When Thomas and Benedikt met, beer was not yet an issue for them. At least that's what we hope, because the two have known each other since kindergarten. Back then, their relationship was less harmonious: the buddies met in the sandpit and forged their friendship in the course of a wild sand fight. After starting school together, their free time shifted from the sandbox to the schoolyard. It wasn't until their late teens that beer came into their lives and they indulged their passion for barley juice together.
However, it wasn't until quite a while later that her enthusiasm became a calling. First of all, the two enjoyed drinking beer and discussed beer styles, hops, malt and all sorts of other beer-related topics while enjoying the cool blonde. At some point they came up with the idea of brewing their own beer. So in 2016 they bought a shower set and made their first attempt. The package included a ready-made beer wort, so Thomas and Benedikt had little freedom in implementing it. The beer was successful, but the desire for brewing was not yet satisfied. Because the world came to a standstill a few years later due to Corona, the two had enough time to comprehensively familiarize themselves with the topic of brewing. With the help of a mulled wine cooker, they started experiment 2 and the adventure began. After friends, family and relatives became enthusiastic buyers of all the brews, questions about selling their brews increased. In May 2022 the time had finally come: the first beer with the Kalk Bräu label was brewed on the system of a friendly brewery.
By the way, the wondrous name Kalk Bräu comes from Benedikt. One day, as he was standing in the shower and looking at the cold deposits on the shower head, the idea came to him. You have to know that Bamberg's water has a high lime content and makes life difficult for the city's citizens. Kettles, taps, sinks and coffee machines must be constantly descaled and the water, which is particularly rich in minerals, has a slight taste of its own. You get used to it, but it's not the best basis for brewing. Depending on the beer style, hard or soft water is used and the mineral content is also adjusted by expert brewers. Because Benedikt and Thomas lack the professional equipment for this, they brew with the water that comes from the tap. To date we have not found any defects in the finished brew, quite the opposite: the brews from Kalk Bräu are fine Franconian classics with charm and character. Lime or not, our enthusiastic duo from Kalk Bräu can do it!
Kalk Bräu GbR
Artur-Landgraf-Str. 52
96049 Bamberg
Deutschland 
