News Images: Behind the scenes at Mickey Finn's Brewery in Libertyville Posted August 05, 2011 3:00 pm Brewmaster Greg Browne smells beer out of one of the fermentation tanks at Mickey Finn's Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com 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 Finns 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 Finns Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com Browne blows off foam from a test tube as he measures alcohol content at Mickey Finns 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 Finns Brewery in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com 0 Article Comments Article Categories Communities Libertyville News