The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
TIE CAPE BREWERY.
A Few Remarks Concerning One OF
Our Most substantial
Institutions.


part, and they appreciate it as they
know it is just little better than
other beer. Liking beer as they do it
is only natural that one of the sweet
words in their vocabulary is ''brew-
cry. and when you put ''Cape City"
in front of the word brewery you in
terest people. Feeling sure that this
is proposition which cannot be sue
cessfully CO ,troverted, the Democrat
desires to say just a few words about
one of the most substantial OF our
home institutions. The Cape City
Brewery and Ice Company
A visit to this concern and an in
spection of the plant will be interest
ing to any one, no matter whether or
not he happens to be lover of the
delicious amber fluid known as beer.
People generally like method, system,
purity and cleanliness, and this is
what they would see at the brewery.
Recently the company has put in a
new lao horse power - inch boiler
which has increased the power and
capacity of the plant. This, together
with GO inch boiler. furnishes the
power. The process of the manufac-
ture Uf beer is most interesting one,
especially where it is conducted as it
is here. While the visitor will see
much to engage his attention, there is
one fact he will remark more than
anything else,. and that is the absolute
cleanliness of everything pertaining
to the making ofthe Cape's favorite
beverage, beer. The engines are
bright and shining: the tanks, kettles
etc. do not know what dirt is, and
there is most noticeable and COM
mendable effort to be seen at all
stages Of the work 70 see that every
thing is clean and pure. TIE c&pac-
ity OF the plant is about 10000 bar
rels a year, although at the present.
time the brewery is not running ap.
to its full capacity.
y large mash tub receives the malt
down stairs whera it is boiled 1t is
pumped up stairs to another large
kettle where the beer is really made.
From there it goes 10 the top OF the.
building into Il large copper cool ship.
and after staying here short time it
goes below to the coolers. It passes,
through Il long coil of copper piping.
and is then conveyed TO the feriient-
ing room. When the process Of
fermentation is complete tee beer, IS
sent down to another celia. xii.rs -
remains until ready to be p.! in bar
rels. kegs or bottles. {. requires
about IS days to make good beer.
though nearly ali the product of the
brewery remains in the cellar much
longer than this. The longer the beer
remains in this cellar, the better it is.
and it Is the aim OF the brewery to
put on the market just as good
quality of beer as can be manufac-
tured. Only malt aud hops are used,
and there is now stored in the build
ing a large shipment of Canadian
hops, the best that are grown.
In the fermen'ing cellar are IS tanks
OF a capacity of 80 barrels each. and
in the cellar where the beer is bar
relied. there are 80 large casks with a
capacity of 80 barrels each. Twenty
two men are employed; exclusive of
| dryers. A new piece of machinery
has recently been added for pitching
the kegs and barrels. This work can
be done now with two men where
formerly it required eight or ten.
| The engines and machinery have
recently been oyerhauied. There is a
10 ton engine used in the manufacture
of ice, and another of the same ice
| capacity which also supplies cool air
for the cellar. Much care is taken in
handling the water used for making
ice. 1t is condensed and purified. and
is absolutely free from germs or bac
terra when it goes down 10 the ice de-
psrtment. This process is a very in
teresting one and could not be dwelt
| upon with justice in a brief newspaper
article. The ice plant is to be con-
siderably enlarged and improved next
season, and this fall the Office is to
moved and the bottling department
enlarged.
VIM. Regenhardt is president of the
concern, and Adolph Ruediger is
book-keeper and general manager.
The concern is well differed, and Mr..
Ruediger is gentleman who knows
every detail Of the business right
through. The institution is one in
which the Cape. people should take
much pride. and Judging from the
amount of business done it is evil
dent that they do so.