Expert systems in breweries
This article introduces a new software solution, the “Virtual Expert”. The products, virtual Filtermanager and Lautermanager, developed by gimbio, have been operating successfully at InBev in Munich (Franziskaner Weißbier, Löwenbräu and Spaten). Average lautering time was shortened by more than ten minutes, while quality and yield were simultaneously improved. Kieselguhr consumption during filtration was reduced by 20 percent, running times were extended by 50 percent.