In the brewing process craftsmanship and automation go hand in hand. Our technology and know-how enables brewers to produce beer in large volume with constant high quality. Safe, clean and fully in compliance with legal norms and professional standards. We master our techniques needed to efficiently develop the various processes and then optimally guarantee production quality.
The standard processes which we design and build have been tried and tested in practice. We re-design, rebuild and optimise existing systems to client specifications. For this the same strict norms are applied which we apply to the pharmaceutical sector where quality is critical to success.
Automation in brewing
We are developing central control systems that combine all components and sub processes. They enable the brewer to control the whole process and manage it via displays, which show everything in a logical overview. The brewer can take action on the spot or also online via the central control unit. Many brewers have had their processes automated in this way by us.
Cleaning in Place
Cleaning-in-place (CIP) technology provides a suitable answer in the search for further optimisation of the cleaning process. Installation cleaning takes place automatically and is controlled remotely by the operator. The brewer thus has an intelligent and flexible control and operating system that governs the total cleaning of the cold brewing process.
The CIP is custom designed and integrated in the process. The system registers and controls the important data such as cleaning temperature, times, concentration and flow rate, etc
A graphic representation of the set up parameters enables the cleaning process to be optimised in a user-friendly way.
This benefits the reliability, the simplicity and the profitability of the cleaning process.
Yeast treatment
We design and build the complete yeast treatment system:
process installations that dose, add, recover, propagate and store yeast. The user can fully orchestrate the whole process himself. To sterilise and aerate the wort, we can also supply suitable utility systems. Accurate cooling results in optimal yeasting process.
Wort treatment
The warm wort has to be cooled off before the yeast is added:
we provide a wort cooler with a double plate. This ensures that the coolant cannot contaminate the wort. . Constant control of flow level, pressure drop and energy consumption is standard. After the set point is adjusted, everything else is regulated automatically.
For the yeast to grow in a controlled way, sterile air must be added. The wort aerator injects sterile air into the wort. We supply wort aerators which operate continuously, reliably and accurately.
Parameters such as oxygen (in-line), air/wort ratio etc., are automatically measured. Tracking & tracing of this sub process is always possible.
Fermentation and Maturation
The added yeast grows on wort and oxygen. After the oxygen is used up, the yeast continues anaerobically and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide, among others. This is the fermentation stage, in which young beer is created in the cylindroconical tanks (CCTs). Tank hygiene is of the utmost importance at this stage in the absence of oxygen and seed.
Filling, draining, cooling and aerating can be either semi- or fully automated. An underlying matrix, in which the settings for each type of beer are stored, makes for easy regulation.
Thanks to a specially designed operating panel, the processes become transparent making it easier for the operator to manage. We can ensure minimum energy use by studying energy consumption.
The CIP cleans the pipes and the tanks in a CO² atmosphere and is fully attuned to the brewing process.
In the lagering stage, brewers allow the beer to mature and the duration depends on the type of beer. After the aromas have been released, the brewer can decide whether to filter the beer.
Bright beer storage
The beer is stored in Bright Beer Tanks (BBT’s) before transfer for filling in bottles, cans and barrels or bulk.
Our BBTs have the same properties and qualities as CCTs: in the CIP cycle, the filling, draining, cooling and aeration, can be semi or fully automatically controlled through a graphical operating panel.
We also manage the loading process through which the beer is pumped into the tankers.