Brewing Craft Beer With Germany or American Brewhouse system

Different country customer asks different brewing system. When brewing beer, do you use Germany or American brewhouse system? The main difference between German and American brewhouse equipment lies in their process flow, equipment composition, and functional layout. ‌

2500L Brewhouse system with 2-vessel : Mash/Lauter Tun+Kettle/Whirlpool Tun+ 5000L hot water tank+ 5000L cold water tank
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1.Brewing Beer Process flow: German style equipment emphasizes exquisite technology and simple and efficient production processes, which can produce pure nutritional craft beer, retaining the unique mellow taste and nutritional components of beer. The brewing cycle is usually 12-15 days. In contrast, American beer brewing equipment pays more attention to the use of technology and adopts the water mixing saccharification method. The saccharification filtration, boiling and sedimentation processes are achieved through specific equipment, but this process may result in mediocre filtration effect, easy blockage or unclear filtration. ‌

2. Brewing Equipment composition: German style beer equipment usually consists of five main parts: brewhouse system, beer fermentation system, brewery control system, cooling system, and grain malts crushing system. These systems are interconnected to achieve systematic control. American style equipment focuses on power transmission and automatic control, and tends to be large-scale, commonly used in the production of large breweries. ‌

3.Functional layout: The mashing, boiling, and partial cooling functions of German brewhouse system are integrated into a single vessel which is Mash/Kettle Tun, while American equipment combines mashing and filtration functions into one vessel which is Mash/Lauter Tun, and boiling function and Whirlpool function into one vessel which is Kettle/Whirlpool Tun. This layout is called "dual device" . ‌

20BBL Brewhouse with 4-vessel: Mash Tun+Lauter Tun+Kettle Tun+Whirlpool Tun
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There are significant differences between German and American brewhouse equipment in terms of process flow, brewhouse vessel composition, and functional layout, which directly affect the production efficiency of beer and the flavor characteristics of the final product. Whatever German or American brewhouse system, what suits your beer brewing requires is the best.‌

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