Interior. Brewhouse, 2nd floor. Grist Cases nos. 1 and 2 area. Older part of the site showing damage from 1990s fire on roof timbers and shoe of now removed belt drive shaft.

Description Interior. Brewhouse, 2nd floor. Grist Cases nos. 1 and 2 area. Older part of the site showing damage from 1990s fire on roof timbers and shoe of now removed belt drive shaft.

Date 18/1/2023

Collection Historic Environment Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 395030

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Brewing beer involves the boiling of water and milled, malted barley together (along with hops and perhaps other ingredients) to produce a liquid known as wort which is then fermented (using yeast) and matured. Edinburgh became a centre of brewing in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries due to the availability of naturally occurring springs, an urban population in need of a safe beverage (clean drinking water was not universal at this time) and good communications in the form of (first) roads, the early 19th century Union Canal and the railway boom of the 1860s. The Canongate in the Old Town was the first area of Edinburgh where there was a concentration of small breweries. These would have served the local urban market. The development of the railways and the use of hops as a preservative enabled larger breweries such as the Caledonian to be built as Edinburgh expanded in the 19th century. This beer could be exported far beyond its local market. The Caledonian Brewery was the last commercial brewery operating in Edinburgh when it ceased production in July 2022.

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