Oasts
An oast, also known as an oast house, is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops. Hops are a crucial ingredient in brewing beer, and they require careful drying to preserve them for later use. Oasts are characterized by their distinctive conical roofs, often called cowls, which are designed to allow air to circulate and vent the moist heat from the kilning process.
The typical oast house structure consists of a kiln room at the top, where the heat source
Many oast houses are found in hop-growing regions of England, particularly Kent, Sussex, and Surrey. Over time,