Ideal Day brings brewery closer to home
Ideal Day Family Brewery has moved premises from Saint Mellon, Saltash to the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
The independent Cornish brewery was originally set up by former Kernel and Beavertown brewer James Rylance with his wife Nia upon the Michelin Star and Green Star awarded Crocadon Farm owned by the chef Dan Fox.
Now, Rylance has taken the step to move the brewery to his home town of Lostwithial on the banks of the River Fowey in a step that brings the business closer to a state of true independence as well as a location near to his family.
Speaking on social medua about the move, Rylance explained: “During our two and a half lovely years at Crocadon Farm we have been buying bits of kit as and when we had savings to do it. We want to stay small and independent and grow little by little.”
Revealing more about the new premises. Rylance said: “Our new home is an old dairy right in the middle of town, on the banks of the river we love so much. It’s got lovely tiled floors and faces the setting sun.”
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He added that the move was underway, but suggested it would take a little time to get completely up and running because “over the next couple of months we’ll be installing kit, unpacking boxes and getting settled in” but, Rylance also hinted: “Cask is coming”.
Ideal Day was founded by Rylance by in a bid to create a family business that supported regenerative agriculture and could therefore showcase the quality of the land. This next stage in the brewery’s journey now also reflects Rylance’s values connected to his family, his priorities and the work-life balance he seeks.
He admitted: “The chance to have a five minute walk to work, be close to the boy’s school and jump straight in the river on a hot brew day was too good to miss.”
As Rylance told db, one of the things he once learned from Evin O’RIordan at The Kernel was that “beer is all about balance…it’s that tightrope of having seemingly counterintuitive ideals coexisting and working in harmony”.
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