Brew your own beer
Litovel Brewery
The best proof of the quality of beer is its popularity. Lovers of golden liquor in the Czech Republic and abroad enjoy Litovel beer. The correctness of their choice is also confirmed by cups, medals and awards from a number of prestigious beer competitions and shows.
Beer brewing
How is beer brewed? In the Litovel mini-brewery you can try out what the production of golden liquor entails from the first to the last step. The beer is brewed under the expert guidance of a brewer, those interested can follow the recommended recipes or try to create their own unique taste.
The mini-brewery is used by Litovel brewers to test new methods and flavors that they will offer to lovers of Litovel beer. They use two cooking vessels with a volume of only 250 liters, which is a hundred times less than the large Litovel brewery. In these areas, you can brew your own beer according to your taste under the supervision of brewers. This is created in the same way as in conventional production, ie by cooking, fermentation and finally maturation, which closes the whole process. The entire beer production can be experienced and monitored on a few meters. There are several proven recipes prepared for visitors, but they can try to create their own taste or try, for example, an old family recipe.
Beer is brewed only on working days from Monday to Friday and can only be attended by people over 18 years of age. The maximum number of people per cooking is five.
Excursions
Five questions that the excursion in the Litovel Brewery will answer for you:
- What does a Litovel brewer do?
- How is classic Czech beer brewed?
- What does the brewery, cellar and lager cellars look like?
- What is the history of beer brewing in context?
- What did beer brewing tools and equipment once looked like?
As part of the excursion, you will also taste various types of beer produced by the Litovel brewery. Excursions take place on weekdays from 10 am to 3 pm. Minimum number of participants in a group: 15
Kosíř Mini Brewery
You can also get to know the secrets of beer brewing in the Kosíř Mini Brewery, which is located about 17 km from Olomouc. The mini-brewery offers traditionally brewed Czech lagers, which are unfiltered and unpasteurized with a fine turbidity created by brewer's yeast. The basic production of the mini-brewery is light 12 ° Gabriell lager and semi-dark 11 ° Haltýř beer. During the year, it is possible to taste multi-stage specials, such as the Christmas special. The four basic raw materials for beer production in the Kosíř Mini-Brewery are Haná barley malts, kosířská water, Czech granulated hops and brewer's yeast.
Beer brewing
The beer brewing course takes place under the expert guidance of a brewer in the environment of a regional brewery in Lhota pod Kosířem. You will get acquainted with the whole process of beer production, you will taste selected raw materials, wort, wort and the final product - beer. You will move around the brewery, try out production processes and drink your own bottle of beer. Maximum number of participants: 8
Excursions
During the excursion in the Kosíř Mini Brewery, you will learn basic information about the history of brewing in the Czech Republic, information about raw materials and the technological process of beer production by infusion and decoction. The price includes a small tasting. Min. number of participants: 5
