Erste Pilsener Actienbrauerei

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    Crusader Pooh-Bah (1,725) Feb 4, 2011 Sweden
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    They did indeed have their own maltings, I omitted it since I find descriptions of malting less interesting since I can't tell what's noteworthy and not. But here's the article's description:

    "Just as suitable equipment, in accordance with the newest viewpoints, we find in the buildings which are dedicated for the preparation of the malt, which are very spacious and elegant and are kept in a condition of outmost cleanliness. Here the two kilns deserve special mention, which as per information from the master brewer, have been constructed by Mr Franz Hajek and machine factory owner Mr Emil Ritter v. Skoda, which perform extraordinarily well with compartively little fuel usage, furthermore the iron steeping vats holding 120 metzen barley can be mentioned."
     
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    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Given the above I presume it is safe to say the malt was not floor malted?

    As an 'editorial' comment there seems to be today a lot of 'interest' in the mashing regime (i.e., decoction mashing for the case of Czech brewing) but in my opinion the specifics of the malt product is of comparable importance.

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    Crusader Pooh-Bah (1,725) Feb 4, 2011 Sweden
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    Well two of the steps are mentioned, steeping and kilning, but the middle step, the germination step is not mentioned. I'm not well versed enough in mid 1800s malting technology to know off-hand if there were machines which replaced this step.
     
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    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    I do not know about the Czech Republic but elsewhere the germination step started to transition from floor malting to other methods in the 1850's. I do not know how quickly non-floor malting became the norm.

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