The grinding house is situated between the pumps, as may be seen by the mill spout P, which conducts the malt from the mill into the mash tun H. 'The cold liquor pump A, raises the water from the river or well B, which, as well as the wort pump M, is driven by a horse with proper machinery, which likewise grinds the malt used in the brew-house. The accompanying text (for the engraving) explains how the equipment turns ingredients into beer: The historic method of brewing of the 19th century is depicted wonderfully through an engraving entitled 'View of the inside of a Brewhouse' from The Domestic Encyclopedia by A.F.M. Now the Hagley Museum and Library wouldn't generally be my first choice for trying to educate myself on the history of brewing beer, but a recent exhibit was just the 'mental elixir' I desired. Hagley's extensive library houses a major research collection of manuscripts, archives, photographs, pamphlets, and books documenting the history of American business and technology. Today, the museum and grounds boast hundreds of stone ruins of the black powder industry, dozens of restored buildings associated with the business, and the first du Pont family home built in America.

Hagley is the former industrial site of the original black powder works of the DuPont Company founded in in 1802.

I went to kindergarten in Wilmington and recall visiting the Hagley Museum along the Brandywine River as a youngster before moving here to western Maryland after my father gained a new job at Fort Detrick. As many readers know, my true family roots are in northern Delaware, the former home to my parents, grand-grandparents, and in some cases, great-grandparents.

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