Carl von Linde
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “History and beer culture”.
Explanation
German engineer who developed the refrigeration machine in the 1870s – one of the first was used at Munich’s Spaten brewery. Breweries could now brew lager all year round without depending on natural ice and cold cellars. This helped lager conquer the world.
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Whose refrigeration machine made it possible from 1873 to brew lager all year round?
- Carl von Linde
- Emil Christian Hansen
- Louis Pasteur
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Correct: Carl von Linde. Linde’s first refrigeration machine ran at the Spaten brewery in Munich.