Czech Republic: brewery "Krušovice"

Royal Brewery "Krušovice" - a truly unique blend of strong traditions and history of the latest achievements of modern times.

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We go to the fields that grow hops! ..



Distance between the "beds" is exactly the width of the tractor that he could go and harvest.



The history of the brand Krušovice originates in 1517, when the famous aristocrat and a boozer Jiri Birka founded the brewery.
And here is the plant itself!



We drive!



The territory has a restaurant and souvenir shop of this brand.



But we did not come here for the trinkets!
Listen aunt.



Some historical stuff ...
64 years after the founding of the brewery in 1581 after drinking enough and debug a technical process of obtaining one of the most delicious foods Czech, Jiri sold to then-king Rudolf II brewery with all adjacent lands.
Legend has it that Rudolf II happened after drinking the night crammed into the brewery with the question, whether there is poured a beer?



In this room there are kettles for brewing beer.



In general, the production of beer is as follows: Preparation of beer wort, fermenting wort brewer's yeast, secondary fermentation.
Barley is the main raw material for beer. Assembled from a field of barley is soaked in water and waiting for it will absorb moisture. The water was then decanted and the grain constant agitation, begin to dry.
Then fried barley. The resulting product is called malt, and the process - malting.



The crushed malt is filled with water and begin to heat. During heating, the enzymes being processed beans starch into sugar. Ultimately, the maximum possible number of processed starch into soluble sugars.
The wort is filtered and pumped into the tank for boiling. During this and hops are added.



Well, here we already find ourselves in a room, which houses the brewed beer.
In the chilled wort added special brewer's yeast, which in the process of fermentation in the wort being processed sugars into alcohol.



Dobrazhivayut beer in huge metal tanks at a temperature of 1-2 degrees.
The duration of fermentation is determined by the beer brand and may have a term of up 3-4 and even 6 months.



Throughout the terrible signs!



The Company periodically receives quotations Krushovitse production in other countries, but the owners (and currently the brand owned by Heineken) firmly reject them.
The secret is simple - used local water. It alone gives the beer a real royal taste.
Water quality and end-product is carried out directly on the beer production.



Position employee lab beer is very honorable, and, of course, responsible.
By the way, every employee of the plant has a 50% subsidy for the purchase of 200 liters of beer per year. Prices in the dining room of the plant for workers the minimum, and allowed one glass of beer during the day.



The most interesting part of any plant - a conveyor!
Thousands of bottles of beer will soon go to the counters of Czech shops and around the world.



Big River Pub!



We leave the territory.
Already known to us with tanks pivischem!



As can be seen in the factory are stored empty bottles other popular brands of Czech beer.
It turns out that each plant has its own area in the Czech Republic is responsible for the reception of beer packaging. The user passes their bottles of certain plants, and those in turn are themselves changing original packaging. In the near future the plant will go to competitors truck to exchange their bottles on their own.



By the way, the cost of any beer in the Czech Republic included the price of the bottle. So for large volumes of beer bottles are strategic trading.



Beer Krušovice exported to more than 30 countries, but only in the Czech Republic.
Not for nothing is the royal beer since served in all the official presidential receptions.



The plant is located in the village Krušovice (near the city of Rakovnik, Central Bohemian Region).



On the territory there are abandoned areas, as process is mechanized, "sealed."



But the story here is appreciated.
Cherishing the old barrel with a company logo,



maintain and enhance plant layouts



and the old brewery



with the whole process of making beer.



And finally - tasting!
In total, the plant produces six beers. And offers bright, dark and strong.
The amount - no restrictions!
However, the tasting is limited)))



By the way, the beer - the third most popular beverage in the world (after water and tea) and the most popular alcoholic beverage in the world.
Napopulyarilis there and we went to a beautiful filmets Prague.



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