Industrial Breweries

JOH. ALBRECHT brewery plants with a yearly capacity of 20.000 hl to 100.000 hl

The scope of delivery of the company JOH. ALBRECHT also includes the planning and realisation of industrial breweries up to a yearly capacity of 200.000 hl. In close co-operation with the customer each brewery is being individually planned and manufactured incorporating up to date technologies. Performances by JOH. ALBRECHT:

Planning, conception and delivery of:

• Grinding plants
• Brewhouse
• Energy recovery plants
• Hot and cold water supply
• Fermentation and storage tanks
• Yeast cellar and yeast propagation plants
• CIP-plants
• Filtration
• Pressure tanks
• Keg and bottle filling plants
  (in co-operation with reputed companies)
• Pressurisation systems
• Refrigerating plants
• Assembly and initial operation of the complete brewery
• Training of personnel
• Acquisition of brewmasters

We also hereby focus on our long-time experience in offering complete solutions, on latest technological developments and highest quality and therefore guarantee lasting success.

Sample concept of a JOH. ALBRECHT brewery plant with a capacity of 100.000 hl

This project proposal with a yearly capacity of 100.000 hl is based on most advanced and most efficient technological solutions.

The project corresponds to all relevant European standards like:

• Fire protection
• Sanitary standards
• Ecological safety

In the sector of fermentation and lagering, two alternatives can be offered:

1. Classical method of separate fermentation and storage.
2. Uni-tank technique using cylindroconical fermentation tanks.

The technological process is divided as follows:

	Reception of raw materials via train or truck.
	Cleansing of the delivered raw materials.
	Mechanical transportation to the respective containers on chain conveyors.
	4-unit brewhouse with an output of 60 hl wort per brew and a grist of 1.020 kg per brew.
	Occupancy with 7 brews/day during 5 brewing days /week and 1 cleaning day/week.
	Brewhouse in stainless steel industrial version with semi-automatic control and high-speed internal boiler for intensive wort boiling.
	Fermentation and maturation - alternative 1 Fermentation and storage in separate tanks: Tank made of stainless steel, in vertical position, with or without insulation. Equipped with laser welded cooling jackets in the cylindroconical part. Automatic cleaning via cleaning heads including all armatures, pipes and control devices. Choosing this alternative, the fermentation cycle takes between 26 and 45 days according to beer type.
	Fermentation and maturation - alternative 2 for accelerated production Fermentation and storage in one ZKG: Tank made of stainless steel, in vertical position, with conical bottom with internal angle of 60°. The ZKGs are equipped with separate cooling zones which can be individually controlled and are entirely insulated. Automatic cleaning via CIP-cleaning heads incl. all armatures, pipes and control devices. Choosing this alternative, the fermentation cycle takes between 16 and 28 days according to beer type.
	Yeast propagation Since the yeast quality is a determining feature for highest beer quality, we also deliver a specially designed yeast propagator on request. Thus it is guaranteed that only sterile and vital yeast is being applied.
	Filtration The beer is being filtered with Kieselguhr-filters of latest technology as well as a topped MMS- cold-sterile filter for long stability of the beer.
	Bottle filling The beer is being filled in bottles using an automatic filling line with a capacity of 6.000 bottles/h. Returnable bottles and crates are being applied. The filling line consists of the following basic components: Unpacking device Bottle washing machine Visual bottle control Bottle filling with pre-evacuation Bottle labelling with 3 labels Washing machine for empty crates Packing device Conveyors
	Keg-filling The beer is being filled in Kegs with a fully automatic keg-cleaning and filling machine and is specially designed for customers in the gastronomical field. 10 l-, 20 l-, 30 l- and 50 l-industrial Kegs as well as Keggy-systems can be filled.
	Technique For cooling of the brewery, cooling devices of latest design, highest efficiency and operational safety are being employed. The applied cooling agents like R 404a correspond to the latest environmental regulations. Steam generators heated with gas or light crude provide the required heat for brewhouse and filling facilities. A repeated utilisation of service water as well as energy recovery from boiling vapour is obligatory.
	CO2-air supply Of course, the supply of the brewery with CO2-gas as well as sterile air is included in the project. The single components of the plant are being produced in series and are of German or European origin.

Main parameters

Project study for a new brewery construction