El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
SAVE FOOD IN
BREWING BEER
Manufacturers Here Will
Also Take Some Of the
"Kick" Out of 1t.

'Hooverized beer" the latest idel
Of the national food commission con-
serning food. by which a saving Of 30
percent Of food constituents entering
into the manufacture Of beer viii re-
suit in a reduction OF from approx
mately four percent Of alcohol TO two
and seventy five hundredths by
weight and three percent by volume.
will be brewed in FL Paso starting
January ], according to local brew
ing men.
Brewing in Fl Paso has no relation
to local food conservation The barley
used in making the malt comes from
far off Minnesota; rice, rich in starch,
is brought from the east side OF
Texas: while the hops. which have
scarcely any feed value whatever.
come from two sides Of the continent.
Oregon and New York.
The reduction in alcohol, brewery
officials said, viii result in an aver
age saving Of 80 percent OF the food
values Of the barley and rice former
" used They said that order was to
save this amount OF food values, and
that ths reduction in alcohol is re-
suit as the actual alcohol depends on
the amount Of grain. barley and rice
used.
Two Kinds Brewer Here.
Beer brewed in III PasO is OF two
kinds, Eight" beer OF the PIlsener
type, averaging about four percent
alcohol and a heavy beer of the
Muchener type containing six percent
alcohol The rule OF the food admin
istratiOn is expected to result in 4
cessation OF the manufacture Of the
Ia p G. IN s. w this
beer; only barley and hops.
Experiments carried on at a great
expense by leading brewers have
failed to produce a two percent beer
OF flavor that would appeal to the or
dinLry beer drinker.' il was said Beer
bre~ed as ordered by the food admin
istuatiou viii be Of the same quality
and flavor. local brewing men said,
as beer with the ordinary amount OF
alcohol Curiously enough, how ever.
they say that an inferior quality
would result II the alcoholic couten.
was lowered below the two anu
seventy five hundredths percent as
required by the food commission.
Materials Cost More.
Both rlce and barley have advanced
sharply with other grains. while New
y ork hops, which were quoted at 20
cents per pound several years ago, are
now selling at 30 cents per pound
With the new war tax amounts paid
TO the government by brewers have
been much increased.
With the reduction Of foodstuffs T.
used in FL PasO brewing 80 percent. ;
The byprOCuCt known as brewers &
grains viii he spOudingly re- 4
iuced in amount. This residue from I
he mash tubs, left after the wort
has been drawn off for fermentation 2
IS sold to diaries and stock raisers +
II the vicinity. The price is based on /
Chicago and Milwaukee prices. nov
rom $40 10 Sl1 per ton.
Grains Go To Feeders.
According TO a city ordinance. feed /
ne brewers grains TO mich cows
which furnish milk for city customers.
s not allowed, so the byproduct in Fl I
'aso is sold 10 diaries which do not /
'el milk or milk products in the city.
md to stock raisers for fatteuing pur-
loses. Approximately so 20 65 per
,ent OF the food value OF the grain is I
reclaimed in this way.
The reduced alcoholic content I'm
'eer brewed after January viii not
'e noticed by consumers for some
line, local brewing men say. The
ager type OF light beer brewed in FL Z
'aso is aged for from four 10 five
months, and II may be six months
.efore the "HOOverized7 beer makes
rider Of the Hoover food administra-
ion applies not to the sale, but 70 the
manufacture OF the beverage