Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 6020 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS BAD Co. was established to create craft-brewed beers with outstanding flavours and impact, inspired by the American approach to ale production and the current British craft brewing renaissance. Just months later a brand new, state-of- the-art brewery was installed at its Dishforth site, doubling brewing capacity to 20BBL of beer per shift. The new plant includes a whirlpool facility, allowing the hop flavours and aromas to become even more prominent in the finished brew. With the new brewery installation, head brewer Paul Holden-Ridgeway was keen to introduce quality control to the brewery, to improve consistency and track any changes during the brewing process from start to finish. Using the CDR BeerLab, supplied by QCL, the brewery has been able to test beer and wort for ABV, Bitterness, Colour, pH, and Fermentable Sugars; essential parameters for the taste and appearance of any beer. The results of all tests on the BeerLab are stored with a time, date and operator stamp, which can be exported as CSV or XML files, making it easy to trend results and spot any changes during the brewing process that may affect the finished product. BAD Co. has also been using the BeerLab to test brewing water for calcium, magnesium, bicarbonates, chloride, potassium and sulfates. A validation study was run by Campden BRI, comparing the ABV, Bitterness, pH, and Colour tests on the BeerLab with reference methods and the final report of this validation is one of the key points that attracted Paul to the BeerLab. “Since its installation, we have found the analyser to be accurate and easy to use,” he said. “We are looking to list BAD Co. beer with a well-known national retailer and we wouldn’t be able to do that without in-house quality control using the BeerLab.” Equipment news In-house quality control Bottle output surpasses 20 million The Moravek bottling line at Bath Ales recently passed the 20 million bottles mark after 9 years of reliable service. As well as packaging their own range of bottled beers, the Bath Ales bottling line is also used as a contract packing service to over 20 other local breweries located inthe South West of England. Bath Ales’ managing director Roger Jones said “The Moravek line has been a great piece of equipment and is still going strong after 9 years!” Craig Lewis, production director for Bath Ales said “We run the line 5 – 6 days per week and some times on extended shifts to meet growing demand. The Moravek equipment has proven to be very reliable and robust, which has allowed us to establish an excellent reputation for brewery packaging in the South West of England.” www.moravekinternational.com For more information visit: www.qclscientific.com/beerlab For more information visit: In December 2014 CERTUSS UK Ltd was invited to tender for a project by specialist brewery supplier Moeschle (UK) Ltd. Tender details were to supply and commission a steam generator and package plant module that would serve a new microbrewery for Spey Valley Brewery in Keith, Mulben, Scotland. The equipment would need to supply a 20-barrel facility, with a fuel supply of LPG and steam production requirement of 8 hours a day, 7 days a week. After evaluation of the requirements, CERTUSS UK offered a tender for the following equipment: • 1No. Junior 350kg/h LPG Fired Generator • 1No. CVE Skid Unit with all necessary ancillary equipment pre- installed • Water treatment package and program • Delivery to site • Commissioning In November 2015 CERTUSS received an order for the supply of the equipment with full commis- sioning of the plant taking place after the completion of the brewery installation in March 2016. Joint owner of Spey Valley Brewery Mr David McDonald informed that “We did look at second hand boiler plant. However, after calculating up the costs and taking into consider- ation efficiencies and warranties, we decided to go with the CERTUSS unit, as it offered a far greater return on our capital outlay.” www.certuss.co.uk For more information visit: Boiler order 20_Layout 1 28/07/2016 10:06 Page 1