Braun Mühle Dörnthal

About Braun Mühle

Braun Mühle Dörnthal is a historic grain and oil mill in the Erzgebirge, today run as an inn with an attached in-house brewery and mill kitchen. The mill was first mentioned in records in 1559 and was taken over in 1902 by master miller Gustav Braun; until 2000, grain, oilseeds and, most recently, animal feed were processed here. Since 2010, the house-brewed Dörnthaler Mühlenbier has been produced in the company's own brewery. The historic mill technology, including a water turbine from the 1950s, has been fully preserved and can be viewed by prior appointment. The offering includes the mill kitchen, experiential gastronomy with events, and the arrangement of accommodation in the nearby Rabe holiday apartment.

Site

Pfaffroda - Dörnthal

Processes

In-house brewery (Dörnthaler Mühlenbier), Mill kitchen (restaurant), Experiential gastronomy, Mill tours by prior appointment, Arrangement of accommodation (Rabe holiday apartment)

Materials

Dörnthaler Mühlenbier

Industries

Gastronomy, Experiential gastronomy, Brewery

1. 01

   Grain brewery

2. 02

   In-house brewery

3. 03

   Mill kitchen

4. 04

   Experiential gastronomy

Drinks & Cuisine

Location

History of the Mill

1. 1559

   24.01.: Valentin Erler purchased the estate with mill from the heirs of Michael Kaden for 850 gulden

2. 1625

   Plague in Dörnthal with 100 deaths; 1632 destructions in the 30 Years' War, estate and mill left desolate for 25 years

3. 1657

   10.10.: Purchase of the estate (without the mill) by Christoph Löpmann

4. 1680

   Plague; the Löpmann family died out, sale to Johann Lichtenberger in 1681

5. 1781

   17.06.: Concession for the construction of a milling mill granted by court lord Carl Dietrich von Schönberg

6. 1794

   Purchase contract confirms the installation of the mill in the residential building

7. 1902

   14.06.: Purchase of the milling and oil mill by master miller Gustav Braun from Weigmannsdorf

8. 1945

   Extensions, additions and conversions; replacement of the water wheel with a water turbine, modernization of the interior fittings

9. 1960

   At the beginning of the sixties, the GDR prohibited flour production; thereafter only animal feed

10. 2000

    Discontinuation of animal feed production at the end of the year

11. 2010

    Commissioning of the new in-house brewery