A portable yeast pitching skid for craft breweries
Dosing or pitching the exact amount of live yeast into each fermenter is critical for consistent fermentation performance and beer quality. Automatic dosing systems can provide a solution. However, in a typical expanding craft brewery, there can be a plethora of fermenters and yeast storage vessels located around the site, and the usual dosing equipment is not portable. Therefore Aber Instruments Ltd, Aberystwyth, UK developed a portable yeast pitching skid for use in craft breweries that can be connected to any yeast storage vessel or fermenter. A case study was carried out at the Meantime Brewing Company, London, UK.