Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-27
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE
Pure Lager to be Brewed
in this City.
A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.
Large Additions TO the Philadel-
phia Brewery-Valuable
Improvements.

The consumption Of beer in the Unit.
ed States is fast increasing. 1t is no
longer possible TO dispute the fact that
the widely increasing popularity of this
beverage Is really most advantageous
when the article is pure and of good
quality. 1t has in great measure dis
placed the "frewater" of old times aud,
used in moderation, it is one of the most
healthy and pleasant Of beverages. The
HERALD has already called the attention
Of the public to the fact that Los Ange.
les for sometime past has been sending
about Si50,000 per annum to the East
for beer. Southern California is one of
the leading barley producing sections of
the country, and it has been matter of
considerable wonder that with all the
material and facilities at hand, first
class lager beer has not been produced
here before the present time. Atten-
tion has also often been called to the
fact that the establishing here of brew
cry on large scale would mean thous-
ands OF dollars kept at home,
besides a considerable additional
profit to our farmers. Happily
Los Angeles will shortly, thanks to the
enterprise of Messrs. Maier & Zobelein
of the Philadelphia Brewery, have an
establishment Of which we may Justly be
proud. The beer turned out Of the Phil
adelphia Brewery during the past four.
teen or fifteen years has had high repu-
tation for its excellence, and now the
firm have completed arrangements and
on the first Of July will submit to the
public pure lager which will surpass
the imported Eastern beers and prove far
superior to any other brand on the coast.
In former years in other portions OF the
country lager could only be made at GER
tain seasons of the year, and larger
capital was required, not only in prepar.
ing receptacles for the manufactured ar.
ticle but immense sums of money were
locked up in the component parts OF the
beer, which was held for months until
the required tone was secured and it was
ready for market. But science has worked
revolution in the manufacture of lager
aud machinery now does the work of
time and climate. During the past year
a brick addition 60xl25 feet has been
added to the brewery and fine
refrigerator plant made by the
Fulton Iron Works, San Francisco,
is now completed aud Is in running or.
der. The ice machine has capacity of
twenty-five tons of ice daily, but for the
present is only used to produce ice water
10 reduce the temperature in the cooling
rooms. On this same floor is a Don
automatic pump, one Baudelot and one
main brine pump In the second story
Of the building is the Baudelot cooler
and cooling pans. On the ground floor
are % fermenting tanks. with capacity
Of so barrels each. Next is the racking
cellar, 20x40 feet, while adjoining is the
room where the beer is ready for mar
ket, which holds 20 casks, each OF 75
barrels capacity. 1t will be seen that
the arrangements for producing really
first-class lager have been perfected, and
in few days the people will not only
have the satisfaction Of using home
article, but one which is superior to any
imported. The output of the establish
ment of both kinds Of beer will be about
one hundred barrels daily.
Adjoining the brewery Messrs. Msier
& Zobelein have erected malt kiln,
35x35 in dimensions and four stories in
height. In cellar, close at hand,
the barley undergoes the first pro-
cess in its transformation to
malt, and is then transferred by
an ingeniously contrived elevator to
the malt kiln, where it will be dried by
an immense furnace. The malt pro.
duced will be of the purest quality and
can be shipped anywhere. The opening
OF this new kiln will increase the con.
sumption of barley by the brewery from
5000 bushels to $4,000 bushels a year,
and will consequently distribute large
additional amount OF money among our
farmers. Numerous other improvem ents
have been inaugurated by this enter.
prising firm, but it will not be necessary
TO go into further details. 1t is suffi
cient to add that the people OF Los An
geles will soon have first-class lager,
pure and healthful, manufactured from
our own products. Its superiority to the
heavily alcoholized imported beers will
be apparent to all who give it trial,
and the people should take pride in raj.
lying to the support of this meritorious
home manufactory.