Shenandoah Brewing Company is the DC area's one and only brew-on-premise -- a Do-It-Yourself brewery. With steam kettles, wort chillers, temperature-controlled fermentation and aging rooms, and automatic bottle washers and fillers, Shenandoah has all the individual-sized, professional equipment you need to make your own beer.

You are the brewer, but we are here to help. We provide you with the recipe, ingredients, and assistance you need to make the beer that you love. We offer more than 80 recipes from which to choose -- everything from light lagers to imperial stouts. Any recipe can be modified to your particular taste by our staff. Or you can bring in a recipe, a beer description or a beer sample and we will develop a recipe to match it as closely as possible. The ingredients that you use are the same ingredients used by our commercial brewing operation - fresh grains, pellet hops, and yeast appropriate to the beer style. Our equipment is also an individualized size of the same equipment used by professional brewers, Don't worry -- we'll explain it all and stay by your side throughtut the process. And because we want you to love the beer, every batch comes with a satisfaction guarantee!

Brewing is a social activity. You and your friends can brew between one and eight batches of beer at one time. Brewing a sigle batch takes about three hours. Add 15 minutes for each additional batch. There will be periods during that time when you are working and periods when youa re waiting. Waiting time can be filled with darts, foosball, watching sports on our DirecTV system, and eating and drinking in our pub. You are also welcome to bring cards or games if you like. Children are also welcome at the brewery, but you will need to watch them, since there are potentially dangerous areas in the brewery.

Personalizing your beer is half the fun. Custom labels are available for order when you brew. They will be ready when you bottle. You may pick from label templates where you just insert text or bring us artwork for the label. See the Label Request form for mor information. Custom-;abelled beer is great for weddings, parties, and holidays -- or just for the fun of it. If you do not order custom labels, a generic label with the required legal information is included with your bottling.

Waiting is the worst part. Great beer takes time -- fermentation time. Once you are done brewing, your beer will need to stay in one of our fermentation rooms for between 3 and 12 weeks, depending on the style and your schedule. You will make an appointment for bottling at the time you brew. When you come to bottle, your beer will be carbonated and ready to drink. You will put lables on your bottles, wash bottles in your bottle washer and fill the bottles with beer in our automatic fillers. You can sample your own beer while you are bottling. Bottling will take you about 2 hours.

Shenandoah's Pub is also a great place for a beer, chili or to get some beer to go. While you are brewing or anytime you drop by, have a pint of Shenandoah's award-winning beer and some great chili. Shenandoah beers are also available to-go in six-packs and cases. Kegs are available to order.

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