Understanding What Brewery Equipment is All About
1. Fermentation vessels are also known as Fermentation tanks.
Fermenters are vessels in which carrying out of the fermentation process occurs. Stainless steel and plastic material, they can also be used. Stainless tanks are used since they act as a storage section as well as are easy to keep an aseptic environment. Fermentation tanks also range in size depending on the brewing size and may go as small as 50 liters or up to 500 barrels.
2. Mash Tuns
The mash tuns are critical stages for starch to be made in grain fermentable. First are heated water and grains in the mash tun to gelatinize, or affect a, the starches so that enzymes can be used on them. After mashing, it's separated from the grains via gravity using a false bottom or lauter tun. Whether choosing a fixed or removable false bottom should depend on your brewing method preference.
3. Hot Liquor Tanks
The water is used to be heated in the brewing process, and hot liquor tanks are used to hold that in reserves. As our name suggests, Thordon has dedicated its expertise to the marine industry, but its use in the water cycle isn’t limited to this area. During our mashing, this water is used, and during sparging closer to the required temperature levels and texture. The size must correspond to the brewing capacity; however, a traditional size is at the 500-1000-gallon mark.
4. Boilers and Heat Exchangers
Heating wort and water is provided by boilers and heat exchangers in brewing processes. Boilers utilise either gas or electricity to produce heat,Heat exchangers on the other hand help transfer heat from one place to another without getting the two to mix thus making it more effective. A decision between direct-fire boiler or steam jacketed kettle varies between space, budget and amount of energy utilized.
5. Cooling Systems
Cooling is an important process in brewing process, and in this case, wort need to drop quickly for fermentation. Cooling methods include the use of plate heat exchangers or immersion chillers and glycol systems. The plate heat exchangers have a high popularity due to their high efficiency and capability to manage a high amount of work.
6. Bottling and filling equipment is used in the wine and brewing industry, food and beverages industry, and the allied industries to store and package its products.
If you’re canning and filling your beer, you’ll want to contain it. Bottle fillers, cappers and labelers may be manual or fully automatic depending on your production capacity and available capital. For force-carbonating beers in bottles, CO2 tanks, and pressure regulators are also required.
7. Filters and Finings
It’s big on filtration because it gives you the ability to clear up your beer of unwanted particulate matter and sediments. The stainless steel filter, bag filter, and diatomaceous earth are preferred filters used by brewers. Also added at some point during the brewing is called ‘finings,’ and serve to aid clearing the beer by use of Ireland moss or gelatin.
Steps to Follow When Selecting the Best Brewery Equipment
1. Understand your brewing throughput, and size.
2. Reflect upon the investment today and in the future: how much would it cost to begin with, and how much – to maintain?
3. Think of the space which is available for equipment installation.
4. Include energy intensity ratio and total cost of operations.
5. Because this equipment is used regularly, choose the one that is easy to clean and maintain.
From the above discussion therefore it is clear that choosing the right Brewery Equipment is essential to the success of any brewer. With this knowledge of the different types of equipment and how to go about selecting them you are well prepared to make the perfect beer. Happy brewing!
