Beer equipment is ubiquitous in life, and because of beer equipment, people can brew a lot of beer. The cleaning of beer equipment is also related to the quality of brewed beer, so the cleaning of equipment cannot be ignored.

Heat exchangers are used to optimize heat transfer from one gas or liquid to another during processing and cleaning in place (CIP). Fouling or aging can result in degraded heat exchanger performance and additional operating and energy costs to compensate for the difference in target temperature. Therefore, the cleaning and maintenance of the heat exchanger are very important to keep the brewing equipment running efficiently.

A bright tank is a tank used to clarify beer and beer carbonation, and is also called a “brite tank”. In most breweries, the fermented beer will leave the fermentor, be filtered, and transferred to the bright tank for further clarification and maturation of the beer. If you want to force carbonation of beer, you can also do it in a bright tank. After carbonation, the beer can be barreled or bottled directly. Because the bright tank is the last stop before packaging, so you need to pay extra attention at this stage.

The dirt on the walls of the fermentation tank is a mixture of inorganic and organic matter, which is difficult to clean with a single cleaning agent. If only caustic soda is used for fermenter cleaning, it only serves to remove organics. Only when the cleaning temperature reaches above 80 ℃, can the cleaning effect be better. When cleaning, single nitric acid is used for cleaning, which only has a certain effect on inorganic substances and is almost ineffective on organic substances. So, fermenter cleaning requires an alkaline cleaning solution and an acidic cleaning solution.

The decision to switch from brewing beer by hobbyists to operating a commercial brewery was very important. The craft beer market is booming, with more people entering the craft beer industry than ever before. According to the Brewers Association’s 2018 industry report, the number of US breweries in 2018 increased by 17% compared to 2017. Compared with 2008, ten years ago, the number of American breweries has increased by 80%, reaching 7,450 breweries.

With the rise of the craft beer industry, aspiring brewers are preparing to open craft breweries, but opening a craft brewery still needs to face some realities to realize this dream. Brewing craft beer is fun, and opening a craft brewery will be even more fun. In general, a craft brewery is a small business, so you need to consider many business issues before opening a craft brewery.