Erlangen's oldest malthouse today originated from the former Frauenaurach Monastery. With the dissolution of the monastery in 1549/50, the building and rights passed to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, which continued to operate a stately brewery there. At the end of 1750, the brewery was sold to brewer Eckard. Even into the 19th century, the brewery remained agriculturally based, with its own barley and hops being cultivated. In 1871, the Zehgruber couple marked the beginning of five generations of brewers and maltsters who have managed the company to this day. Under Leonhard Wirth, the company was converted into a pure malthouse in 1923, with the brewing contingent transferred to Brauhaus Nürnberg AG. In 1932, farming was abandoned, and the first germination boxes were installed in 1959. Today, the producer of both common malt varieties and very special specialty malts is managed by Stephan Bergler as a limited liability company (GmbH).
On a site acquired in 1993 at the port of Erlangen, there are modern warehouse buildings, silos and a high-performance trimodal loading facility (truck, rail, inland waterway vessel).
Station 19 - Klosterbräu / Klostermalz Frauenaurach
since the 16th century