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 6022 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Following on from its investment in a brand new brewhouse in 2013 and a more recent bottling line, Wye Valley has recently entered the keg market. With Wye Valley’s green credentials utilising a wide variety of energy saving and sustainable processes, they decided on Belgium- based Lambrechts for a keg washer-filler. The Compact 235 will sterilise and fill up to 35 x 50 litre kegs per hour, or fill up to 60 one-way kegs per hour. A cask wash option for the washing head is also available. With the brewery having moved away from a centralised steam boiler to an innovative thermal fluid system, it was decided to install a steam generator supplied by CFB Boilers of Clackton- on- Sea to supply the Compact with the saturated steam required to ensure complete sterility of the keg prior to filling. With its rugged construction complete with 316 titanium process heads and all stainless steel service valves, the Compact 235 is built to last. As a consequence of the excellent build quality the machines retain much of their value having a working life of twenty years, so as craft brewers expand their production their existing machines can be exchanged for higher throughput or more automated machines directly through Lambrechts. Delivered and installed to schedule the head brewer Gareth Bateman was well pleased with the investment and choice of suppliers. Equipment news Wye Valley chooses Lambrechts www.lambrechts-group.be For more information visit: Brewing up more cleaning innovation The importance of hygiene within the brewery is becoming more important as brewers strive to produce consistent product batch after batch. Producing a quality product whatever size of the brewery is vital for its long term success and growth within its market. The Caskforce brand has been developed by Hugh Crane (Cleaning Equipment) Ltd a specialist manufacturer of commercial and industrial cleaning equipment for many industries including food and beverage. The concept of the first caskwasher was born out from a conver- sation from a local brewer who was having issues with cleaning their casks consistently. They were finding that in a number of batches the quality wasn’t as consistent as they would have liked and they identified that it was due to residue remaining in the casks after the cleaning process which lead to contamination. This was back in 2002 and the first caskwasher was designed and built with the head brewer to eliminate this problem. The machine was designed using an automated process and with the use of specialist nozzles it enables the spray pattern to reach all areas of the cask removing any residues that may cause contamination. To further improve the process there is also a steam sterilisation function and it is available to those brewers who have steam within the brewery. Keith Trenton the design engineer at Caskforce has over 20 years’ experience in this sector and is responsible for the design and builds of all of the products within their range. He explains: “The need to make sure that breweries whatever their size deliver a consistent quality product time and again is fundamental to their success. They need to be sure that when they fill their casks that the quality of the product to the end user is consistent and ullages are kept to the bare minimum. The success of the Caskforce range of machines has been down to their ability to consistently produce a clean cask time and again which not only save the brewer time it also saves the brewery money. “Following on from the success in the cask market we were then approached by brewers to use the same technology and apply it to the keg sector. said Keith and the integration of the K-series dual cask/keg washers was developed in 2014 to meet the demands of both markets.” Due to its success Caskforce have now developed a new standalone keg washer/filler. The KEG-2000 machine is was on extensive trials during February and early March at Redwell Brewery in Norwich. Redwell are local to the manufacturing facility in Norfolk and have been instrumental in helping Keith and his team develop the machine. Coincidentally they were also Gold Medal winners for their kegged beer at this year’s BeerX in Sheffield where the KEG- 2000 machine was launched. There are currently two models of the machine the KEG2000 which is a washer/filler and the KEG2000W which is a twin head washer. The KEG2000 will clean and fill 28 30l kegs or 20 50l kegs an hour. The KEG2000W will wash up to 48 kegs an hour. “Like with any product it is important that it is simple to operate and cost effective,” adds Keith Trenton. “All machines in the range meet this criteria as brewers are always looking at ways to streamline their processes to increase the efficiency within the operation.” www.caskwasher.co.uk For more information visit: 22_Layout 1 28/07/2016 12:44 Page 1