Török Róbert (szerk.): Ez sör! A sernevelőtől a sörgyárig. A magyarországi sörgyártás és fogyasztás története (Budapest, 2018)
I. A sör alapanyagai és az ipari sörfőzés folyamata
Sörcsap elhelyezése, 1950 körül Installing a beer tap, around 1950 KÁDÁR A kádár, más néven bodnár vagy pintér (a német Binder, ’kötő’ szóból) mesterség még a múlt század első felében is elválaszthatatlan volt a sörfőzéstől, hiszen a főzés és tárolás során használt kádakat, hordókat a kádárok készítették. Termékeik listája valaha bővebb volt, dézsákat, vödröket, különböző faedényeket is csináltak, amelyeket a háztartásokban később vas, pléh, fajansz és porcelán változatokra cseréltek. A 19. századra a hordók és kádak váltak a kádárok legfontosabb termékeivé. A mesterség nagy múltú borvidékeink városaiban és olyan településeken vált különösen jelentőssé, ahol sörfőzdék működtek. wooden counterparts. They were lighter, easier to clean and both their production and actual use was cheaper. It was in the 1970s that the modern beer kegs, which are still in use today, began to spread. The English word keg refers to a 5-10-gallon barrel (1 gallon is 4.534 litres). The modern keg is a cylindrical barrel with a fitting, a tube that attaches to a self-opening valve, which is used for tapping, filling and cleaning the keg. A whole new technology was designed for cleaning such barrels. These days, a significant portion of beer barrels is a keg-type container. The first European keg cleaning and washing machines were put into operation in the early 1970s. PARTY KEGS AND FRIENDSHIP KEGS Party kegs are made out of either wood or aluminium. For the most part, their sizes range from 2-5 litres. Oakwood party kegs holding 10-15 litres of beer and equipped with their own tapping equipment and C02 keg pump system are specialty items. These days, most beer producers make aluminium party kegs that hold 5 litres of beer along with the requisite tapping device. The containers tend to feature special, fancy exteriors and are meant to elevate the atmosphere of friendly gatherings. COOPER Up until the middle of the previous century, the cooper (also known as hooper) profession was inextricably linked to beer brewery, because the tubs and barrels used to brew and store beer were all produced by coopers. The spectrum of the products they made used to be far broader, they also crafted vats, buckets and various types of wooden bowls. Over time, however, households replaced these with steel, tin, earthenware and porcelain products. By the 19th century, barrels and tubs had become the most important products of coopers. The profession became especially important in the towns of Hungary's established and traditional wine regions, 25
