Walk Photo 376501

Oast House at Sissinghurst Castle Gardens

Caption - An Oast House is a building used to dry fresh hops before they are sent to the brewers, to be used for flavouring beer. A traditional Oast House consists of the 'oast' and the 'stowage'. The oast was a kiln, with a plenum chamber fired by charcoal at ground floor and the drying floor directly above. The steep pitched roof channelled the hot air through the hops to the top. The stowage, was the barn section, it had a cooling floor and press at first floor and storage area at ground floor.

Walk 3765 : Sissinghurst Castle from Cranbrook

Photographer : Paul Gillett

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