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Farm Yard Ales Microbrewery

Support from the rural development programme for England enabled an entrepreneur to upgrade his ales brewing business.
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  • CAP Implementation
    • - Programming period: 2014-2022 Other
    - Programming period: 2014-2022 Other

    General information

    RDP Priority
    • P6. Social inclusion and local development
    RDP Focus Area
    • 6B: Local development
    RDP Measure
    • M06: Farm & business development

    Summary

    Steven Holmes has a keen passion for brewing ales. He lacked the adequate brewing facilities to brew his own ales on a large scale, wanting to use the water found on the family farm to create craft ales. The project activities included the construction of a purpose built brewery, installation of a brew plant and the purchase of casks in which to store and distribute the product.

    Results

    • A wide range of ales are currently produced and as a result of the project, the business is aiming to;
    • Create 5 full-time jobs over the next 3 years;
    • Use the farms own malting barley crop for brewing;
    • Use spent grain and hops as farmyard feed;
    • Trade effluent to a local anaerobic digester to produce green energy.
    Promoter

    Louise Kite & Steven Holmes/ Farm Yard Ales

    Funding

    Total budget 173 316.03 (EUR)
    EAFRD 69 326.41 (EUR)
    Private 103 989.62 (EUR)

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    English language

    gp_uk_farmyardales_web-corrected.pdf

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