Craft brewhouse for medium to large breweries
Achieve unparalleled brewing flexibility and efficiency with a brewhouse that fits seamlessly into existing production lines, enabling craft brewers to expand their beverage range while ensuring rapid brewing cycles and eco-friendly operations.
Brews Diverse Beer Styles Efficiently
The GEA COMPACT-STAR® Craft Brewhouse is an adaptable solution for medium to large craft breweries, engineered to streamline brewing processes while offering versatility in beer production. It integrates pre-assembled modules for quick setup and emphasizes efficient brewing cycles with up to 12 brews in 24 hours. Featuring an automated GEARBOXX® system, it ensures precise process control and remote monitoring, reducing energy consumption through GEA JETSTAR® two-phase boiling technology. Suitable for producing a variety of beer styles, this brewhouse processes up to 115 hectoliters per batch with high extract yields of up to 98% in the lauter tun. Constructed from stainless steel, it accommodates various vessel configurations and includes options like wet milling via GEA MILLSTAR®, enhancing lautering efficiency. Compliance with safety standards and a comprehensive range of functional add-ons further enhance its operational reliability and production flexibility.
Benefits
- Enhances brewing capacity with up to 12 brews in a single shift.
- Saves energy via eco-friendly wort production with low evaporation rates.
- Versatile beer styles production with customizable vessel configurations.
- Reduces installation time with pre-assembled, easily expandable modules.
- Minimizes manual intervention through fully automated process control.
- Applications
- Beverages,Craft beer,Craft brewing equipment,Brewery production,Brewing solutions
- End products
- Pilsner,Belgian ale,Lager,Amber ale,Pale ale,Stout,Hefeweizen,Kolsch,Saison,Double ipa,Bock,Wheat beer,Imperial stout,India pale ale (ipa),Porter
- Steps before
- Milling,Mashing,Grist Hydration
- Steps after
- Wort Cooling,Wort Aeration,Fermentation
- Input ingredients
- grist,mash,water,hops,adjuncts,wort
- Output ingredients
- wort,spent grains,trub,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.
- Capacity
- 40–115 hl (35–100 US bbl)
- Brewing cycle
- 2-hour
- Extract yield
- up to 98%
- Number of brews per day
- Up to 12 brews within 24 hours
- Vessel configuration
- 2-,3-,4- and 5-vessel options
- Mashing regimes
- Compatible with infusion and decoction
- Material
- Stainless steel (polished or matte finish)
- Wort production technology
- GEA JETSTAR two-phase boiling
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Abrasion resistance
- Suitable for high abrasion environments
- Biological compatibility
- Food grade stainless steel
- Cleanability
- Designed for CIP (Clean-In-Place)
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High resistance due to stainless steel construction
- Density/particle size
- Compatible with various densities and particle sizes
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Tank design
- Stainless steel
- Vessel modules
- Freely positioned
- Brewhouse configuration
- 2-,3-,4-,or 5-vessel
- Brewhouse design flexibility
- Fully flexible
- Construction material
- Stainless steel (polished or matte finish)
- Control panel type
- Fully automated with GEARBOXX®
- Configuration options
- 2-,3-,4-,and 5-vessel brewhouse
- HMI type
- Process visualization and remote support
- Vessel customization
- Customized,optional vessel combinations
- Material Finish
- Polished or matte stainless steel
- Add-ons
- Weak wort tank,vapor condenser,energy storage system
- Expansion capability
- Smart expansion concept for future growth