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Selection of refrigeration equipment in craft beer equipment

selection of refrigeration in craft beer equipment (refrigeration equipment in brewing equipment)

As the craft beer market expands, so does consumer desire for premium beer. The refrigeration system in the beer equipment is used to cool down the mashed wort and cool down the fermentation. After the optimized design of the refrigeration system, the energy consumption in the operation of the equipment is reduced. The engineer of Micet craft gave a brief introduction to the cooling method of craft beer equipment.
The fermentation process of beer emits a lot of heat. To keep the temperature in the fermentation tank constant, it is necessary to cool it down. Large breweries generally use ammonia into the coil to cool down, using the principle of heat absorption of ammonia’s liquid phase to gas phase change. Craft beer equipment is small and requires strict floor space. Ethylene glycol or alcohol solution is used for cooling.
Beer fermentation equipment

ice water tank

In the industry, it is called an ice water tank, which is used to store ice water at about -5 °C. The ice water is generally 25% alcohol solution concentration or 33%. The concentration of ethylene glycol solution cannot be generalized, and it is necessary to refer to the latitude. In Northeast China and North China, the concentration is very different. If it is placed indoors, the insulation layer is generally 75-80mm, and if it is placed outdoors, the polyurethane insulation layer of 150-200mm can isolate heat exchange and reduce the loss of cooling capacity. It is a thermal insulation container, which is designed with an interface with a refrigerator for self-circulating cooling. This is also the most used.

Advantages

The volume of the equipped chiller is large, but it is easy to install and does not must refrigeration expertise. It only needs to connect the ice water circulation pipeline of the unit to the ice water tank. There are two types of chillers, air-cooled and water-cooled. When the temperature is not very high, try to choose the air-cooled heat dissipation method, because this method has a low failure rate and strong adaptability.

Disadvantages

In some places where the temperature is super high, but the temperature is above 0 ℃ in winter, you can choose a water-cooled unit, and a water drying tower is also required to cool the circulating water. Although the efficiency is high, the failure rate is still high compared to the air-cooled one. Yes, try not to choose unless you have to. The disadvantage of the air-cooled chiller is that it is large in size and noisy. Generally, it is placed in front of the door of the street beerhouse, and the urban management will move it indoors because it affects the environment.
Copper ice water pitcher

Copper ice water pitcher

The second type of refrigerant container is a copper tube based on the ice water tank. Freon is passed into the copper purple tube, and it is also cooled by the principle of heat absorption from the liquid phase to the gas phase of Freon. The second is the earliest method, which uses a refrigerator like an outdoor unit of an air conditioner to be mounted on an outdoor wall, which looks no different from an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. Connect to the copper pipe in the ice water tank through two thick copper pipes and one thin copper pipe.

Advantages

It is simpler than the first type of pipeline connection, but it is more professional. After that, the refrigeration system has to be evacuated, filled with fluorine, and debugged.

Disadvantages

Another advantage of this form is that a thick layer of ice will form on the copper pipe, which is equal to storing more cooling capacity. Compared with the first type, the cost is not much saved, and the stability is lower. Difference.

Ice water tank - refrigerator

The third is to put a small volume of the ice water tank in the refrigeration unit to play a certain buffer role so that there is no need to add a large ice water tank. These three are used in the United States. There is a small ice water tank built into the unit. The ice water lowers the temperature of the cold water tank and the fermentation tank. During this period, the refrigerator does not stop. Because the buffer volume is too small, the refrigerator must be started as long as there is a cooling demand.

Advantages

save the ice water tank and occupy less workshop area.

Disadvantages

The refrigerator needs to increase the cooling capacity due to the lack of the buffer of the large ice water tank, and the volume will also be large. The most troublesome problem is that the fermenter cannot be cooled . If it is opened for 3 minutes and stopped for 10 minutes, this method will cause the frequency of the refrigerator to start, resulting in reduced life.

Routine maintenance of ice water tanks

Routine maintenance of ice water tanks

The ice water tank has a liquid level. We make a mark on the liquid level pipe to know the volume of the refrigerant in the tank. After a long time, when the liquid level drops, we need to add the corresponding 95% alcohol to supplement the lost alcohol to achieve the concentration and cooling effect we need. The pipeline between the ice water tank and the ice water pump should be tightened to prevent leakage.

Summarize

When designing a beer factory, you must first determine what method to use to produce beer, and then determine the beer brewing and fermentation cycle according to the quality requirements of the beer to be produced. According to these specific requirements, the design of the equipment required for beer brewing production is carried out. Of course, if you are ready to open a brewery, you can contact us. Micet Craft engineers will provide you with a list of craft brewery equipment and associated prices. We can also provide you with professional turnkey brewery solutions, very much looking forward to working with you, my friend!

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