Friedrich Jüngling

Friedrich Jüngling was a German brewer during the nineteenth century who founded the first brewery in Aldingen. He was also the progenitor of the American Yuengling family, well known Pennsylvanian brewers.

Biography

Friedrich Jüngling was born in Erdmannhausen, Germany, to Peter Jüngling. He married Anna Maria Wildermuth, who took his surname upon marriage. Together they had eight children; four boys and four girls. Some of those children included David, Christiane and Jakob. Son David Gottlob Jüngling, born in Aldingen on March 2, 1808, followed in his father's footsteps in brewing. He immigrated to the United States, where he anglicized his name from Jüngling to Yuengling and founded the D.G. Yuengling & Son brewery. He married Elizbeth Betz, sister of John F. Betz, who founded the John F. Betz & Sons Brewery. Friedrich's daughter Christiane Jüngling also immigrated to Pennsylvania, while son Jakob stayed in Germany to run the family brewery, eventually taking it over from his father.

Brewery

Jüngling owned one quarter of a share in the Neues Schloss ("New Castle") in Aldingen. The building was a baroque manor built in 1580 with Jüngling's father-in-law David Wildermuth owning a majority portion of the castle. Jüngling purchased the section that contained machinery for a brewery, and began brewing in 1816. Instead of using the tradition barley, Jüngling used oats as an adjunct for his beer production. Most of the production happened in a barn on the property located to the west of the castle, where a brew kettle was located.

The castle, now known for Jüngling's brewery, is part of a historical walking tour of Aldingen to this day.

Legacy

Jüngling's family is well documented in the United States. Jüngling's son David established the American Yuengling beer family, with successive generations running the American D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewery. The family consists of: