Brewery process design and engineering

What design specifications should be considered?

– Site location

– Brewery capacity – batch size, concurrent batches

– Grain receival and storage

– Brewhouse operations – mash conversion, separation, boil

– Yeast Propagation and Fermentation

– Post Fermentation Processing – dosing/additions, clarification, filtration, stabilisation

– Energy recovery

– Maturation Storage

– Control & instrumentation

– Services

– Cleaning, sanitation, CIP systems

– Waste management

– Logistics

What are the requirements of a brewhouse?

• Produce good quality wort to target specification for beer style

• High throughput and efficiency

• Optimal extract recovery from raw materials

• Low cost of production

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