1883 McDonough's bar-keepers' guide, and gentlemen's sideboard companion (1883)

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How to Keep and Always Draw a

Glass of Beer.

How to keep Lager Beer and Ale through all seasons, and to be able to draw a cool, foaming glass of either of these popular beverages, is one of the secrets of the busi- How many places there are where one can get a poor glass of lager; how few places there are where one can get a good draught of the proper temperature, and with the proper amount of life to it. To have good- beer, it should be allowed to stand in the ice box or refrigerator at ness. the proper temperature of the box. You should always have a thermometer in the ice box. and gauge the tempera- During the sum- mer season keep the vault or ice box filled with ice, and use, if possible, the Improved ture according to the season of the year. It has been pretty well established by this time that the best way to draw beer is by the Hydro-Pneumatic Pump, which is now in universal use, and which I have used to my complete satisfaction. It is a wonderful invention. The pipes leading to the beer vault should be cleaned out at least once a week with hot water and sal soda, and afterwards drained with cold water. Every time you tap the pipes should be rinsed with cold water. If the beer should become too cold, a lighted candle placed in the ice or beer vault will raise the temperature in a short time. least a day, before it is tapped. This gives it time to reach HYDRO-PNEUMATIC PUMP AND REGULATOR, (See Advertisement next page.)