The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-10-09
THE NEW MALT HOUSE.

Among the material improvements
made this season in Manitowoc, the new
malt house erected by Mr.. VIM. Rahr
occupies q prominent position, and 1T be-
ing one of the largest in the state, few
figures giving dimensions, cost, capacity,
ETC., may be of interest to cur readers.
The malt house fronts on Washington
street, is built of brick, with stone foun-
Gation. The main building is 44xl0O
feet. outside measurement, and AZ feet
from the ground to the caves. The base
ment front wall is continued 5 feet above
the ground and is built of cut stone. The
building contains four floors, each 40x100
feet. The first and second are what is
known as growing foors"-that is, the
barley, after having been stepped in water
for certain lenghth of time, is spread
out over these cement floors and allowed
to remain until it has sprouted, when it
is removed to the drying kiln. One cor
ner of the upper of these two "growing
floors" is reserved for receiving and
weighing barley and is provided with q
Fairbanks hopper scale, in direct connec-
ton with an elevator carrying the grain
to the fourth floor. The third floor is
designed principally for storing malt and
can hold 5000 bushels easily. In the
north end are four huge ''steeping watts"
with capacity of $50 bushels each. in
which the barley is soaked before being
carried through spouts to the ''growing
floors" below. The fourth floor is par
toned off into ten bins. each capable Of
containing 5000 bushels. About one
half of them are now FULL over $4,000
bushels of barley having been purchased
and stored within the past two weeks.
The building is finished off very hand
somely ON The outside, all the window
caps and sills being of cut stone. 1t has
an iron roof and is almost fireproof. The
inside work is plain but strong, as it
must be to support the weight of the
great quantity of grain stored in it. A
double row of 12x12 columns support
each floor. Several tons of iron castings
were used to unite these timbers.
Adjoining the building in the rear is
the drying kiln. 1t is really part of
the main building, but higher, being 65
feet from the ground to the roof, and is
surmounted by q cupola 20 feet high.
The furnace and air chambers on the
ground floor, built very substantially and
tastefully of brick and iron, is 30 feet
high. at that point the first kiln floor is
reached. This is 20x30 feet and is COM
posed of short sections Of fine steel bars
about the thickness of the back of an or
binary table knife, resting on iron grid
ers. On this and similar one above,
the sprouted barley is spread and
thoroughly dried. The kiln and floors
We're manufactured by Wolf of Chicago,
| and are not only the most expensive but
the best in use. Ascend elevator in the
south end of tie main building carries
the spronted barley. from the "growing'
to the kiln floors. Adjoining this build
| ing on the east is the engine room on the
| ground floor and on the second one the
grinding apparatus, where the malt used
| in the manufacture Of beer is crushed be-
tween rollers and carried by spouts to the
| brewing kettle. In the engine room is
pump which draws all the water used
in and about the brewery and malt house
through three inch pipe from the lake, O
distance of 900 feet. Other pipes from
| there carry the water to the furthest end
of the malt house, and all through til e
| brewery. The water thus obtained is
absolutely pure and better adapted to the
use for which it is designed than well
water. The capacity of the pump is 80
barrels an hour. About $50 barrels are
used daily.
The mailing capacity of the new estab-
lishment is 200 bushels per day or 65,-
900 bushels per year. To prepare this,
seven men are constantly employed. As
mentioned last week, Mr.. Rahr has al
ready received an order for 10000 bush.
els from the Blatz Brewing Company OF
Milwaukee, and with the present facili.
ties for preparing first class quality OF
malt, there is every reason to believe
| that the establishment will be taxed to
its utmost capacity to meet the demands
made upon it. Between 10000 and TO-
900 bushels of barley will be used an
nually-supplying market for all the
choice barley raised in this county.
The cost of the malt house and fixtures
is in the vicinity of $4,000. Nothing
but the best of everything has been used
in its construction and equipment, and il
has no rival in size or capacity in the
state outside Of Milwaukee. It is q cred
it to its builder and an ornament to the
city, and as such its success will be a
matter of interest to the entire com
munity.
|
SRAwANo Journal, 3rd inst. We learn
the following sad particulars from q
gentleman just from the town of Howe.
1t appears that on Sunday last the two
SONS of VIM. Barrtz, of that town, aged