Visit A German Beer Factory 1930

[ahansler]

YouTube - VISIT A GERMAN BEER FACTORY 1930

 

[red96jeep]

wow, cool, i like how they chill it by both maximizing surface area and useig a chiller. pretty neat. and what's with transferring the wort between the two kettles multiple times and only heating one half of it?

 

[HenryHill]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/german-brewing-1930s-111469/

 

[roylee]

Thanks for sharing... what was the deal with the candle?

 

[red96jeep]

i think to prove that there was a lack of o2 above the fermenting beer.

 

[ahansler]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/german-brewing-1930s-111469/

Didn't see this, my bad.

 

[Quaffer]

...what's with transferring the wort between the two kettles multiple times and only heating one half of it?

Decoction, a classic German mashing method. It predates good temperature control.