Design of brewhouse CIP plants – New practical experience (Part 1)
Without cleaning, a proper brewing process is not possible. Each plant operator is entitled to expect best CIP results in order to meet the high quality standards for the beer production without any interference of the brewhouse efficiency. Tidiness and hygiene are mandatory and primary focused after the CIP process. If everything is done correctly, the results are good and there is no cause for concerns. But that is not the rule from the authors’ point of view. The following article does not describe the design of CIP plants and the usage of cleaning agents in all details, but tries to identify – or rather: reveal – technical and technological sources of error with appropriate criticism.