Energy from wastewater

Anaerobic wastewater treatment | A process devised by FlexBio Technologie GmbH in Einbeck, Germany, allows breweries to handle their wastewater sustainably and to exploit the energy it contains. The new generation of anaerobic wastewater treatment plants is compact and modular and provides small and medium-sized breweries especially with a solution that is economically viable.

Verification of cleaning performance of bottle washing machines

Inspection of empties | Regular verification of cleaning performance of bottle washers in breweries is important in order to ensure perfect product quality and product safety. This is the reason why the Research Center Weihenstephan for Brewing and Food Quality, Freising, Germany, in cooperation with five breweries, validated a test series with standardised contaminated bottles. This should enable breweries to carry out their own checks.

PAC bottle washers meet the highest demands for every application and requirement – whether small or large capacity, even in particularly tight spaces.

Effective ambient air dehumidification

Adsorption techniques | Humidity and condensation are a recurring problem in breweries. It is indeed possible to solve this problem. Zwiefalter Klosterbräu, located in the district of Reutlingen, Germany, succeeded, together with the Cotes experts from Denmark, in achieving remarkable success in controlling the climatic condition of ambient air. Using adsorption techniques, full control of air humidity is possible.

Caustic filtration in bottle cleaning

Analytical evaluation | Various systems for filtration of bottle washing caustics are in place in the beverage sector. This arose due to changed specifications and requirements relating to bottle washing (e.g. technology, washing aids, media coverage “microparticles”). But how can successful caustic filtration be verified? This article presents analytical approaches for caustic evaluation to answer that question. In a follow-on article, the effect of caustic filtration TC® Screen TS is described, based on an actual example.

Improvement of filling hygiene by applying online biofilm measurement (Part 2)

Cleaning as required | Part 1 of this article series (BRAUWELT International no. 2 2020, pp. 120-122) introduced the Condition Based Cleaning (CBC) concept for filling lines in breweries. This method is supposed to improve hygienic safety and optimise cleaning processes with the help of an online biofilm measurement, where cleaning and disinfection measures are initiated when the microbiological load reaches a predefined level. It takes the actual microbiological condition of the surfaces into account and does not operate at time-defined intervals, as usual in practice. The following second part of this article series presents first results from the field.

Cleaning effect tested virtually

User-friendly | Hygienic production of food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics requires rigorous and application-specific cleaning of the production area. The plants are frequently complex and an efficient design of the cleaning system can pose a real challenge. This article introduces an efficient software for simulation of industrial cleaning processes. Accordingly, needs-based sizing of spray cleaning systems can take place already in the design phase. The software is currently in the final test phase and will presumably be launched in the third quarter of 2020.

Improvement of filling hygiene by applying online biofilm measurement (Part 1)

Optimization and costs saving | Avoiding product contamination and at the same time reducing costs are mutually exclusive at first glance. In practice, however, this can be achieved by monitoring the actual microbiological condition of the bottling machine online.

Clean correctly – how to do it and what it costs

Pure drinking pleasure | When it comes to serving beverages, the process of cleaning the systems used to dispense these beverages is one of the most frequently discussed topics. This has been the case since the end of the 19th century, when the first modern dispensing systems were in operation. In addition to the general capacity for these systems to be cleaned, the focus has always been on the effort and the resulting costs. However, two aspects of a clean dispensing system have been widely ignored: consumers are protected, and the restaurateur earns money. Often forgotten are those who clean dispensing systems. They are expected to clean them thoroughly for a very low price.

A revolution in tank cleaning

Adaptive and user-defined | New robotic cleaning technology makes a faster and safer cleaning of tanks and vessels possible with controlled, adaptive jets. The Adaptive Jet Cleaner (AJC) allows the cleaning process to be customized in ways which were not previously possible, while also tremendously boosting efficiency.

Controlling humidity to avoid equipment damage

Adsorption dehumidifiers| Condensation and moisture represent daily challenges for breweries. Mold and moisture-related damage places a burden on production. In order to counter this problem, two German brewers chose to install adsorption dehumidifiers to regulate the humidity in the air inside their breweries.