Yeast management systems for breweries
Ensure consistent fermentation and enhance product quality with advanced yeast management systems, designed to optimize yeast propagation, pitching, and storage for reliable brewing processes.
Optimizes Yeast Fermentation and Storage
The Yeast Management System from Alfa Laval is designed for comprehensive brewery operations, encompassing yeast propagation, pitching, harvesting, and storage. It features inline viable yeast measurement and automatic pitching for both batch and continuous processes, which ensures consistent fermentation. Ideal for producing ales, lagers, stouts, IPAs, and more, this system integrates seamlessly into your processing line with its PLC-controlled automation. The system optimizes yeast growth and extends yeast reuse cycles, reducing surplus yeast volume. Engineered with hygienic design, options include durable stainless steel configurations for corrosion resistance. It supports easy cleaning through a built-in CIP system, ensuring contamination-free operations, and offers configurable elements tailored to your specific brewing needs.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent beer quality by standardizing fermentation processes.
- Minimizes waste and production costs through optimized yeast reuse.
- Increases operational efficiency with automated pitching and inline measurements.
- Enhances production flexibility with seamless integration into batch or continuous processes.
- Facilitates easy, sanitary cleaning with an integrated CIP system.
- Applications
- Fermentation,Beer production,Brewing,Yeast propagation,Brewery equipment
- End products
- Pilsner,Hefeweizen,Lager,Ipa (india pale ale),Stout,Saison,Golden ale,Amber ale,Ale,Porter
- Steps before
- Yeast propagation,Aeration,Oxygenation,Wort preparation
- Steps after
- Fermentation,Yeast harvesting,Beer recovery,Waste yeast handling
- Input ingredients
- yeast,wort,clean process water,sterile wort,filtered ambient air
- Output ingredients
- cropped yeast,fermented product,beer,surplus yeast,yeast slurry
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.
- Automation
- Automatic pitching - Batch and Continuous
- Temperature control
- 4°C for storage
- Rotation speed for homogenization
- 90-100 rpm
- Rotation speed for CIP
- 50-100 rpm
- Agitator cycle during propagation and storage
- 5 minutes on,2 minutes off
- Propagation temperature for ale
- 20°C
- Propagation temperature for lager
- 15°C
- Agitation tip speed
- 2 m/sec
- Plato value for propagation
- 12-16 °Plato
- Cell growth time
- 48-72 hours to 100 million cells
- Cell reuse
- 5-10 generations
- Optimal tank volume without bottom support
- up to 50 hl
- Automation level
- Automatic pitching (batch and continuous)
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- Available
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Energy efficiency
- Optimized for reduced energy use
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless Steel
- Tank shape and size
- Customizable depending on brewery needs
- Agitator size
- Up to 50 hl without bottom support
- Manhole size
- Requires separate flange for 3-in-1 agitator
- Discharge method
- Manual/Automatic options
- Machine footprint
- Adaptable to brewery layout
- Control panel type
- PLC / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA / PLC
- Agitator type
- 3-in-1 agitator
- Agitator support
- Top flange / No bottom support