Traditional brewery in Kronach that has been bottling beers in bottles, kegs and traditional oak casks since 1879
Gebr. Kaiser GmbH & Co. KG
KronachNew on Amplifa
About the Kaiserhof Brewery
The Kaiserhof Brewery in Kronach is a family brewery in Upper Franconian tradition. Founded in 1879 by master brewer Bruno Kaiser, the company today, under the leadership of the brothers Ulrich and Thomas Kaiser, produces an annual volume of around 15,000 hectoliters of beer. The beer is brewed with water, malt and the company's own Goldhopfen (gold hops) from its own hop garden. The product range includes beer varieties such as Pilsner, Kellerbier, Weisser Kaiser, Schwarzer Kaiser and Kronacher Festbier, bottled in crown-cap and swing-top bottles as well as in traditional oak casks. The company also includes a brewery inn with a beer garden. In addition, brewery tours with beer education are offered, as well as rental of tapping systems, beer table sets, serving carts and cooling trailers, plus direct sales in the brewery courtyard. Target groups are the catering trade, major customers and private consumers in the region.
- Site
- Kronach
- Processes
- Beer brewing (brewhouse, traditional beer production), Filling into bottles (crown-cap bottles, swing-top bottles) and kegs (oak cask, party keg), Brewery tours/visits with beer education, Rental: tapping systems, beer table sets, serving carts, cooling trailers, Direct sales in the brewery courtyard (bottles, merchandise, filled crates), Filling in traditional oak casks, Catering (brewery inn)
- Materials
- Hops (Goldhopfen, own hop garden), Malt, Oak wood (oak cask), Goldhopfen from the company's own hop garden
- Founded
- 1879
- Industries
- Brewing industry, Catering and major customers
- 01
Brewing in the brewhouse
- 02
Fermentation and storage
- 03
Bottling into bottles and kegs
- 04
Distribution to catering, major customers and end consumers
Ingredients and Raw Materials
Goldhopfen from the company's own hop garden
Hops from the company's own hop garden used as an aroma raw material for the beer varieties.
Malt
Basic raw material of beer production.
Oak wood (oak cask)
Traditional filling of Kaiserhöfer beer in oak casks.
Locations
Kronach
DEBrewery with brewery inn
- Materials
- Water, malt, Goldhopfen
- Brewhouse (2011)
- Brewhouse automation (1974)
- Bottle filling line (1992)
- Bottle washing machine with packer and unpacker (1996)
- Ice cellar (1900)
Products and Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer brewing (brewhouse, traditional beer production)Other | – | – | – | 15.000 Hektoliter/Jahresproduktion | Water, Malt, Hops (Goldhopfen from own hop garden) |
| Filling into bottles (crown-cap bottles, swing-top bottles) and kegs (oak cask, party keg)Other | – | – | – | – | Glass (bottles), Wood (oak cask) |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewhouse | – | 1 | – | 2011 | Kronach, Friesener Straße 1 |
| Brewhouse automation | – | – | – | 1974 | Kronach, Friesener Straße 1 |
| Bottle filling line | – | 1 | – | 1992 | Kronach, Friesener Straße 1 |
| Bottle washing machine with packer and unpacker | – | 1 | – | 1996 | Kronach, Friesener Straße 1 |
| Ice cellar | – | 1 | – | 1900 | Kronach, Friesener Straße 1 |
Additional services
History
- 1571
First documented mention of an inn at the location Friesener Straße 1 in the Kronach suburb 'Streu'
- 1873
Beer brewer Karl Keim takes over the land and property, builds a brewhouse in 1877
- 1879
Purchase of the site by master brewer Bruno Kaiser on 26.2.1879; first beer on time for the 1st Märzen market in 1879
- 1900
Construction of an ice cellar
- 1904
New construction of the brewhouse
- 1905
Expansion with a large brewhouse system
- 1957
Lothar Kaiser (great-grandson of the founder) continues the business
- 1965
New construction of the brewhouse
- 1974
Installation of brewhouse automation
- 1979
Centenary celebration of the brewery
- 1983
After the death of Lothar Kaiser, Heidi Kaiser takes over the company
- 1990
Handover to the sons Ulrich and Thomas Kaiser
- 1992
Complete renovation of the inn, integration of the Bierschwemme (today's Tenne), acquisition of a bottle filling line
- 1996
Addition of a modern bottle washing machine with packer and unpacker
- 2011
Construction of today's brewhouse