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17 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,D ecem ber 20,2018 theifp.ca old furnace, so they spent a cold day removing it. The restored furnace door now it hangs above the brewery's cooler. Sandifer is discussing the difference be- tween brewing in a basement and their cur- rent setup. "The basic recipes we've brewed for many years," he says. "It's not as simple as just mak- ing more of it, though. Some things don't con- vert from the 10-gallon system. Some things we had to change and tweak to make it work with the larger system." It seems to be working well. Sandifer is summoned to change a keg. The brewery has been open for 12 minutes. It naturally prompts the question, do they have enough beer? It takes 14-16 days to brew a batch of most of their beers; lagers take a little longer, which is why the Dynamo Cream Lager is not avail- able just yet. And with each batch producing approximately 3,500 cans, they are capable of producing the equivalent of 10,000-12,000 cans every two weeks, though some of the beer will be used for kegs. Those kegs will be bound for local restau- rants and bars. Furnace Room's products are now on tap at the St. George in Georgetown, the Copper Kettle in Glen Williams and the Red Harp in Acton will have it available in January. It is available in cans at Uncorked, Hungry Hollow Smokehouse, The Cellar and Mess Hall Poutinerie. Murray, who has been working with the restaurants and bars, said the response has been overwhelming. "We've been blown away by the support," he said. "It's been incredible." Five hours after the doors opened, the line is still consistently six to eight people long while others are milling around the coolers or sampling a flight of the brewery's offerings. Glockner and Sandifer knew they would be busy on the opening day, but even they seem a little surprised that the people just keep coming. "I was born and raised in Georgetown and one thing I know is this community supports local business," Sandifer said. "We knew we could count on a great response, but it's been wonderful to see all the people here today." "You've got to support Georgetown," Bing- ham said earlier in the day. He has been fol- lowing the brewery's progress since he met Glockner and Sandifer at the local beer festi- val two years ago. "It's phenomenal. They've done a great job here." "The red is the best," he adds, now that he's had a chance to sample their beer. Sandifer said in turn, they have tried to support Canadian companies as much as pos- sible, getting their tanks from Niagara Falls, their cans from Guelph and their canning ma- chine from Alberta. They will be firing up that canning ma- chine again this weekend. It can fill 25 cans a minute, but since somebody needs to physi- cally take them off the line, they're currently going at a pace of about 15 per minute. "Any more than that and it starts to look like an I Love Lucy episode," Glockner says. . . . Furnace Room's first day of business end- ed 10 minutes ago, but you wouldn't know it from looking around. The second floor room that overlooks the brewing operation is lined with people. San- difer said the plan is to furnish it and license it as a tap room. Down below, Dykstra and Cha- lecky are in the same place they were 10 hours earlier, behind the counter ringing up sales. Glockner estimates they've served 450 peo- ple on their first day, including the mayor. "We've got the best beer festival in the province, now we've got our own brewery," said Rick Bonnette, who was among the first in line Friday. For Doug Lounsbury, who lines up the breweries for the Georgetown Craft Beer Fes- tival, he is looking forward to adding the hometown brewery to the festival's roster. "They were at our first beer festival and now, four years later, here they are," he said. "This puts Georgetown on the map. I'm really happy for the guys. They hit some road blocks and red tape, but they believed in their vi- sion." "It's been a crazy ride," Glockner said, "but it's been worth it for the response we've had." NEWS Continued from page 16 CORRECTION NOTICE In the circular beginning Friday, December 14, 2018, we intended to signify that the following items are part of our Everyday Value program and did not: • $6 100 pc. Art Set by Creatology® • $17 Super Value Canvas Packs • $25 23, 70, 82 & 121 pc. Art Sets by Creatology® • $49 101 pc. Deluxe Easel Art Set by Artist's Loft® • $69 106 pc. Deluxe Painting Easel Art Set by Artist's Loft® We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 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