Hello. I'd like to introduce myself, being new on these forums and to beer production in general. I currently live above a local brewing company in a historic town where, back in the 1900s, storeowners often lived or had offices above their main floor business. Recently, some people bought this old building and converted the downstairs into a pub and the upstairs into 4 apartments. This was fine for me, until I started realizing the consequences of living above a brewery. Because it is a historic town, all the downtown buildings are only about 2-3 stories high, but are built like townhouses, with about a 1-foot alley inbetween. Unfortunately for me, I did not ask where the steam output vent was located... much to my surprise, it was located about 10 feet directly underneith my window! With nowhere to go but up and (luckily) somtimes away form my window when a breeze comes, the steam seaps through my closed windows (being an old building, these windows aren't entirely airtight). I live with two other people and all of us agree this is a horrible setup. Everytime the brewery decides to steam their batch, our aparmtent, with windows closed, turns into bitter hops central. We contacted the owners of the pub, but they said they couldn't pipe the rest of the way to the roof (~20ft) because of condensation problems in the pipe, and couldn't bend the pipe to vent out the back of the building for basically the same reason.
My question is this: Is there a filter or some way to remove the smell from the steam? If not, is there a way to move or extend the pipe so it's not literally blowing into the upstairs?
BTW, i love beer, just not the smell brewing produces. :P THANKS IN ADVANCE
My question is this: Is there a filter or some way to remove the smell from the steam? If not, is there a way to move or extend the pipe so it's not literally blowing into the upstairs?
BTW, i love beer, just not the smell brewing produces. :P THANKS IN ADVANCE
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