Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-10
From The ". Y. Express.


BROOKS, CORRESPONDENCE
IN LONDON.
One of my ramblcs was over the most COM
pact and best arranged ofthe LONDON BnEwERY
srABLlsH nESrs The extent OF such an es-
tabs!,ment is almost beyond conception, and
the statistics still more marvellous. 1t took me
three hours to pass over the buildings of that
belonging to Mr.. Buxton, 0he well known ab"-
litionist, who is the SURVEYING partner Oft the orr
ginol firm of Trueman Ilanbury g. Buxton.)
Alternately wa. amidst steam and machinery
in the bowels of tho earth, and overlooking the
city of London. In almost the very heart OF
London, scores of buildings had been erected
and prepared fer the object designed. at cost
of millions sterling in capital. The daily con-
sumption of water here, is between six and
seven thousand barrels. These are called Ii
quor backs, and descend deep into the earth
TO the starta Of chalk This water in the pro-
cess of brewing is first heated, to make what is
called the mash. Stupcndous coppers with
holes in the bottom, reachins TO the mash tun,
accomplish this In the mash tun the water
and the malt meet, and are miged with kind
of wheel within wheel, which accomplishes
the mixture speedily and well. common
mash contains 2i0 sacks OF malt. There are
"under-backs," and "hop-backs." or receptaces
for the liquor and grains, and, from the last OF
these, the liquor, by means Of what is called a
"wort.pump,' is transferred 10 the coolers,
which consist Of two floors sealed and made wa
ter-tight and covering the whole space ot
large building. Ecfrccra;ors, consisting OF
number Of copper pipes, are placed along the
floor to hasten the process OF cooling. Then
comes the process Of fermentation in fermen-
tivc-tuns, as they are called. Thcalc, by other
casks, is there clcanscd from the yeast, (the
yeast being sold to the disiillers.) From the
casks or "rounds" the ale is collected into tanks
and, from the tanks, again it passes into vnts
and is then ready for storing and supply. The
machinery to accomplish all this is vast and
UNIQUE. There are five great spherical cop
pers, with arched bottoms, in the brewery,
holding each 800 barrels, and each one OF these
again has a cistern lodng half as many bar
res in addition. Huge horizontal arm. with
locks Of chain attached, are with the coppcrs,
und kept in motion by piece Of machinery,
which has we'll been chrstened 'rouscr."
Such, in briet, is the process OF making porter
and ale in London, a favorite drink here, with
an immense consumption, and carried on by Il
capital that almost exceeds calculation. There
are not less than twelve. There are about
eighty brewery establishments in London and
vicinity, of more or less Importance, and the
brewers are some Of them, men Of immense
wealth, and with rank and titles to give the
more character to their money. At the brew
ery | have visited, constant employment is
given to 300 men. who put in motion machin-
ery which does the work ofss many thousand.
There is work enough to keep in use ll5 horses,
many of them Flemish, and all OF them of a
weight and strength surprising any thing
have seen in the United States. The number
Of watts in use were 100, containing each lS0C
barrels of36 gallons each. -Four hundred thou
sand bushels of malt was the stock on hand
and the large quantity Of porter and ale in Ii.
ouor vas in addition. Machinists, carpenters
painters, (the establishment furnishing all the
signs for customers,) blacksmiths, farriers fol
the stable, were all upon the premises, and be
longing to the same firm and all this anC
these is the end of beginning Of nothing more
than small iron pot for the making OF beer
originating with the first OF the proprletors
The government, of course, watch these es
iabishmets with hawks eyes. The exciseme1
are ever on the alert here, and elsewhere 70
that matter. TO see that all is as it should be
The excise duty paid is 2s I'd upon each bush
el Of malt made into ale, instead of 9s l0d., tn
former price. In one year. Qs3s,) the duty o.
hops was f2Os, 1859. and tho consumption ha
rather increased than diminished. The prie