1000L 3 vessel automated brewhouse beer brewing system.

I want to share with you the starting a 1000L 3 vessel automated brewhouse beer brewing system. Understanding these parts and being able to answer them is a good first step in your quest to open a brewery. So, I thought why not share, and if you need help answering them, please feel free to reach out.

The main 3 vessel brewhouse vessels are:

Mash mixer – Where your mix hot liquor, malt and any adjuncts to get the brew started.

Lauter tun – Where the wort (sugar liquid) is separated from the solids of the mash and sent to the brew kettle.

Brew kettle – Where the wort is boiled and the hops added.

Whirlpool – Where precipitate solids (from the boil) and hop particles are separated from the hot wort and left behind. As the liquid goes via the heat exchanger to the fermentation vessel.

How to set 1000L brewing system up?

2-vessels system – A combined mash/lauter tun and combined kettle/whirlpool. Generally used for smaller systems, where space is a premium or you’re on a smaller budget.

3 vessel brewhouse – You have two options here, combined mash/lauter with separate kettle and whirlpool or separate mash and lauter and combined kettle/whirlpool. They both have their advantages and disadvantages. I’m happy to discuss them if you’d like to get in contact.

4-vessel system – This is where you generally have a separate mash, lauter, kettle and whirlpool. They can be a square formation or linear.

Starting A automated beer brewing – Which Beer Styles Will You Brew?

There are two main beer styles; ale and lager. Lagers need longer in tank than ales. We call this tank residency. In brewing most breweries, they brew 50 weeks per year, this accounts for public holidays.

If you make a lot of lager which spends at least 4 weeks in tank, you can brew 12.5 times per year into these tanks:

50 weeks / 4 weeks per brew = 12.5 brew per annum

If you make a lot of ales, they might have a 2-week turn around time. Meaning you can brew 25 times a year into a tank.

50 weeks / 2 weeks per brew = 25 brew per annum

You can brew more beer per annum from the same number of tanks, if you make mostly ales. It’s not always this easy but it shows the point I’m making. The beer styles you brew influences your brewery setup.