Farm Brewery in Farmstead World — building in the game, and what it is on a real farm.
A brewery malts grain, mashes it with hot water to convert starch to sugar, boils the sweet liquid with hops and ferments it into beer.
Big brewers often mash with an adjunct — rice or corn — because it is cheaper than malt and lightens the body, so a brewhouse drinks from more than one crop.
Brewing is a value-added business for a grain farm: the same bushels sold to an elevator for a commodity price leave the brewery as a branded keg.
Farm facts about farm brewery
The little tower on a barn's roof peak is a cupola — it vents hot, moist air out of the hayloft, and often wears a weathervane on top. (general reference)
A good chicken coop has perches for roosting and nest boxes for laying, and its most important job is keeping the flock safe and secure from predators. (en.wikipedia.org)
Chicken keepers have argued for generations: the 'fresh air school' says coops should be open and breezy even in northern winters, while others seal their coops snug against the cold. (en.wikipedia.org)
Hens naturally lay mostly in the warmer months, but lighting that mimics summer day length inside the coop keeps them laying eggs year-round. (en.wikipedia.org)
Traditional British stables kept hay in a loft reached by a pitching door, above cobbled floors with drainage channels to keep the stalls dry. (en.wikipedia.org)
Pig housing has its own vocabulary: a small pig house with an outdoor run is a 'sty', and a low, half-round field shelter for pigs is called an 'ark'. (en.wikipedia.org)