The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
H0Y BEER IS MADE.
An Inspection Of John A. iengels Plant
- Shows That His Refreshment Cam
not be Exceiled.

An inspection of the new brew house Of
John A. Lengel's Bavarian Brewery by a
party Of newspaper and other intimate
friends of A. j. kooch, the manager, yes.
terday afternoon, disclosed tho secret of
good brewing which 10 interesting from
the fact that there nr. but few people who
know how the beverage which has such an
immense yearly consumption, Is made.
The new building adjoins tho old struc
ture at Fifth and DUPONT streets and has
frontage of l40 feet on DUPONT street and
one OF ESQ feet on Fifth street. 1t Is five
stories high, of brick, stone aud iron and
consequently fire proof.
Its architectural design is modern and
its construction such that at the option OF
the owner Its present capacity can be
doubled. Tho party was taken TIL ough
the building and explained the different
stages the hops, malt and yeast pass
through before finding their way into tho
saloon by Contractor Hartmann OF Phila.
delphia, who is Of tho opinion that the
plant Is one Of the most complete of Its
size In the country.
From the ground floor the malt Is
emptled into an elevator, which carries IL
to the fifth floor of the building where tho
process of manufacture Is begun.
Here Is located mill SO constructed
that all dirt Is carried of. Magnets pre-.
vent rails from being ground between the
rollers, which are also so made that q stone
or other hard substance, after passing be.
tween them, are deposited in another re.
ceptacle. Thus absolutely no dirt enters
into tho manufacture. From the mill
the ground malt Is carried through tubes
TO the floor below, where it enters mash
tub In which there has already been de.
posted The desired quantity Of hops and
yeasts.
The tub has n capacity Of $50 barrels,
and while this quantity of material Is
minute particles, an immense brew Kettle
directly opposite Is full of boiling water,
Kissing and bubbling as II an xiously await.
its work. Through tubes the ingredients
are again carried to tho kettle, and after
the boiling process Is gone through the
liquid Is carried back to the fifth floor
again, where a particularly Interesting
cooling process Is gone through.
The hot liquid Is sprayed from a large
nozzle into vat, then carried by means, Of
lipes distance of perhaps twenty feet ahd
allowed to flow over n system of coils
which cools it to the zero mark. But tho
beer las not yet been fcrmentud. ELe4pipe
Is again brought Into use and TIN oush 1t
the liquid flows to house width for chill.
ness. snow and ico brings to mind Klein.
dixie fields. Immense watts of 100 barrels
capacity mere contain Jhe illuiu Tor three
months, during which time 1t Is feI,nent-
cd. perfectly cooled, and therefore ready
for consumption.
Tho new building and its machinery
have cost Mr.. l4engsl $40 900. but before
the first Of the year at least $4,000 moro
will be expended ON new Rdditicns and
machinery. This will givn tho plant just
twice its present daily output Of 100 bar.
rcls The malt used is of the best obtain
able about half the quantity being I'M.
ported from Germany. This Is packed In
immense square bales and Is kept in q
room. the temperature OF which Is about
10 degrees above zero. Here men work tho
year round, and are, strange to say, not the
least affected.
A REPUBLICAN, reporter passed through
the room to ono below, tho temperature Of
which was zero, and experienced more cold
than be ever had. Snow and ice coated
the pipes through which tho heor passed
and on the floor more leo was for u.ng
IL was indeed comforting for outside the
sun was shining with almost Intense hebt
This condition Is made so by an leo ira.
chino OF 100 tons capacity, located on The
first floor OF the building
soon anothe: machine of o5 tons cnpa.
city will be put in. This will be in The
new building, where Offices will also 10
located.
Alter being explained the old system Of
brewing, the guests were invited to tho
second floor Of tho new building, wbare
Manager kooch displayed his hospitality
in the furnishing of an excellent LAUGH.