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Bergedorf Brewery Ponds

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Location: Hamburg, Germany

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1. Bergedorfer Brauereiteiche – Speed trail in the Sachsenwald loop from Mümmelmannsberg

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2. Aumühle Viaduct – Aumühle Mill Pond loop from Hamburg-Bergedorf

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3. Speed trail in the Sachsenwald – Schorrhöhe Viewpoint loop from Merkenstraße

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March 16, 2021

The history of the Actien brewery in Bergedorf began in 1863. A brewery was built on a previously undeveloped area between the recently completed Hamburg-Berlin railway line and a long loop of the Bille, which at the time corresponded to the latest technical standards. The proximity to the river was considered fundamental, as was already emphasized before the construction: “The water of the Bille is recognized as very suitable for brewing beer ... The second requirement for producing good beer is a thoroughly dry cellar ... the proximity of the water for the presence of ice, and the best of it, the brook ice ".

After the brewery went into operation in winter, this ice was cut from three specially constructed brewery ponds and stored in the huge vaults of the ice cellar. And there was a good reason for that: Long-lasting mild temperatures presented the master brewers with major problems by the middle of the 19th century at the latest: Bottom-fermented beer with a higher alcohol content was increasingly conquering the mugs. But in order to brew varieties that are known today as pils or lager, the following applied: it had to be cold during the fermentation, which lasted several weeks; preferably between 8 and 14 degrees Celsius. There were no powerful industrial cooling systems; they were only available after the development of the Linde process around 1900. The branched out ice cellar in the Bergedorfer Geesthang directly below the brewery buildings became the heart of the facility. Due to the stored ice, the temperature in the brick halls sometimes fell to freezing point, and straw was used as an insulating layer in many comparable systems. In this way, the beer could be produced all year round at ideal temperatures and stored in a cool place. In addition, the frozen water provided the brewery with an additional source of income - because the ice cream was sold to inns in the summer.
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Bergedorf Brewery Ponds

1. Bergedorfer Brauereiteiche – Speed trail in the Sachsenwald loop from Mümmelmannsberg

2. Aumühle Viaduct – Aumühle Mill Pond loop from Hamburg-Bergedorf

3. Speed trail in the Sachsenwald – Schorrhöhe Viewpoint loop from Merkenstraße

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