The Envirogen Group has installed a bespoke multi-stage water treatment system at a major UK brewery to solve an incoming water treatment quality issue. This solution was crucial for the client as it needed to overcome flavour taint issues and guarantee a perfect pint! With municipal supplies delivering changeable quality and imbalanced mineral composition, the brewery needed a reliable solution. “When you’re producing a premium product, first-class ingredients are essential,” explains Bill Denyer, Director of Food & Beverage at Envirogen. “End users expect a repeatable high quality experience and our customer had this at the heart of its business. Unfortunately municipal water can show huge ranges in mineral composition and in the suspended solid content. Although it will meet the safety standards set for the water companies, the taste can vary widely depending on the location, the time of year and various other downstream issues. Since water is such a major ingredient in beer, even small changes can taint the final flavour.’ Denyer continues: “Our customer was experiencing very specific issues with high suspended solid and colloidal matter concentrations. Additional high trihalomethane (THM) content was producing a flavour taint. Analysis of the current plant, and examination of the further plans to double brewing capability, meant that our engineers could design the solution to fit the existing machinery with the expansion strategy in mind. With a toolkit of some of the best filtration systems in the world, we don’t deliver a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Designing the system to solve the exact problems experienced by the client means that they receive the most efficient solution, and it’s often the most cost effective too. “Appointing a dedicated project manager, with extensive water engineering experience, meant that the customer had one point-of-contact throughout the whole project. Current operational tasks were carefully understood to ensure that installation and commissioning had little impact on the day-to-day delivery. Using 3D modelling software we could demonstrate the entire proposed plant in situ, combining the existing and new technology all within the exact dimensions of the brewery. This ensures that all parties completely understand the planned changes and we can address any variations or issues before manufacturing commences.” Envirogen’s solution included a deep bed multimedia iron removal system to remove solid matter, reducing the backwash frequency and increasing capacity; a 24-hour steam sterilisable duplex carbon filtration system – to reduce THM and chlorine and destroy microbes; a 75m³ storage vessel to accommodate buffer store when water supply varies in volume and quality (pictured above being delivered); PureChlor chlorine dosing system to control microbial content in storage vessels – without introducing further flavour changes; Reverse Osmosis systems to further increase the water quality as well as recycling water for reuse; Ongoing service and maintenance contract for peace of mind and optimum operational efficiencies. The entire plant was built with scalability in mind, future-proofing the plant for expansion. The brewery’s engineering manager commented: “Envirogen’s knowledge and experience within the beverage industry is excellent. They understand the way we operate, the standards and quality we require and as a consequence have provided us with an efficient, cost effective water treatment solution.” An independent review conducted by Business Energy has highlighted eSight Energy as one of the top 10 Energy Management Software providers. The review pointed out that eSight Energy is perfect for an international company as well as also being ideal for smaller businesses, as the software is scalable for those who cannot justify a large system. Other aspects of the software highlighted are the web-based nature of eSight, meaning it can be accessed anywhere, and its worldwide capabilities to work with multiple currencies and cultures. The author, Alex Loijois, states that, “eSight directly converts a company’s consumption data into monetary units, making it easier to digest. One thing that really sets it apart is its ability to set up a revenue contract, which is meant to be used in tenant billing. A global company could probably take advantage of eSight’s international data focus.” eSight Energy provides energy management solutions through a network of resellers and systems integrators. Products from eSight Energy allows organisations to cut energy consumption, reduce costs and lower CO2 emissions. 26 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Water quality issues resolved at UK brewery eSight Energy named as Top 10 provider www.eSightenergy.com For more information visit: News HYGIENE & RESOURCES www.envirogengroup.com For more information visit: 26_Layout 1 13/08/2017 09:50 Page 1