Quality management from malt intake to grist case
Quality management - As in practically all sections of a plant, it is all about quality, costs including productivity, work safety (explosion protection), the environment (noise, dust emissions) and hygiene.
The operations covered here go from arrival of the malt truck, hopefully with a quality identical to what one has contracted for, to the grist case. Increasingly a neglected part with sometimes nasty consequences which we will address here. Beer types produced requiring small quantities of special malts, possible blending capabilities and safety considerations play a large role. On the other hand, there are malt storage costs which relate mainly to investment and interest payments for goods in stock. Expensive investment and double testing can be avoi-
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