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Images: Behind the scenes at Mickey Finn's Brewery in Libertyville

  Browne shows the two different kinds of grain that are used in the brewing process. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  A canoe paddle is used to stir the crushed malted barley as the wort is made. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Brewmaster Browne checks the mash tun with a flashlight where the brewing process begins. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  A heat exchanger is used to cool down the wort before the yeast is added. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Beer is kept cool in the basement of Mickey Finn’s Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Alcohol content is checked with a hydrometer on a recent batch of beer. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Greg Browne is the brewmaster Mickey Finn’s Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Browne blows off foam from a test tube as he measures alcohol content at Mickey Finn’s Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Browne uses a chart to check the correct alcohol content of one of his brews. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  The brewmaster pours a glass of Hefeweisen at Mickey Finn’s Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com