Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-06
BEER BOTTLING.
A VISIT TO JOSEPH EINsTEIN CO.'S
ESTABLISHMENT.

The Careful and Appetizing Manner in
Which This Standard Article Is Put Up
for Use.
Dealers in bottled beer, as we'll as con-
sumers, seldom give a thought to the article
beyond certain merits relating to quality
and the general exterior appearance of the
bottles They are usually ignorant as to
whether that important feature Of prepara-
tion for the market, viz, cleanliness, is
adhered to or not, by the bottlers. There
are doubtless many bottling plants which
overlook this essential feature. A visit to the
large establishment of Joseph Einstein &
Co., however, will convince you that this
firm is not to be classed with this kind. To
the contrary, the fact will be thoroughly
demonstrated by visit to their establish
celebrated goods for the market consists of
a perfect system of which neatness and
purity form major part. The business
Office of the above firm is located
at No. 50 Sixth avenue. They have
but recently moved to their new
bottling house corner of Forbes, Milten-
berger and Ann streets where increased
and perfected facilities will enable them to
cope in a more satisfactory manner to the
increasing demand for their famous goods
Upon entering the bottling works from the
OI1Ce u DuSy SCeuc ueoGS Lne eye. IL Is H.
teresting indeed to watch the progress of the
bottles from the first of the cleansing process
until they are filled, sealed and labeled
ready for shipment. First the bottles are
soaked over night in a vat of steam-heated
water. The daily capacity of these vats is
500 dozen each. From these soaking watts
the bottles 60 to the washing machines,
where any impurities which may remain are
dislodged by brushes which make $500
revolutions minute. These latter machines
are capable of handling so dozen bottles
per hour. Next the bottles are placed on
the rinsing machine, where, also, any
corks which may have been left in them are
extracted. The bottles are then thoroughly
inspected, after which they are filed from
overhead barrels by an automatic filling
machine. They are then placed on the
sealing machine, where a patent seal is
inserted instead of q cork. The lat
ter is used, however, when the
goods are intended to be shipped
any great distance. Those intended for the
drug. trade are generally treated in this
manner. After having been corked or
sealed the bottles are placed in steaming
vat with holding capacity of $50 dozen.
This is done to arrest fermentation. Each
bottle is now carefully examined for any
foreign matter and none but those
successfully passing this test are allowed to
60 to the labelling table, where the tintoil
caps and labels are affixed They are then
placed in shipping cases and sent to the
company's extensive warehouse. This en-
tire process takes place on the ground floor,
which is cemented and severed. In fact,
signs of the firms efforts to have every-
thing neat and clean everywhere abound.
For still further evidence of the firms ex-
treme care in this direction may be men
toned the fact that in cleansing the bottles
nothing but filtered water is used
The ground floor of this bottling plant is
devoted to the storage of the immense stock
OF bottles, corks and packing cases of vari-
Gus sizes, which are required only by firm
of such magnitude as Joseph Einstein &
Co., who ship their celebrated goods to all
points in the country. This business was
first established by Mr.. Joseph Einstein 20 |
years ago. A few years later Mr.. j. f. Nc |
Morris became member of the firm The |
steadily increasing business is due to their |
long extended experience, and also to the |
fact that they put up nothing but the finest |
grade goods. Their large and well arranged |
stock room is filled with the best brands, !
are Carvings London porter and ales, Bar
Brewing Co. 8, Rochester, N Y;
Anheuser-Busch St. Louis lager beer; Berg
hoff Brewing Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind; Dort-
& Salvador beer; imported Culm-
bach beer, Bavaria; Kaiser beer, Bremen;
Pilsen beer, Bohemia: Eureka Springs |
mineral water and ginger ale
The entire amount of floor space devoted
to this business is 10, 900 square feet. Eight
6ne head of stock, together with five wagons
are constantly needed. The ever-increasing
business enjoyed by Joseph Einstein & Co.
s evidence that their efforts to place their
goods in the front rank in the country have
been entirely successful