting sweet liquid, scientifically termed wort, is separated from the spent grain. In a brilliant display of agricultural recycling, Highland diverts thousands of pounds…
Listen in the app4Centrifuge and The Cold Side Fermentation
Before the wort can become a hospitable environment for yeast, it must be clarified and cooled. The boiling liquid is pumped into a centrifuge whirlpool, a marvel of fluid dynamics that uses rapid rotation to force solid…
Listen in the app5Filtration and The Bright Tanks
Once the primary fermentation and cold conditioning phases are complete, the liquid is technically beer, albeit flat and potentially hazy. Our progression takes us to the filtration sector. …
Listen in the app6The Million Dollar Bottling Line
We now arrive at a true marvel of modern industrial engineering: the automated bottling line. This massive, German manufactured apparatus represents an investment of over a million dollars and is the logistical heart of…
Listen in the app7The Automated Kegging Operation
Our final interior stop highlights the secondary packaging format: the automated kegging line, a sophisticated system acquired from the esteemed Bell's Brewery in Michigan. While bottling is highly visible, draft kegs represent…
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our extensive traverse of the Highland Brewing Company campus, the sheer magnitude of Oscar Wong's legacy becomes undeniable. We have witnessed the transformation of simple agricultural staples, water, barley, and…
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What is Highland Brewing Company?
Highland Brewing Company is a place with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Type | Activity |
|---|---|
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 35.5692, -82.5208 |
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