Tank beer transport

Schwarte Jansky GmbH has developed a beer tanks system BTS V60 for the transport and sales of tank beer. The label V60 represents the flow volume of 60 hl, or 6000 l/h which is the registered and approved performance of the beer pump. The measuring device is approved by the EG-Baumusterprüfung A0445/1920/2009, which is the current approval for measuring devices for all food liquids except water.

The new EU Regulation of MID (Measurement Instrument Directive) contains significant changes in regards to the mechanical and electronical construction of measurement devices. The new directive is valid for 27 EU countries. The approval of this directive safes an individual calibration in each country and ensures a standardized high quality product for transnational transports.

The technology is designed to be mounted on the rear chassis of a vehicle or on a trailer/semi-trailer chassis or on a container swap body (international standard dimensions) and consists of 3 compartments.

The front compartment holds the carbon dioxide supply, the compressor unit, a heating unit and, if needed, a beer mixing tank with a volume of 250 l. All parts are mounted on a container frame, which is not in direct contact with the cassis as it is fixed with rubber bearings.

The center compartment holds the pressurized beer tank with a max. volume of 13,000 l, for an allowed total (inc. vehicle) weight of 28 t. The beer tank can be separated in up to 4 different units, whereby each can carry a different beer type with an individual temperature and pressure. The tank is also fixed with rubber bearings.

The rear compartment opens to the rear and gives access to the collecting and distribution hose, the measuring instruments and the control system.

Especially the type BTS V60 C (container swap body) is mostly used when a brewery uses a logistic company for transporting the beer on semi-trailers to large public events, i.e. soccer games. The semi-trailer is then connected to an externally transported measuring instrument which is connected to the beer tank via a CO₂ pressure hose. As a result, up to 25,000 l can be pumped at one time. This set up has just recently been supplied to the Veltins Brewery, which supplies tank beer to 60 tanks of 1000 l each.