Family-run private brewery in Kemnath; bottom- and top-fermenting beer specialities as well as lemonades, juices and juice spritzers
Klosterbrauerei Kemnath GmbH & Co. KG
Kemnath (Upper Palatinate)New on Amplifa
About Klosterbrauerei Kemnath
The Klosterbrauerei Kemnath is a family-run private brewery in Kemnath in the Upper Palatinate (district of Tirschenreuth). Its origins lie in the Franciscan monastery founded in 1660, whose brothers brewed beer for their own use. After secularisation in 1802, the brewing tradition was continued as a private business. The brewery produces bottom- and top-fermenting beer specialities according to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516, and also produces lemonades, juices and juice spritzers from regional raw materials. The beers mature for weeks in the cold storage cellar. Filling takes place in NRW beer bottles with crown cork closures; on behalf of Speinshart Monastery, the Speinsharter Klosterbier is brewed.
- Site
- Kemnath
- Processes
- Brewing (bottom- and top-fermenting beer specialities), Production of lemonades, juices and juice spritzers, Filling in NRW beer bottles with crown cork closures, Production of Speinsharter Klosterbier (contract brewing for Speinshart Monastery), Brewery tours/virtual tour
- Materials
- Water, Malt, Hops, Yeast
- Founded
- 1660
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Gastronomy, Retail
- 01
Mashing in
- 02
Fermentation
- 03
Storage (maturation period in the cold storage cellar)
- 04
Filling in NRW beer bottles with crown cork closures
Raw materials
Water
Basic ingredient of beer production according to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516
Malt
Regional raw material for the beer specialities
Hops
Purity Law ingredient for aroma development
Yeast
Ingredient for bottom- and top-fermenting beer production
Brewery
Kemnath
DEBrewery
- Materials
- Water, malt, hops, yeast
- Brewing system
- Cold storage cellars
- Filling in NRW beer bottles with crown cork closures
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewing (bottom- and top-fermenting beer specialities)Other (food/beverage production) | – | – | – | – | Water, Malt, Hops, Yeast |
| Production of lemonades, juices and juice spritzersOther (food/beverage production) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Filling in NRW beer bottles with crown cork closuresAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1660
Founding of the Franciscan monastery in Kemnath; the brothers brewed beer for their own use
- 1802
After secularisation, the brewing tradition was continued as a private business
- 2008
Annual production of 5000 hectolitres