Kvasny Prumysl, 1961 (vol. 7), issue 3
Outlooks of automation in breweries and malt plants.Peer-reviewed article
J. ZVONÍČEK
Kvasny Prum. 1961; 7(3): 49-53 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1961010 
Introduction of automation into the breweries and malt plants will be accompanied by many basic changes in the technology so far accepted. Some traditional processes will be abandoned. The author indicates, that in the first phase of automation it is necessary to solve such problems as: handling the barley, remote control of storage bins from one panel, continuous malting lines including spray-steeping installations, moving heaps and belt kiln. The second stage of automation will see the grouping of mash and boiling tuns for easier control, semi-continuous and later on continuous fermenting methods as well as continuous racking.(In Czech, English...
Problems of malt kilns capacity.Peer-reviewed article
V. VLČEK
Kvasny Prum. 1961; 7(3): 53-55 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1961011
The author deals with the various methods used for improving the air draught in malt kilns by means of fans. He recommends to install the fan outside the evaporating chamber and to take air from above the upper floor. By exhausting air into the evaporator an injection effect can be created and exploited. The suggested method has been verified and found very satisfactory.(In Czech, English summary only)
Distillery at San Nicolas and its equipment.Peer-reviewed article
B. MELICHAR
Kvasny Prum. 1961; 7(3): 56-60 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1961012
The article describes the San Nicolas distillery built in Argentina and equipped by the ZVÚ (©koda - Works) at Hradec Králové. The San Nicolas distillery is the largest of its kind in the world. The distillery produces ethyl alcohol using an improved fermenting technology. The exceptional capacity of the distillery is reflected also in its installations, which are divided into three identical production lines.(In Czech, English summary only)
Glass apparatus for determining volatile acids in wine, musts and spirits.Peer-reviewed article
A. NAVARA, L. LAHO, J. VESELSKÝ
Kvasny Prum. 1961; 7(3): 60-62 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1961013
The article deals with a new glass apparatus, which has been recently developed for testing wine, musts and spirits and determining the content of volatile acids. The main feature of the apparatus is its simplicity. It can be easily assembled from standard laboratory elements and again disassembled. Standardized ground-in connections are used throughout. The apparatus can serve for laboratory as well as for routine analysis at manufacturing plants.(In Slovak, English summary only)