The Brewery resolves itself into 2 significant spaces: the Brewing Tower where the mashing and boiling of the brew takes place, start from the top and works it's way down.

And the fermenting rooms, comprising a Brewing Hall for primary fermentation and the Cellar for secondary fermentation.

The cellar has been filled in beneath the floor of the Brewing Hall. The Green Beer was racked into closed casks (puncheons) in the cellar for several weeks for finishing. Secondary fermentation takes place in the closed barrels, building up entrapped carbon dioxide, and occasional venting of the casks was required.



In the early years of the 20th century during technological changes, extensions were made to house new equipment in the bottling room. The bottling unit on the right hand side is by Henes & Keller Co. Menominee, Michigan USofA. Patented May 11, 1897.

The Brewery in 1900

The bottling unit is by Benes & Keller Co. Menomines,  Michigan USofA. Patented May 11, 1887.


Next to the bottling machine can be seen the filter press, used to compress the washed pulp into the shape of the filter frame.  Adjacent is the washing machine specially designed to wash the filter pulp for reuse. It is belt-driven and steam heated. Prior to the advent of electricity, motor power was provided by a small steam engine. It is no longer in existence, but can be seen in a photograph of this room as it was in 1916.