Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-10-30
THE VIENNA BREwERIEs.

THE VIENNA BREWERIEs.
THE principal brewery in Austria is
at Klein-Sehwechat. near Vienna, and
was established in 1882; but its impor-
tance dates only from 1886, when the
late proprietor, Mr.. Anthony Dreher,
took possession Of it.
Previous to this later date the only
/ beer brewed there was obergahrig, a
highly fermented beer, which would not
keep, but was consequently drank at an
early age. Mr. Dreher thoroughly re-
velutionizsd the brewery, formed i'm
mense store-cellars, and introduced the
slowly fermented lager beer, which soon
grew into enormous popularity During
the FIRST year Of the reign Of Mr.. Dre-
her the quantity made at Schwechat
amounted to 330937 GALLONS.
In the year 1850 the brewery became
totally inadequate to the supply requir-
ed the premises we're extended. and
machinery introduced instead of manual
labor. Soon after this Mr.. Dreher pur-
chased a domaiR near Saaz, famous for
its growth of hops He laid out an ex-
tensive hop plantation, and also built a
brewery there, according to the modern
system.
In 1852 be purchased the landed pro-
perty Steinruch, near Pesth, and erected
stOre-brewery, answering all the mod
ern demands. He had accordingly three
large breweries
The Schweehat brewery is the largest
on the continent. Including malt floors,
it occupies an area of tWenty-one and
one-third acres. Fourteen and a qua
ter acres are covered with vaults. The
daily consumption Of mault, made in the
winter, is 1900 bushels, requiring of
six and one-third acres of area, and
storeroom for $4,000 bushels Of raw
barley. and magevines for storing 10000
bushels of malt Machinery is employ
ed to convey the dry melt to the bruis-
ers or crackers; and thence to the boil
ing house, In which latter are six cop
per pans, the largest holding $3.50 gal
Ions.
During the working months the make
amounts to 47348 gallons of beer daily.
The fermenting rooms hold 1864 vats,
holding 654,773 gallons.
In the subterranean cellars, which to-
gether occupy an area Of three and three
quarter acres, there are 4,317 barrels or
tuus, holding from 500 to $500 gallons
each, or 5,16O,866 gallons of beer in
all.
At the side Of the cellars, and in i'm
mediate connection with. them, there are
icepits of more than two acres area in
which 10000 tons of ice can be slowed
away.
In the works are employed three FIX
ed and one portable steam engine, and
one hydraulic engine; together eighty
horse power.
They employ $50 brewers and brew
ers' assistants, and $50 draymen and Ia
borers. Rails run through the whole
establishment, and are connected with |
the railroad. The stable contain 72
horses and 240 dravoxen.
From the lst of January. 1866 to the
1st of January, 1867, 5.979II8 gallons
we're produced, yielding a revenue to the
government from the single brewer of
nearly $488 600.
In the Suez brewery, built by Mr..
Dreher according to the new system in
the year 1851, the working is not con
fined to the winter months, but contin-
ues the whole yetr round, only the sum,
mer months are devoted to the brewing
Of tapping beer CSchank- beer,) a beer
peculiar to Bohemia, while the winter
months are devoted to brewing lager
beer.
To effect the summer brewing without
injury to the equality of the beer, very
effective cooling apparatus is employed.
The fermenting cellars are so abundant
" supplied with ice that the tempera-
ture in them does not exceed forty-three
to fifty degrees of Fahrenheit, even in
the hottest summer months, and in the
store cellars the temperature is constant
" kept to about thirty-six degrees Fan
reuheit The prize for beer at the Paris
Exhibition was gained by the SchRechat
brewery.
The three OreWeTles named yield
yearly income to Government S628955.
-$s4-
A SUFFERING voter, in one of the
large Oanadian cities, made his appear
luce at one of the polling places at one
minute to 5 o'clock on the second dav,
and was asked by one of Mr.. O'Connor's
agent if he wished to vote for that gen
tleman. "O'O-o-o-o.o- .o-o-o-Connor bee
u he SLOWLY but ener.