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the drag chains on the mash mixer.]]
 
the drag chains on the mash mixer.]]
  
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was out of commission and needed repair.]]
 
was out of commission and needed repair.]]
  
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[[Image:Singen Hofenseier.jpg|frame|Once the boil is complete the boil is
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complete the wort is run through a hopback (''Hopfenseier'') before it is
 
complete the wort is run through a hopback (''Hopfenseier'') before it is
 
pumped to the cool ship located under the roof]]
 
pumped to the cool ship located under the roof]]
  
[[Image:Singen Kuehlschiff bild2.jpg|frame]]
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[[Image:Singen Kuehlschiff bild1.jpg|frame|This brewery is one of the few
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[[Image:Singen Kuehlschiff bild1.jpg|frame|center|This brewery is one of the few
 
German breweries which still use a coolship to cool the wort. The reason is
 
German breweries which still use a coolship to cool the wort. The reason is
 
obvious: the exposure of a large wort surface to the ambient air carries a
 
obvious: the exposure of a large wort surface to the ambient air carries a
 
high risk of contamination]]
 
high risk of contamination]]
  
[[Image:Singen Berieslungskuehler.jpg|frame|After the coolship a cascade
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chiller (''Berieslungskuehler'') was used to aerate and chill the wort to
 
chiller (''Berieslungskuehler'') was used to aerate and chill the wort to
 
pitching temperatures. This one is out of commission and the beewery now
 
pitching temperatures. This one is out of commission and the beewery now
uses a plate chiller.]]
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uses a plate chiller. I was unfortunately not able to look at the fermeters
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and lagering cellar]]
  
[[Image:Singen Gastraum.jpg|frame|Inside the tap room. November is not
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exactly a busy season and I didn't stay either. I bough a few bottles and
 
exactly a busy season and I didn't stay either. I bough a few bottles and
 
enjoyed them at home. The brewery is a very popular destination during the
 
enjoyed them at home. The brewery is a very popular destination during the
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the male German pupulation is on a pilgrimage to their favorite pubs and
 
the male German pupulation is on a pilgrimage to their favorite pubs and
 
beer gardens]]
 
beer gardens]]
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[[Image:Singer Pilsner.jpg|frame|The brewery brews only one type of beer: a
 
[[Image:Singer Pilsner.jpg|frame|The brewery brews only one type of beer: a

Revision as of 22:00, 6 January 2010

These are pictures from a small brewery in [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Singen+thuringen+Germany&sll=47.820532,8.808804&sspn=0.080799,0.118103&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Singen+Ilmtal,+Ilm-Kreis,+Thuringia,+Germany&ll=50.724612,11.057825&spn=0.004761,0.007381&t=h&z=17 Singen] (Thuringia, Germany). I first visited this brewery when I studied at the nearby University and returned in November 2009.

The brewery as seen from the road. The large building in the front is the tap room while the building behind it houses the brewery. Note the hop trellis in the front of the tap room
The entry to the brewery. It has been operating since 1885. The large back drum next to the shed is an old lauter tun
A look towards the boiler room (Kesselhaus)
The old steam engine. This steam engine would provide mechanical power to the whole brewery though a system of belts. But that has been replaced with electrical motors.
Looking at the kettle from the brewerie's floor. In front of the stairs, below the pipe that sticks out of the wall, would be the lautertun which was in need of repair. Aforementioned pipe would drain the mash into the lauter tun
brewing between 1850 and 1900]]). has two vessels a mash and lautertun and a
The inside of the boil kettle. Note the drag chains on the mash mixer.
As mentioned before, the lautertun was out of commission and needed repair.


Once the boil is complete the boil is complete the wort is run through a hopback (Hopfenseier) before it is pumped to the cool ship located under the roof
Singen Kuehlschiff bild2.jpg
This brewery is one of the few German breweries which still use a coolship to cool the wort. The reason is obvious: the exposure of a large wort surface to the ambient air carries a high risk of contamination
After the coolship a cascade chiller (Berieslungskuehler) was used to aerate and chill the wort to pitching temperatures. This one is out of commission and the beewery now uses a plate chiller. I was unfortunately not able to look at the fermeters and lagering cellar
Inside the tap room. November is not exactly a busy season and I didn't stay either. I bough a few bottles and enjoyed them at home. The brewery is a very popular destination during the warmer months. Especially on Ascention Day (the German Father's day) where the male German pupulation is on a pilgrimage to their favorite pubs and beer gardens
The brewery brews only one type of beer: a Pilsner.