Kvasny Prumysl, 2016 (vol. 62), issue 2
Brno Brewing and Malting Industry in the Middle Ages and Early Modern PeriodPeer-reviewed article
Milena FLODROVÁ, Petr HOLUB, Hana JORDÁNKOVÁ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 28-34 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016003 
According to written sources, the rich history of Brno brewing industry began in 1243. At that time the malthouses were expelled behind the city walls and were concentrated mainly in the first suburban district. A part of the urban elite had developed among malting people, many of whom became members of Brno City Council. Beer production in the Middle Ages was concentrated in several commercial breweries. Brewers never reached such a status and wealth as maltsters did. However main part of the Brno burgher business was focused on growing wine and wine trade. For this reason the town itself dominated brewing business during the 16th century. From that...
Trial comparison of the medieval malt-kilns from Polish and Czech territories on selected examplesPeer-reviewed article
Dobiesław KARST
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 35-41 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016004
Malt kilns with complex and specialized construction became popular in Central Europe in the XIVth century. They consisted of two basic elements: heating unit and supported on it the grid (drying floor). Depending on the kind of the construction of these two elements in the late medieval times dominated two types of malt kilns: Type I (Dutch) and Type II (German). The first one had a flat grid supported on the construction in a form of an inverted pyramid, with its top bedded in the kiln furnace. The second type was outfitted with a grid in the form of gable roof, supported on the rectangular kiln, which consisted of combustion chamber connected with...
Brewery of Zvíkov CastlePeer-reviewed article
Jiří VARHANÍK
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 42-45 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016005
This contribution presents new informations about ruins of the castle´s brewery and describes the architectural development of the building. Two high walls on the north side belong to an older building with a large hall on first floor.
Remarks on historical brewing in selected villages in the Chomutov region of the Ore MountainsPeer-reviewed article
Vladimír VAŠEK
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 46-51 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016006
The paper concerns the brewing industry in selected towns and villages in the mountainous area of the Chomutov region and is based on written and archival sources. It presents information about beer-brewing privileges in baileys and inn courtyards in the relevant localities with the addition of original citations from archival sources relating to the issue in question in the oldest versions of the privileges. The paper furthermore presents the most important historic circumstances that determined the aforementioned area in the matter of brewing and attempts, on the basis of selected examples of the baileys of Křimov and Volyně, to capture the period...
Breweries and First Land Reform: A Short Description Of Interaction Between State Land Office And Owners Of Land Estes And Their BreweriesPeer-reviewed article
Pavel DUFEK
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 52-55 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016007
The first land reform took place in the years 1919 and 1939 in the Czechoslovak Republic and changed extent of the large land estates. A huge amount of the agricultural land was redistributed to small and middle farmers. However, breweries usually remained in the hands of the landowners. The presented study analyses the huge amount of the large land estates. The author investigates, whether or not the landowners made efforts to hold on ownership of breweries. At first the legal frame is outlined, in which the landowners and state authorities were obliged to operate, and which they could utilize to achieve the goal they wish at the same time. The author...
Unknown Themes in History of Brewing in Benešov and at Konopiště in Second Half of 19th CenturyPeer-reviewed article
Michal HORÁČEK
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 56-59 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016008
The paper presents a summary of the begining research on some themes in the history of brewing in Benešov and at Konopiště in the second half od 19th century. It based on research of archival resources and literature and follows not discussed facts and brings criticism of earlier elaboration. It deals with the form and building developement of the brewery at Konopiště and especially with complicated developemet in Benešov, where three breweries developed in one place in a very short time. The existence of one of them is still not published above that. The paper is intended as a material for further research in addition to the continuous conclusion.
The Brewery in Krušovice and the First Czechoslovak Land ReformPeer-reviewed article
Kristýna KAUCKÁ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 60-62 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016009
This paper deals with the history of the brewery in Krušovice between 1918 and 1945. The brewery belonged to the manor Křivoklát and was in the possession of Fürstenberg family. As a result of social change after 1918, the manor went through the land reform, which also influenced the Krušovice brewery. This paper focuses on the business strategies by which the Fürstenberks tried to create a rational business, capable of competition on the Czechoslovak beer market.
Breweries in the Bohemian Lands under the German Occupation: Institutional and Proprietary ChangePeer-reviewed article
Barbora ŠTOLLEOVÁ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 63-66 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016010
The study deals with the brewing industry in the Bohemian Lands within the specific period of Nazi occupation. In the middle of interest there are the control mechanisms and subjection of the Protectorate brewing industry to the occupational needs. Was the Czech brewing industry subjected to occuptional needs and to what extent? Which were the key methods or instruments within this process? The Protectorate administration and breweries are analalyzed in relation to the process of Germanisation. Special attention is given to personell and proprietary changes of selected joint-stock breweries.
The Development of the Brewing Industry in South Bohemian Region in The Turn Of The 20th And 21st CenturiesPeer-reviewed article
František STELLNER, Lukáš POLANECKÝ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 67-70 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016011
The study showed that the South Bohemian beer industry is developing in a specific way within the Czech beer production. Only in the South Bohemian region during the small privatization, sales of two major breweries were implemented. The only privatized brewery in the Czech republic that is town property, the Strakonice Brewery, is located in the South Bohemian region. Another distinction is that only the Budweiser Budvar Brewery has not been privatized until this day and is the only and last state enterprise. Also very specific is the fact that the Budweiser Budvar is only fourth place in beer production but first in beer export in the Czech republic.
95 years of the Malting Institute in BrnoPeer-reviewed article
Vratislav PSOTA
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 71-80 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016012
The Malting Institute, currently the Brno's workplace of the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting (further only RIBM), was founded on August 4, 1920. In 1933 a pilot experimental malthouse was put into operation in this Institute. The Institute organized Malting and Brewing Conventions, Moravian School of Malting in Brno and it published a journal Reports of the Institute of Fermentation Industry. In 1942-1945 it published Žila's edition of brewing papers. In 1952 it became a part of the RIBM. Since 1993 employees of the Brno's workplace of the RIBM have participated successfully in many tenders in the research area. The RIBM was privatized in...
Beer Brewing and Malting in the Royal Town of Nymburk in the Pre-White Mountain PeriodPeer-reviewed article
Michal PLAVEC
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 81-83 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016013
The first mention of beer brewing in the royal town of Nymburk is to be found in a charter by King John of Luxembourg of 1327. The so-called one-mile law (mílové právo), which gave the town the monopoly of brewing beer in the region, was restricted only by the St Wenceslas Agreement of 1517. This, however, did not mean an end of hegemony, because the neighbourhood's aristocracy was not able to compete in beer brewing. The situation changed in 1548 after the town properties were confiscated; the brewers of the town of Nymburk had no longer grain from town's farmsteads at their disposal and were forced to buy wheat and barleycorn from neighbouring...
Instruction for Brewery and Malthouses Direction of 1628Peer-reviewed article
Dana NOVOTNÁ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(2): 84-85
In the family archiv of Valdstein is the document „Instruction for Manor Direction“ of 1628. Author, knight Adam Kunáš of Machovice,war supervisor of manor prince Albrecht of Valdstein. Transcription sections “About Brewery and Malthouses“ is most interesant historicaldocument.