Cip system for breweries

Optimize your brewing efficiency by integrating a comprehensive cleaning and sterilization system that reduces downtime and enhances product quality, allowing simultaneous operation of production and maintenance processes.

Cleans and Sterilizes Brewhouse Equipment Simultaneously

The CIP-STAR® System Brewhouse by GEA revolutionizes the cleaning process with its innovative automated Clean-in-Place (CIP) design, ensuring simultaneous cleaning and production. Leveraging mixproof valves, it effortlessly separates vessel groups, allowing continuous production while maintaining stringent hygiene and safety standards. Designed for breweries and beverage manufacturers, it supports liquid end-products like lagers, ales, and soft drinks.

This system facilitates a notable reduction in labor and cleaning agent costs, optimizing energy usage with less power consumption during operations. Equipped to minimize caustic wastewater, it’s engineered for efficient media consumption. Integration into existing production lines is seamless, enhancing operational capacity and throughput. With robust automatic operation, it suits high-speed, continuous use, while its modular design accommodates various brewery layouts, allowing flexible vessel cleaning and sterilization in real-time.

GEA’s engineering offers customization options, ensuring the system meets your specific production requirements and adheres to industry compliance standards. This results in maximal equipment utilization, reduced downtime, and maintained product safety, ultimately boosting overall productivity and efficiency.

Benefits

  • Reduces labor costs with simultaneous production and cleaning operations.
  • Cuts power consumption during cleaning processes.
  • Minimizes cleaning agent usage, lowering operational expenses.
  • Increases plant availability and production capacity.
  • Ensures product safety for enhanced beer and beverage quality.

General


Applications
Food,Beverage,Beer
End products
Tonic water,Pilsner,Ipa,Lager,Ginger ale,Stout,Wheat beer,Soft drinks,Ale,Kombucha
Steps before
Malting,Mashing,Lautering,Boiling,Fermentation
Steps after
Fermentation,Maturation,Filtration,Packaging
Input ingredients
raw materials,water,detergents,brewing procedures
Output ingredients
cleaned vessels,cleaned pipes,beer
Market info
GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.

Technical Specifications


Cycle time
Reduction in cleaning time by at least 3 hours
Automation
Automatic cleaning in place (CIP) system
Energy Efficiency
Minimized primary energy consumption
Cleaning method
CIP
Capacity optimization
Simultaneous production and cleaning
Mixproof valves
Ensures safe separation for vessels and pipes
Power consumption
Reduced during cleaning
Chemical consumption
Reduced usage of cleaning agents

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Automatic
Batch vs. continuous operation
Simultaneous process and cleaning
Energy efficiency
Reduced power consumption
Cleaning method
Mixproof valves for safe separation
Changeover time
Reduced by at least 3 hours

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Physical Characteristics


System footprint
Compact design for space efficiency
Valve type
Mixproof valves
Tank material
Stainless steel
Automation level
Fully automatic
Pipe connections
DIN standard
Vessel arrangement
Flexible group arrangement

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen / HMI
Integration possibilities
PLC / SCADA integration
Mixproof valves
Yes
Configuration options
Flexible vessel and pipe cleaning
Upgrade options
Local conditions and customer requirements