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Acknowledgement
I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude to Mr. Hardeep Singh, Human Resources
Manager, United Breweries, Ludhiana.
I would like to thank Mr. E. Jacob, Head Brewer, who had been a source of inspiration and
for his timely guidance in the conduct of my project work. I would also like to thank
Mr. Vanish, Chief Engineer, Brew Section for all his valuable assistance in the project work.
Words are inadequate in offering my thanks to United Breweries, Ludhiana for giving me this
opportunity to do my summer training with the esteemed organization. It truly was a great
learning experience.
Finally, yet importantly, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Abhijit Ganguli,
Department of Biotechnology, Thapar University, Patiala for his help in the successful
completion of this project.
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Declaration
I hereby declare that the project work entitled BEER MAKING PROCESS is an authentic
record of my own work carried out at UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED, LUDHIANA as
a requirement of six week training for the award of the degree of B.Tech. (Biotechnology),
Thapar University, Patiala. This work has been done under the supervision and guidance of
Mr. E. Jacob, Head Brewer during the training programme from 6 June 2010 to 16 July 2010.
Gautam Sood
700800015
B Tech. Biotechnology
Thapar University
Patiala
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Contents
Topics
1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT2. CERTIFICATE3. DECLARATION4. INTRODUCTION SIX WEEK TRAINING THE UNITED BREWERIES
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COMPANY PROFILE5. MATERIALS USED6. THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS MALTING MILLING RICE COOKER MASHING LAUTERING WORT BOILING WHIRLPOOL WORT COOLING AERATION FERMENTATION MATURATION CLEANING IN PROCESS FILTRATION CARBONATION BRIGHT BEER TANK BOTTLING7. ANCILLARY OPERATIONS8. REFERENCES9. APPENDIX
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Introduction
The Six Week Industrial Training
The Six Week Industrial Training is a compulsory course which every student has to undergo
during his summer vacations after the completion of 4 th semester. The main aim of industrial
training is to understand the working culture of the industry. The students should be able to
co-relate the theoretical knowledge imparted to them in the classroom with the practical
aspects of the industry. The students should understand the problems of the industry and try
to find out their solutions. This will not only enhance their knowledge, but also help them in
all-round development.
In United Breweries Limited, Ludhiana I think, I tried to fulfil the aims and objectives of the
six week industrial training to the best of my capabilities.
The United Breweries Group
Before discussing about the descriptive information of the process
taking place in the industry, let me share some details of the industry.
The United Breweries Group is a multi-faceted conglomerate with
business interests in
Beverage Alcohol International Trading Research & Development Aviation Pharmaceuticals Fertilizer
Media
Brief History: The UB Group was founded by a Scottish gentleman Thomas Leishman in
1915. The company used to manufacture beer at that time. In August 1947, Vittal Mallya
became the company's first Indian director. United Breweries came into limelight by
manufacturing bulk beer for the British troops. Kingfisher, the Group's most visible and
profitable brand, made its entry in the sixties. Thereafter, the Group moved into agro-based
industries and medicines.
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Vijay Mallya assumed the mantle of the group in 1983. In 1988, UB Group acquired the
global Berger Paints Group with operating companies across four continents. The paints
business was divested for significant value in 1996. UB Group is the third largest
manufacturer of Spirits products in the world. In 2005, the Group entered aviation sector with
the launch of Kingfisher Airlines Limited. Within a short time the airlines has captured animpressive market share and has established a niche identity for itself.
Company Profile
United Breweries Limited
C -60, Phase - VI, Focal Point, Industrial Area, Ludhiana
141001.
General Manager: Mr. Ajay Jairath
The plant was initially owned and run by the government and known by the name of Punjab
Breweries Ltd. It became a sick unit and was taken over by the U.B. group. UBL, Ludhiana is
a kingfisher beer manufacturing plant. It makes upto 8 - 8.5 lakh beer cases per month duringthe peak season i.e. March to June. But during winter season, beer consumption reduces so
the manufacturing of beer cases reduces to 3 - 4 lakh cases per month. Only the glass bottles
are manufactured here, no cans. The production rate per day is 3 - 4 lakh bottles. The
Brewery mainly supplies beer to Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and
Chandigarh.
The brewery produces only two brands:
Kingfisher Strong Kingfisher Light
Soon the company is going to launch new beer called Dark Kingfisher Red Beer, targeted for
winter market. Kingfisher has 55% share of market in beer.
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UBL, Ludhiana is a perfect example of modern industry. Every single process of beer making
is computerized. A single person can operate the whole plant sitting in his office. The labour
work has reduced to great extent. Due to introduction of new technology, it is able to fulfil its
desired goal within time limits and with desired efficiency. Apart from earning profits, the
company also devotes time to work for social cause. They understand the importance ofCorporate Social Responsibility. They also carry out tree plantation programmes and
environment cleanliness drives. They have their own water treatment plant and carbon
dioxide recovery plant so that foul and impure water and carbon dioxide does not affect the
environment and people living around.
Major Materials Used For Brewing Process
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The basic ingredients of beer are
Water Maltbarley and rice Hops Yeast
Although the main ingredients of beer have remained constant, it is the precise recipe and
timing of the brew that gives one a different taste from another. The production of beer is one
of the most closely supervised and controlled manufacturing processes in our society.
Other materials used at various stages of process are:
Gypsum Whirlfloc Calcium chloride Glycol Promalt Sugar Termamyl
The major beer making process of United Breweries Limited, Ludhiana (Kingfisher)
proceeds as follow:
Malting Milling Rice Cooker Mashing Lautering Wort Boiling Whirlpool Wort Cooling Fermentation Lagering Filtration Packaging
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Malting
Malted barley is supplied to this Kingfisher plant from Patiala.
Malt is a term that is used for cereal grains that undergoes the malting process. Different
grains have different yields and flavours. Brewers may use a single or a combination of
grains, depending on their requirements. Around the world, barley, wheat, rice, corn, maize,
rye, oats and sorghum are used
Malting is a process applied to cereal grains converting their insoluble starch to soluble
starch, reducing complex proteins, generating nutrients for yeast development, and the
development of enzymes.
In more technical terms, the malting process stimulates the production of enzymes (alpha
amylase and beta amylase) within the seed that soften its outer walls or husks and modifies its
starches into a more soluble mass.
What Does a Brewer Really Want From Malt?
A good source of fermentable sugars the main purpose for the wort produced frommalt is for yeast to ferment it to alcohol.
A source of enzymes these are critical in the brew house to break down the largermacromolecules to nutrients that the yeast may utilize in fermentation.
Macro- and micronutrients for fermentation many are already present in the maltedbarley and merely need dissolving in the brew house.
No processing problems as we shall see, poorly manufactured malt may give thebrewer many processing problems.
Stable beer with good shelf-lifeas well as processing problems poor quality malt mayalso lead to a beer with negative properties such as haze and poor foam.
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Why most often barley is used?
Barley is particularly well suited to the brewing task because of following reasons:
A barley seed has three outer protective layers - husk, pericarp and testa. This protectsthe seed through the stages of harvest, storage and malting.
The honeycomb microscopic shape of the husk makes for agood natural filter bed that is used to separate the wort or
brewing liquid from the mash.
It has an insanely high starch yield, being 90 per centcarbohydrate 80-85% of which is the grains food cell,
exactly what the brewer is after.
When it has germinated or is green malt, it is extremelyhardy and does not easily separate from its huskkeeping
it intact for the brewer. It will only gelatinise at relatively low temperatures and therefore is less likely to clog up
brewing vessels.
It has high diastatic powerorenzymecontent.
The three main steps of the malting process are:
Steeping Germination Drying
Barley steeping
The purpose of steeping is to evenly hydrate the endosperm mass and to allow uniform
growth during germination. Steeping begins by mixing the barley kernels with water to raise
the moisture level and activate the metabolic processes of the dormant kernel. The water is
drained and the moist grains are turned several times during steeping to increase oxygen
uptake by the respiring barley.
Steeping has two major functions
Raise the moisture content from 12% in different steps to 40% to initiate germination.The increase of moisture over 30% starts germination.
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Wash the grain and remove germination inhibitors as well as all floating material.
The water quality must be at least as high as drinking water quality. The water uptake is
not evenly distributed over the whole kernel. The water uptake mainly depends on the
steep water temperature and the duration of the wet periods. Higher steeping water
temperatures and long wet periods increase the water level faster. Common steeping
temperatures are about 1218C. As the grain hydrates it swells to 1.4 times its original
volume. By blowing air into the base of the steeping vessel it is possible to prevent
packing and the barley is mixed. This also adds oxygen. The oxygen is needed by the
kernels for respiration. A lack of oxygen may provoke carbon dioxide accumulation.
Microbes may start growing. They compete with the grain for oxygen and reduce its
percentage.
Barley Germination
In the next step, the wet barley is germinated by maintaining it at a suitable temperature and
humidity level until adequate modification has been achieved. The germination process
creates a number of enzymes, notably alpha-amylase and beta-amylase, which will be used to
convert the starch in the grain into sugar.
The objectives of germination are:
Controlled breakdown of cell walls and matrixproteins.
Produce optimal level of hydrolytic enzymes. Hydrolyze certain barley reserves e.g. protein to
form free amino nitrogen (FAN).
Barley Germination
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Malt Kilning
If germination continued, a plant would grow, and all of the starches that the brewer hoped to
use would be used by the plant. So, the maltster gauges the germination carefully and stops
the process by drying where the malt is dried to remove enough moisture from each grain so
that further growth is halted.
The objectives of kilning are:
Terminate the modification process and the growth of the plant. Reduce moisture to levels suitable for grain storage. Conserve enzyme complexes developed during malting. Develop color and flavor (both taste and aroma) characteristics as required by the
brewer.
The process can be managed by the temperature
of fresh air and performance of the fan. The
heating has to be performed carefully at the
beginning. Common temperatures of the fresh
air for predrying of green malt start at around
65 C and end at around 80 C with full fan
power. The green malt bed can be divided inthree (upper, middle and lower) layers. The
incoming hot air is able to absorb moisture
from the green malt. At the beginning of the
drying process the exhaust air above the bed is
saturated and has a significantly lower
temperature.
A 1 to 2-foot thick drying zone develops near the floor and slowly
moves up through the bin. Grain below the zone comes toapproximate equilibrium with drying air and is usually dry
enough for safe storage. Grain at the top of the bin remains at its
initial moisture content until the drying zone moves completely
through the bin. You need to provide enough airflow (install a
large enough fan) so that the top grain dries before it spoils.
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The drying process starts at the lower layer and constantly develops through the bed. After 10
12 hrs, the temperature above the bed is rising and relative humidity of the exhaust air is
decreasing. Higher temperatures also increase the colour. Enzymes are partly inactivated.
Lower temperatures at higher moisture contents help to conserve enzymes.
In UBL, Ludhiana the grains initially contains 43% moisture and after drying it becomes 5%
approximately.
Moisture Determination
Heating the grain sample to drive off moisture and weighing before and after heating,
according to a standardized procedure, to find water loss is a direct method of moisture
determination.
Moisture Shrink
The removal of moisture from grain during drying causes a reduction in grain quantity
referred to as moisture shrink. The moisture shrink can be calculated using the following
equation.
Moisture Shrink (%) = Initial Moisture Content - Final Moisture Content
-------------------------------------------------------- x 100
100 - Final Moisture Content
Milling
Usually, malting is done at some other place, not in the industry. After malting, the barley
grains (now called malt) are sent to brew house for further processing. In United Breweries
Limited, Ludhiana the malt comes from Patiala. The first step of operation in the brew house
is the milling or grinding of the malt between rollers.
Foreign objects, such as stones or stray metal parts, can ruin a mill. Therefore they must be
removed from the malt before milling. In a dry mill, such objects can also generate sparks,
which pose an explosion danger. So before milling, we screen the grains two times through
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shaking or vibration screens, to remove dust particles, small stones, stray metal parts and
other rags. After screening, malt is sent to roller mill through bucket elevator.
The objectives of milling are to:
Split the husk longitudinally, exposing and separating the endosperm, without tearing thehulls
Crush the endosperm allowing complete wetting and therefore rapid extraction andenzymic digestion.
Minimize the quantity of fine flour produced.
There are different designs of malt mills, to meet the requirements. The husks have to be
removed but kept intact to serve later in the lautering process as a natural filter bed. If the
grist is too coarse, the yield of extract will be too low. If it is to fine the filter will be clogged
and the filtration process will become too slow. Here the right balance has to be found and
mostly a blend of different fractions is used. The milling step liberates the kernel from the
husk and breaks the kernel into smaller pieces, ultimately into flour. Milling of the malt is a
necessary step to make the starch contained in the kernel accessible in the next processing
step. On the one hand, grinding is of importance for extracting the inside of the malt or cereal
grain as much as possible out of the endosperm to facilitate the following extraction and
dilution steps.
The milling process should be accomplished by grinding the husk as little as possible because
the husk contains many undesirable components, such as resins that degrade beer quality. The
product of the milling operation is called grist.
Six-roller mills
Six-roller mills have three sets of rollers. The first roller crushes the whole kernel, and its
output is divided three ways: flour immediately is sent out the mill, grits without a husk
proceed to the last roller, and husk, possibly still containing parts of the seed, go to the
second set of rollers. From the second roller flour is directly output, as are husks and any
possible seed still in them, and the husk-free grits are channeled into the last roller.
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After milling, sieve analysis of grist
is done. For good lauter tun
performance Briggs et al suggest
that the grist should contain 15%
husks, 23% coarse grits, 30% fine
grits and 32% flour, while Kunze
suggests that the grist should consist
of 18% husk, 8% coarse grits, 56%
fine grits and 18% flour. In fact, the
optimum grist size distribution is
dependent on a brewerys specific
requirements for extract yield and
throughput, the modification of themalt and the loading on the lauter
tun. After milling, the grist is stored
in grist chamber.
The ideal grist for wort filtration in a lauter tun would contain:
No intact kernels The majority of husks split end to end with no endosperm attached The endosperm reduced to a uniform small particle size, called grits A minimum of fine flour.
Rice Cooker
There are several reasons to use non-malted crops in combination with barley malt. The
enzymatic power of barley malt is great enough to not only saccharify the starch contained in
barley, but also to saccharify the starch from non-malted cereals, but before these so-called
Roller Gap in mm
Mill settings top middle bottom
Coarse 13.0 10.5 11.0
Normal 10.0 8.0 6.0Fine 6.5 3.3 2.8
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adjuncts can be added to the mashing they have to be cooked in a separate vessel in order to
convert the mainly insoluble starch into a soluble gel.
Sometimes Rice Cooker works under slight pressure at approximately 104C. This requiresthat the adjunct cooker is equipped with a pressure control valve. An adjunct cooker is not
very different from a mash pan and has a steam heating coil and an agitator. The cooking
process bursts open the starch granules. Sometimes even a vacuum is applied to support the
bursting process. The enzymes can saccharify the starch only after the granules have been
burst open. Non-malted cereals can constitute from 10-40% of mash composition.
Rice Cooker is made of stainless steel. The agitator speed should be slow to deter the oxygen
uptake. In United Breweries Limited, Ludhiana two types of rice are used. They are:
1. Rice Flakes
2. Broken Rice
Rice flakes are directly put into mash tun while broken rice is first gelatinized in Rice Cooker
at 96. We give break at 85 so that enzyme can act on rice. In Rice Cooker,
broken rice is liquefied and converted into flakes as enzymes can act better on flakes during
mashing. The process of conversion of broken rice to flaked rice is called gelatinization.
Ingredients we put in rice cooker
Broken Rice 2450 kg alternate and cheap source of starch
Water 2000 litres to boil the broken rice
Gypsum 2 kg to control the pH
Termamyl 500 ml to avoid sticking of settling particles
H
Steam Consumption by Rice Cooker
The Rice Cooker is heated to the temperature of 96 with the help of steam. The steam is
present in the internal jackets at bottom and the side wall of the vessel. The steam is at
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temperature of 120 -130 .
Heat supplied by steam :
(Using steam tables and thermo-physical properties
table)
Q = m * *T
= (2450 + 2000) *4.91*(96 -45)
= 11,14,324.5 KJ
Amount of steam used = heat supplied / latent heat
= 11,14,324.5 / 2329
= 478.45 kg
The mass transfer pump is designed to transfer Rice Cooker mash to mash kettle for further
processing.
Mashing
Till the time the adjunct cereal is being cooked in Rice Cooker, we do pre - mashing in Mash
Kettle. During premashing, we add water and grist in Mash Kettle and mix them. Pre
mashing is done at 45. As the temperature reaches 45, we add adjunct cereal i.e. rice. If
we are using rice flakes, then they are directly put into Mash Kettle but if we are using
broken rice, then it is supplied from Rice Cooker through a pipeline. Now the actual processof mashing takes place.
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After the malt has been crushed in the milling process it is delivered to the mashing kettle and
pumped into large vessels known as mash tuns. These vessels are surrounded by steam
heating coils and are equipped with an internal agitator. Hot water is added to the ground
malt. Throughout the mashing process, water facilitates the extraction of the starch from the
grains and is the means of heat transfer driving the reactions.
Heat is applied to the mash tun and the mixture is slowly agitated to create a thick slurry
known as mash. The natural enzymes present in the barley begin to break down the starches
in the mash into simple sugars in a chemical process known as saccharification. Some
brewers will supplement the barley enzymes with additional proprietary enzymes to enhance
the saccharification process. These supplemental enzymes are added in a liquid form and are
usually very expensive. Temperature, holding times and pH are closely monitored during this
process to maximize the conversion of the starch into sugars.
Other ingredients we add in Mash Kettle are
Gypsum 5 kg a. To decrease pHb. To help in grushingc. Helps in yeast
settling
d. Give stability to -amylase
CaCl2 1 kg a. To control pH.b. For palletfullness
Lactic acid 2 litres To control pH
Promalt 900 gm
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Bio - chemical changes taking place during mashing:
Gelatinisation - starch granules swell with water and finally burst viscous/stickysolution which can be directly attacked by enzymes.
Liquefication - rapid reduction of viscosity by -amylase attacking gelatinised amylaseand amylopectin.
Saccharification - -amylase continues random attacks and -amylase attacks new non-reducing ends to form maltose.
In UBL, Ludhiana we do Infusion Mashing. In the infusion process, the entire batch ofmash is heated, with appropriate rests, to the final temperature. No part of the mash is
removed for separate boiling. In this system mash conversion (the malt starch is converted to
sugars) takes place in the same vessel as wort separation. As there are no heating stages it is
not necessary to have an agitation in the mash tun. The iso-thermal infusion mash is the
simplest way to make wort, however, since the technique lacks a protein rest, it is
recommended that you use mostly well modified malts. The infusion mash is also refered to
as the one-step mash, since the process requires only one step.
The temperature profile during mashing is different for both rice flakes and broken rice.
Rice flakes Broken rice
45 (rice +grist)
64 (35 min. rest)
71 (30 min. rest)
76
96 (rice) + 45 (grist)
64 (35 min. rest)
71 (30 min. rest)
76
During 35 minutes rest at 64 enzyme - amylase act while during second rest of 30
minutes at 71 , enzyme - amylase act. - amylase is also called liquefying enzyme as it
makes the grist in liquid form. At 76 these diastatic enzymes will get killed.
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Steam consumption during mashing
(Using steam table and thermo-physical properties table of water)
Total mass to be heated = 2440 kg ( rice)
+ 4135 kg (grist)
+ 11500 kg (water)
Temperature difference = 7645 = 31
Heat capacity of grist and rice = 2.3 KJ/Kg
Heat capacity of water = 4.2 KJ/Kg
Total heat supplied = * * +
* *
= 6575 *2.3*31 + 11500*4.2*31
=1966097.5 KJ
Steam consumed = heat supplied / latent heat
= 1966097.5 / 2354
= 835.215 kg
We do mashing for 70 minutes. After mashing is complete, we do iodine test to get
information about conversion of starch to sugar.
If we get
Yellowish brown colour means complete Saccharification
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Violetcolour means incomplete Saccharification
Input Output
Grains (rice + grist) Mash (18,075 kg)
6575 kg
Water Water
(0.05 * 6375=318.75) (318.75 + 11500 = 11818.75 kg)
Soluble Soluble
(0.75* 6375=4781.25 kg) (4781.25 kg)
Insolubles Insolubles
(0.20 * 6375 = 1275 kg) (1275 kg)
Therefore Water added (11500 kg)
Lautering
When the mashing process is finished, the insoluble husks, grist, proteins, cellulose and still
not converted starch have to be removed from the wort
before further processing, to obtain a clear liquid.
Lautering is the separation of the extracts won during
mashing from the spent grain. The filtration can be
carried out with lauter tun .
Design of lauter tun
A lauter tun is a cylindrical vessel with a perforated false
bottom. The false bottom can be opened and closed to
flow. The false bottom in a lauter tun has thin slits to hold
back the solids and allow liquids to pass through. The
Mass
balance
during
Mashing
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solids, not the false bottom, form a filtration medium and hold back small solids, allowing the
otherwise cloudy mash to run out of the lauter tun as a clear liquid. To prevent the filter from
clogging, the Lauter Tun is equipped with a very complex raking machine (agitator). The
raking machine has vertical, rotating blades, knifes and beams for different purposes, as to
prevent the filter bed from becoming too dense, assisting in washing the filter bed with water
and finally to push the solids out of the lauter tun. Cutting blades hang from these arms. The
blade is usually wavy and has a plough-like foot. Each blade has its own path around the tun
and often the whole rake assembly can be raised and lowered. Attached to each of these arms
is a flap which can be raised and lowered for pushing the spend grains out of the tun. The
brewer, or better yet an automated system, can raise and lower the rake arms depending on
the turbidity (cloudiness) of the run-off, and the tightness of the grain bed, as measured by the
pressure difference between the top and bottom of the grain bed.
Lautering has two stages
First wort run-off: During which the extract is separated in an undiluted state from thespent grains
Sparging: In which extract which remains with the grains is rinsed off with hot water.
This separation is actually two different problems.
The liquor needs to be filtered from the particles Much of the sugar is still contained within the spent barley grains.
To solve both of these problems at once, the grains are used to form the structure of a deep
bed filter. Before pumping into the lauter tun, the mash is vigorously stirred to distribute the
solids homogeneously in the fluid. When the mash is pumped now into the lauter tun, the
false bottom remains closed for about 30 minutes to allow the husks to form a filter bed.When the bottom is finally opened to flow, the agitator starts spinning slowly around, blades
rotating.
The liquid is slowly drawn through a perforated bottom in the vessel containing the mash
and introduced back the top of the vessel. In this way, the small suspended particles in the
liquor become trapped in the bed of grains. When the recycled liquor becomes clear, it is
tapped from the bottom of the vessel and hot water is introduced slowly to the top. The fluid
part of the mash passes slowly through the filter bed made of the husks and grist. The first
filtrate is still too cloudy and has to be recycled through the lauter tun, but as soon as the
liquid is clear enough, it is pumped into the wort kettle.
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Still there is some sugar content present in spent grains, we can extract that sugar content
through Sparging. We are transferring sugar from spent grains to clean hot water. The mass
transfer works because the sugar concentration in the grains is higher than that in the hot
water, so the sugar is extracted out of the grains.
When all the liquid mash is pumped into the wort kettle the filter bed is washed with hot
water to increase the yield (Sparging). The hot water is sprayed from nozzles, which are built
into the raking machine. A system will introducing sparge water into the lauter tun. Most
systems have a ring of spray heads that insure an even and gentle introduction of the sparge
water. The watering system should not beat down on the grain bed and form a channel.
Sparging water conditions:
Its pH should be between 6.46.7. Its temperature should be between 76 - 78.
a. If temperature is less than 76 , no proper extraction of sugar takes place.
b. If temperature is more than 78 or 80, leaching of polyphenols take place. It gives
harshy flavour to wort.
Sparging is done three times
Sparging number Amount of hot water
used
Time for which it is
done
Extract called
Before sparging No water used 50-55 mins Sweet wort
1st sparging 6000 lts 20-25 mins 2n extract
2n sparging 6100 lts 20-25 mins 3r extract
3r sparging 1000 lts 4-5 mins Last run
Eventually the separation is completed, resulting in a dilute solution of malt sugars (this is the
same stuff as is concentrated and sold as malt extract in the supermarket) and the spent
grains. Since the spent grains still contain a lot of carbohydrate and fibre, they have quite ahigh nutritional value and are sold as animal feed. Part of the task of the chemical engineer in
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all the process industries is to operate the process in such a way as to minimise the generation
of waste, both to help the environment and to improve the profitability of the operation.
The filtrated fluid obtained from the mashing and lautering process is called wort. It is an
aqueous liquid that contains mainly fermentable sugars. The malt enzymes are still in an
active state and there are proteins and other by-products. The next step of operation in the
brew house is wort boiling.
Input Output
Mash (18075 kg) Wort (26,668.75 kg)
Soluble (4750 kg)
Water (11,818.75 kg) Water (21,918.75 kg)
Soluble (4781.25 kg)
Insoluble (1275 kg) Spent Grain (3785 kg)
Water (2500 kg)
Sparging (13,100 kg) Insoluble (1260 kg)
Water Soluble (25 kg)
Drain Water (1521.25 kg)
Water (1500 kg)
Soluble (6.25kg)
Insoluble (15 kg)
MassBalance In
Lauter Tun
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Wort Boiling
Wort boiling is a complex process during which a wide range of chemical, physico-chemical,
physical and biochemical reactions take place. It is the most energy intensive stage in the
brewing process. From the lauter tun the filtrated wort is pumped into the wort kettle, made
of stainless steel. Wort kettles are similar to mash pans but mostly without an agitator and a
different heating system.
There are several reasons why a good wort boil is important
1. Wort sterilization
Boiling your wort provides enough heat to render the wort free from bacterial contamination.The wort bacteria are easily killed by heat. The low pH and the antibacterial action of certain
hop constituents will ensure that the pathogenic and spore forming organisms that would
otherwise.
2. Enzyme inactivation
Most of the enzyme action ceases early during wort collection, either due to raising the mash
temperature for mash-off or by sparging at a higher temperature in an infusion mash. Boiling
ceases the remaining enzyme activity and fixes the carbohydrate composition of the wort, andhence the dextrin content of the final beer. Dextrins are complex carbohydrates. In the
absence of enzyme activity to break them down into simpler sugars, brewers yeast cannot
ferment.
3. Boilings effect on proteins and hot break
Under the favorable conditions of wort boiling, proteins and other polypeptides present in the
wort will combine with polyphenols or tannins. Protein-tannin complexes collide with other
protein-tannin complexes and stick together until they achieve a certain mass and precipitateout of solution. Boiling also can destroy a proteins three-dimensional structure. Protein and
tannins are the primary constituents of the hot break in the kettle. The hot break is the brown
scum that forms on top of the wort, formed due to coagulation of proteins, formation of
protein-polyphenol complexes, and reaction with hop compounds to create larger particles
that will sediment out in the whirlpool at the end of the boil. These reactions occur at higher
rates at higher temperatures and more agitation.
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4. Solubilize and isomerize hops
Although there are a great many reactions occurring during the kettle boil, the principle one
of interest is the isomerizationand subsequent solubilizationof alpha acids. Isomerizedalpha acids are the molecules responsible for the bitter flavor in beer. The chief component of
alpha acids is the compound humulone. The isomerization of humulone to isohumulone is
facilitated by the presence of magnesium ions. The extraction and isomerization are very
inefficient, however, and as many as 70% of the alpha acids remain unconverted, and hence
insoluble.
5. Volatalize aromas
Dimethyl sulphide (DMS), an off flavour component that forms during the boil from S-
methylmethionine (SMM), is quite volatile at wort boiling temperatures. Given enough time,
say 60 minutes of boiling, DMS should be formed and driven off enough to bring it below the
detectable flavour threshold. During boiling we're basically distilling the DMS out, as it is
more volatile than water. However, you must evaporate some water in order to do this. The
amount of water needed to evaporate is dependent on the concentration of DMS that you
need to get rid of. The more DMS in the wort, the more water you need to evaporate. There is
a minimum amount of water that you need to get rid of certain concentration of DMS,
regardless of what type of wort boiling system you are using.
6. Hop aroma
Hops also contain an essential oil component, which is responsible for the characteristic hop
aromas. Each oil imparts its own smell, and hop aroma is made up from the combinations of
many smells. The oils are soluble in hot wort and are very volatile. So, they are soon boiled
away in the steam from the kettle. This is why many brewers add a charge of hops as late inthe boil as possible to try to trap the aroma before it is evaporated away. Dry hopping is
another technique designed to avoid losing volatile hop compounds.
7. Colour development
Colour pick-up in the kettle is a combination of several factors. The caramelization of wort
sugars darkens the wort as it boils. Loss of an H2O molecule from the complex sugar
molecule forms a double bond inside the sugar molecule, which changes the way the sugar
molecule absorbs light, thereby affecting the color.
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8. Concentration of the wort
In a large brewery, up to 10% of the kettle contents can be lost due to evaporation during a
boil of normal duration. This increases the original gravity of the wort accordingly.
9. Good place for the addition of sugar
Extra sugar is added here to increase the gravity of wort. In UBL, Ludhiana we add 700 kg of
sugar.
10. pH
Wort pH will fall from 5.65.8 at the start of boiling to around 5.25.4 at the end. This is
primarily due to the precipitation of calcium phosphate. Calcium ions in brewing water reacts
with phosphates from the malt to form calcium phospate and hydrogen ions, which lower
wort pH. This demonstrates the importance of excess calcium ions in the wort after mashing.
For this reason, it is sometimes a good idea to add gypsum to the kettle.
Wort boiling system (External Vertical Calandria)
Wort kettles come in different shapes and with various heating systems. The aim is to gain
ideal heat distribution and heat transfer with the different sizes of kettles and saving as much
energy as possible. The kind of wort boiling has also an influence on the quality of the wort.
In UBL, Ludhiana we use external heating system (vertical calandria) for wort boiling.
Process Operation and Control
During filling of the kettle, wort is received at 70-75C and must be heated to boiling point.
Wort is circulated through an external vertical calandria by pumping during the filling
process such that the contents of the kettle are at boiling point at the end of fill and this can
save overall batch time in the brewhouse. The temperature difference between the wort and
the steam used for heating is controlled during the heat up phase and once at boiling point,
pumping is discontinued and the thermosyphon drives itself. No pumping is required once the
kettle is boiling, and the contents can be circulated at
up to 10 times per hour, driven by the large difference in density between the liquid-vapourmix in the heater and the liquid in the kettle. During the boil, clean steam condenses on the
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heating surface transferring its latent heat to the wort. This latent heat is required to evaporate
the water and volatiles from the wort, and the amount of heat input required only needs to
correspond with the latent heat of evaporation at the pressure of the wort, plus an allowance
for heat loss from the kettle. The water vapour from the wort is at a lower pressure than the
original steam, but it holds all the heat in the original steam less the sensible heat left behind
in the condensate. With each successive brew the surfaces get fouled, resulting in a lower
heat transfer coefficient and the mass flow of steam at constant pressure falls as the rate of
condensation is reduced. To achieve the required evaporation rate, the temperature (and
consequently pressure) of the steam must be raised, which is best achieved by installing a
steam mass flow meter, the signal from which modulates a flow control valve.
NOTE: In case of external heating system no natural hops should be used but hop pellets or
hop extracts because the hops leaves and solids can block the passage through the heat
exchanger.
Heat Transfer and Temperature
Heat transfer is governed by Fourier's Law which is stated as
Q = UA ()
where Q is the rate of heat transfer, U is the overall heat transfer coefficient, A is the heating
surface area is the steam temperature, and is the wort temperature. It follows that an
increase in heating surface area requires a decrease in steam temperature to maintain the same
heat input and achieve the same evaporation. With the very large surface area of a modern
external wort heater the steam temperature can be reduced to 110C - 115C compared to
135C to 140C for an internal heater. This correlates with less heat damage to the wort.
Evaporation Percent
Evaporation is usually expressed as percentage of total volume of wort at the start of boil. It
is difficult of measure accurately the volume of boiled wort due to its turbulence.
Evaporation percent =
100 - (post-boil volume x 100 pre- boil volume)
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For example:
Say you collect 267 hectolitres of wort and boil it down to 240 hectolitres.
Evaporation percent = 100 - (24000 267),
= 10090
= 10%
Most brewers target the evaporation percent between 8% - 10%.
Steam Consumption during wort boiling
(Using steam table and thermo-physical properties table of water)
Enthalpy balance with negligible heat of dilution
Total heat required for wort boiling = +
= heat required to raise temperature from 78 to 100
= * *
= specific heat of wort = 4.19 ( almost same as water)
= mass of wort = 26700 kg
= temperature difference = 22
= 26700 * 4.19 * 22
= 2461206 KJ
= heat required for evaporation of 10% of wort
= m *
m = mass of wort evaporated
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latent heat of vapourization
= 2670 * 2257
= 6026190 KJ
Total heat supplied by steam = 2461206 + 6026190
= 8487396 KJ
Steam consumed = 8487396 / 2257
= 3760.476 kg
Steam economy = No. of kg vapourized / kg of steam fed
= 2670 / 3760.476
= 0.71
Types of boiling that occur in calandria
Three forms of heat transfer can take place inside the heating tubes:
1. Film Boiling2. Forced Convection Boiling3. Nucleate Boiling
Film boiling is not desirable, as a vapour film forms on the heating surface and prevents the
heat transfer to the wort, causing rapid fouling. It can occur at fairly low temperature
difference.
Forced convection will take place when there is low temperature difference between wort and
heater or when bubble formation is suppressed by application of backpressure. To achievehigh rate of heat exchange, flow in tubes must be turbulent.
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Nucleate boilingmakes use of bubble formation to cause rapid turbulence. The presence of
bubbles also helps in the removal of volatiles. Nucleate boiling (phase change) can be
encouraged or suppressed by the pressure maintained.
Whirlpool
The whirlpool kettle is used to separate undesirable substances from the hot wort. The
particle size of these substances is only 30-80 m. These substances are collectively calledhot trub and are present at a concentration of 40-80 grams per hectolitre of wort. A whirlpool
is a hydrodynamic trub separator using centrifugal forces to sediment insoluble substances
from the wort after boiling. Trub has a negative influence on fermentation and the taste of
beer.
Flow and forces in a whirlpool
The tangential injection causes the liquid to spin with about 10 rpm and form a vortex. As acombined result of centrifugal forces and friction on the wall, the trub accumulates in the
bottom of the whirlpool in the shape of an inverted cone. After about 30 minutes the wort is
pumped from the outlet to the wort cooler.
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Settlement of Solids ( Stokes law)
Particles settle naturally under the influence of gravity, as described by Stokes Law. Stokes
Law states that the rate of sedimentation of an idealised spherical particle is directly
proportional to the difference in the density of the particle and the liquid medium, the
acceleration due to gravity, and the square of the radius of the particle, and inversely
proportional to the viscosity of the liquid. Thus if wort or beer is left for a sufficiently long
time, it will clarify itself; this is the basis of the laggering process.
Where,
= rate of sedimentation of a spherical particle
= density of the particle
= density of the medium (wort or beer)
= diameter of the sphere
g = acceleration due to gravity
= viscosity of the medium.
Stokes Law suggests two possible strategies for increasing the rate of clarification. The g
term may effectively be increased by means of a centrifuge or the radius of the particle may
be increased by the use of finings. Centrifuges are particularly effective at removing yeast,
but generally less effective on the very small particles that finings (whirlfloc) are particularly
good at removing. Since the speed of settlement is proportional to the square of the radius a
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modest increase in particle size can yield a profound decrease in settlement time. This
therefore, makes increasing particle size by flocculation, a very attractive method of
decreasing settlement times. Coagulation is not a simple process and depends upon the nature
of the particulates and the liquid.
Wort Cooling
The hot wort must be cooled because temperatures above 40 C kill the yeast during
fermentation. The cooling process is carried out in closed systems, mainly plate heat
exchangers.
Design of Plate Heat Exchanger
The plate heat exchanger (PHE) is a specialized design well suited to transferring heat
between medium- and low-pressure liquids. Two plates form a cell with a flow of the cooling
medium followed by two plates forming a cell with a flow of the hot medium. The plates
have a profile guiding the flow from the inlet at one side on the top to the outlet at the other
side at the lower end in a cell. Both media flow exactly in counter flow pattern. The hot
medium becomes gradually cooler as the cold medium becomes gradually warmer. Stainless
steel is a commonly used metal for the plates because of its ability to withstand high
temperatures, its strength, and its corrosion resistance. The plates are often spaced by rubber
sealing gaskets which are cemented into a section around the edge of the plates. The plates
are pressed to form troughs at right angles to the direction of flow of the liquid which runs
through the channels in the heat exchanger. These troughs are arranged so that they interlink
with the other plates which forms the channel with gaps of 1.31.5 mm between the plates.
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Heat transfer
The plates produce an extremely large surface area, which allows for the fastest possible
transfer. Making each chamber thin ensures that the majority of the volume of the liquid
contacts the plate. The troughs also create and maintain a turbulent flow in the liquid to
maximize heat transfer in the exchanger. A high degree of turbulence can be obtained at low
flow rates and high heat transfer coefficient can then be achieved. The heat exchanger plates
are thin (0.5mm) to allow optimal heat exchange. The surfaces of plates are embossed to
cause turbulent flow and speed up heat transfer.
The efficiency of plate heat exchanger is affected by fouling. If fouling increases, the heat
transfer coefficient reduces, and higher flow of chilled water will be required to achieve
the wort outlet temperature.
In UBL, Ludhiana we use single stage cooling process, in which hot wort at 100 is to be
cooled to temperature of 15 by bringing it in contact with chilled water at 4. The
temperature of outlet hot water reaches about 80. The wort temperature at the cooler end is
measured by the resistance bulb thermometer and adjustments are sent to chill water throttle
valve to achieve the required wort temperature.
Advantages of plate heat exchanger
Compactness- The units in a plate heat exchanger occupy less floor space and floor loadingby having a large surface area that is formed from a small volume. This in turn produces a
high overall heat transfer coefficient due to the heat transfer associated with the narrow
passages and corrugated surfaces.
Flexibility- Changes can be made to heat exchanger performance by utilizing a wide range offluids and conditions that can be modified to adapt to the various design specifications. These
specifications can be matched with different plate corrugations Low Fabrication Costs- Welded plates are relatively more expensive than pressed plates.
Plate heat exchangers are made from pressed plates, which allow greater resistance to
corrosion and chemical reactions.
Ease of Cleaning- The heat exchanger can be easily dismantled for inspection and cleaningand the plates are also easily replaceable as they can be removed and replaced individually.
Temperature Control- The plate heat exchanger can operate with relatively smalltemperature differences. This is an advantage when high temperatures must be avoided. Local
overheating and possibility of stagnant zones can also be reduced by the form of the flow
passage.
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Calculations related to plate heat exchanger
A plate heat exchanger is used to cool wort from 100C to 15C. The wort passes through it
at a flow rate of 360 hl/hr. Cooling water at 8C flows counter-current into the plate heatexchanger at a flow rate of 405 hl/hr and its outlet temperature is 80C.If each plate has an
area of 0.6 .
Density of wort = 1080 kg/
Density of water = 1000 kg
Specific heat of wort = 4.0 kJ/(kg K)
Specific heat of water = 4.2 kJ/(kg K)
Heat transfer coefficient = 3000 W/.
Using heat balance
Heat lost by wort = heat gained by water
** = * *
Heat lost by wort = 360 kg/hr * 4 KJ/(kg K) * 85C
= 122400 KJ/hr
= 34 KW
Heat gained by water = 405 kg/hr * 4.2KJ/(kg K) * 75C
= 122472 KJ/hr
= 34 KW
Calculating LMTD
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= (207) / (ln 2.86)
= 12.37
Using Design Equation of plate heat exchanger
Q = U * A *
Total area of plates, A = 34000 / (3000 * 12.37)
= 91.62
Total number of plates used = Total area of plates
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Area of one plate
= 91.62 / 0.6
= 153 plates
So for the above cooling operation we need 153 plates.
Aeration
Aeration is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in the
wort. In its broadest sense, aeration is the process by which the area of contact between wort
and air is increased by mechanical devices. In venturi pipes there is a substantial increase inflow velocity where the pipe is narrowed. The wort, which runs through the aeration nozzle,
creates a slight vacuum which draws air into the unit.
Air is introduce through a jet nozzle & is through mixed by eddy current in the wort in the
turbulent flow. The lower the temperature, the greater is the solubility. The air is directly
injected into the wort that turbulently flows through a pipe.
The basic purpose of aeration is the improvement of the physical and chemical characteristics
of wort. Primarily, this improvement involves the reduction of objectionable tastes and
odours, but some additional benefits of aeration, as a preliminary step to other purificationprocesses have also been noted.
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Fermentation
The term fermentation refers in general to those processes that are caused by microorganismsthat degrade nitrogen free substances. These processes occur slowly and are characterised by
the formation of gases and the liberation of heat. The names of the different fermentations are
derived from either the final product or the microorganism that caused the fermentation. In a
brewery, only alcoholic fermentations are of interest. Here, a variety of fermentable sugars are
degraded by yeast into ethyl alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide according to the following
formula:
C6H12O6 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2 + 230 kJ
Glucose Ethanol Carbon dioxide
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Yeast pitching
Strain Used- Saccharomyces uvarum, Saccharomyces cerevesiae
Yeasts are single celled organisms (fungi). Yeasts are mono-cellular microorganisms that are
common and widespread in nature, which reproduce by budding or fission. The viscous yeast
suspension is added directly into the aerated wort. The yeast can be dosed with suitable
pumps into the wort supply line of the fermenter, or blended with the wort in so-called
pitching vessels. The addition of yeast is called "pitching" in the brewer's language. It is very
important to intensively aerate the yeast before dosing. If this is not done, a delay in
fermentation is inevitable. The fermentation process is initiated by the addition of 0.5 0.7 l
of a heavy yeast slurry per hectoliter of wort, corresponding to 1520 million yeast cells per
millilitreof cold and aerated wort. After the addition of yeast, the wort is called youngbeer
or simply beer.The single yeast cells must quickly come in contact with the nutrients of the
wort. Consequently, the yeast is injected continuously into the flow of the coldwort.
Fermentation process
+ 6> 6O+ 6
>OH + 2
Fermentation process is divided into 3 phases
Lag phase Log phase Stationary phase
Lag phase
The lag phase is the time during which the yeast become acclimatized to the wort and prepare
to reproduce and consume massive amounts of sugar. In this phase, oxygen is extremely
important. Oxygen is used by yeast for synthesis of sterols and unsaturated fatty acids that are
necessary growth factors. Without oxygen, these lipids cant be bio synthesized and growth
will be very limited.
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Log phase
The log phase is a time of exponential growth of the yeast culture. The preparation of the yeast
made during the lag phase allows rapid multiplication of cells and consumption of sugar. Yeast
reproduce asexually by budding; the adult cell forms a daughter cell that is an exact genetic
copy itself. The yeast turns one molecule of glucose into two molecules each of ethyl alcohol
and carbon dioxide.
Stationary phase
The stationary phase is the last stage where the yeast population reaches maximum density and
the remaining sugars are consumed. As the available sugar decreases, the yeast begin to
prepare for a period where there is a lack of food. It is here where fermentation comes to a halt
and yeast begins to dormant. When the yeast have consumed all of the sugar, flocculation
begins. The rest allows time for the yeast to convert or reduce some less desirable compounds,
especially diacetyl, to more acceptable or desirable compounds.
Changes during Fermentation
Changes in the Composition of Nitrogen CompoundsYeast converts nitrogen compounds from wort to synthesize its own cellular substances. The
free amino nitrogen (FAN) content is reduced from 200250 to 100120 mg/l.
pH DropThe pH decreases from 5.4 5.6 in wort to a value of 4.3 4.6 and then remains constant.
Lower pH values, for instance below 4.2, must be avoided because they impair an acidic beer
taste.
Precipitation of Bitter Substances and PolyphenolsThe non - isomerized - acids are captured from ascending bubbles and carried ahead to
the foam. The loss of bitter substances ranges from 25 to 40% during fermentation.
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Content
is enriched in fermenting beer. The solubility ofin beer dependson temperature andpressure. Most of the produced during fermentation is, however, recovered.
Undesired side reaction
Diacetyl which can give a butterscotch flavour but needs to be managed closely to avoid a
rancid flavour.
Degree of fermentation
The degree of fermentation of wort is determined by :
% Fermentation =
(% initial extract - % final extract) x 100
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% initial extract
The dominant practice is to ferment all fermentable extract. One should note that not all extract
formed during the mashing step in the brewing process consists of fermentable sugars, also a
certain amount of non-fermentable sugars are formed.
The following example illustrates this point:
Initialextract:2.2%
Final extract: 2.0%
% Fermentation =
(12.2 - 2.0) x 100
= 83.6112.2
The degree of fermentation relates to the taste of a beer.
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Dissipation of heat and heat transfer
The dissipation of the heat from the fermenter follows the principle of heat transfer. Most of the
heat transfers occur through conduction and will follow the direction of the heat gradient. The
heat transfer depends on the size of the fermenter. Small fermenters have smaller volume and
therefore a high surface area to volume ratio. This makes heat the fermenter very fast and
efficient. Under this situation the fermenter will
Cooling jackets is good heat exchanger. As the fermentation reaction is exothermic reaction, a
lot of heat is produced. We must cool the fermentation vessel by means of cooling jackets. This
type of cooling jackets is commonly used in the case of indirect evaporation. The cooling is
done by glycol. The glycol is fed in from below and passes out at the top.
Mass Transfer in Fermentation
Film theory
The two film theory is a useful model for mass transfer between phase. Mass transfer of solute
from one phase to another involves transport from bulk of one phase to the interface, and thenfrom the interface to the bulk of the second phase. This theory is based on idea that a mass
transfer boundary layer forms whenever there is contact between two phases. Mass transfer
through the film is by molecular diffusion and is the major resistance.
Oxygen transfer from gas bubble to cell
Eight steps involved
Transfer from the interior of the bubble to the gas-liquid interface Movement across the gas-liquid interface Diffusion through the relatively stagnant liquid film surrounding Transport through the bulk liquid Diffusion through the relatively stagnant liquid film surrounding Movement across the liquid-cell interface If the cells are in floc, clump or solid particle, diffusion through the solid of individual
cell.
Transport through the cytoplasm to the site of reaction.
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Maturation
After the hard work of primary fermentation, beer needs to rest. At this stage the brewer is
looking to mature the beers flavour, reduce the rougher alcohols, stabilise it and minimise any
dissolved oxygen. It may also be clarified. During maturation, the temperature of the green beer
is lowered to force the precipitation of the yeast. To separate yeast from green beer by this
cooling and decanting process takes about 12 to 15 hours. The green beer is transferred to
maturation tanks where it is tored at a temperature of -1. The yeast is pumped to storage
tanks for use in the next batch. Generally, yeast is used about five times. If the yeast is infected,
it is washed with acid before it is used in the next batch.Yeast that is no longer suitable for
fermentation is sold to other industries such as the pharmaceutical or animal feed
industries.After this primary fermentation, the wort is called "green beer". Green beer has arough flavour and before it is ready for consumption it has to undergo maturation or ripening
process that is known as "lagering".
We add three chemicals after fermentation for protein settlement. They are
Biofien Profex KMS
This process will improve the quality of the beer and eliminate undesired fermentation by-products as diacetyl, aldehydes and sulphur containing substances by biochemical processes.
In UBL, Ludhiana both fermentation and maturation takes place in one tank in off season. This
tank is called CCFV i.e. cylindro-conical fermentation vessel. During season time, maturation
takes place in another vessel.
Cleaning in Place
C.I.P means cleaning in place. This technique is used to clean fermentation vessels. Its
procedure is:
Rinsing with hot water for 10 minutes Hot caustic circulation for 30 minutes Cold water circulation for 10 minutes Superoxide circulation for 30 minutes
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When caustic is used for cleaning, it is necessary to ensure that the C has been removed
from the tank because otherwise as a result of reaction
2NaOH + C>
C
+
or
NaOH + C> NaHC (insoluble sodium hydrogen carbonate)
Filtration
Upon completion of the maturation process, the beer is filtered. The purpose of the filtrationis to improve the stability of the beer and to give it brightness and clarity. Filtration does not
only improve the appearance of the beer.
Several different substances must be removed from the beer including yeast, precipitated
proteins, hop resins and sometimes beer spoiling microorganisms. All these substances can
cause turbidity and a ropy effect like a veil. The turbidity forming substances have distinctly
different particle sizes and have different filtering characteristics.
One should differentiate between gross dispersions and colloids. Gross dispersions have a
particle size > 0.1 m and can be seen with the naked eye. Examples are yeast and coagulated
proteins. The particle size of colloids is between 0.001 and 0.1 m. Colloids are best
observed with refracted light by sending a beam of light through the fluid.
The filtration steps fulfil two roles
To remove suspended materials from the green beer (the real filtration)
To unhinge potential turbidity formers (stabilization).
Metal Candle Filter
Metal candle filters have stainless steel housings. Their shape is cylindrical and they are
mounted in a vertical position. Filter candles have a diameter of 2035 mm and are of
various lengths up to a maximum of 2.5 m. A filter surface area of up to 180
can beachieved in the pressure vessel by a parallel arrangement of candles. Internally, they contain
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many filter elements that are made from a fine wire mesh. The pore size of the mesh is 70
m. The purpose of this pore size is to retain the filter aid, the diatomaceous earth. The
suspension is made by mixing beer with Kieselguhr.
The candles have permeable materials on their surface and are
traversed through from outside to inside. The filtrate is drained off through the inside of the
candle. The fluid passes through a very porous filter material. Particles that are to big are
retained in the filter media. In this process, also adsorption plays an important role. The
problem here is that as the particle retention increases, the volume flow of clean beerdecreases. Particles are retained in these channels by adsorption.
Kieselguhr suspension is pumped directly into the beer line. As the Kieselguhr suspension
enters the filter, it forms a filter bed on the stainless steel mesh. Closed loop circulation is
established until the filtrate runs clear. The turbidity causing substances are retained on the
Kieselguhr filter bed.
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Beer Stabilization
The removal of turbidity - forming materials from beer is carried out by adsorptive during
kieselguhr filtration.
Two major groups of substances count as turbidity formers:
1. Proteins
2. Tannins
Proteins are removed by adsorption using colloidal silica. This is done by adding silica to the
kieselguhr dosage. Tannins are nearly exclusively removed by adsorption using
polyvinlylpyrrolidon (PVPP). PVPP is added to the kieselguhr.
Carbonation
Carbonation refers to the dissolving ofcarbon dioxide in an aqueous solution. Carbon dioxide
used here comes from brewery itself. The carbon dioxide released during fermentation is used
here, after purification.
Principle of Carbonation
Carbonation is based on the principle of Henrys Law. Henrys Law has two parts. Part one
states that as pressure increases, solubility of gases in liquids increases. Part two states that as
temperature increases, solubility of gasses in liquids decreases. More pressure means more
gas can be dissolved in a liquid. Decreasing pressure causes that gas to come out of the
liquid. Colder liquids hold more gas than warmer liquids. As a liquid warms up, the gas starts
to come out of solution.
The classic example of Henrys Law is the bottle of your carbonated beer. Before the bottle is
opened, the contents of the bottle are under pressure. Because of this pressure, the carbon
dioxide is soluble in the liquid portion of the beverage. When you open the cap, you release
the pressure and the carbon dioxide becomes less soluble. Because the carbon dioxide is less
soluble, it cant remain dissolved and comes out of solution in the form of bubbles.
The amount of carbon dioxide that dissolves is a function of time, with the rate decreasing
exponentially as equilibrium is approached. Carbon dioxide levels are stated as volumes of
gas at standard temperature and pressure per volume of beer. Fixing the temperature and
pressure at appropriate settings will bring about the desired carbon dioxide concentration.
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Bright Beer Tank
The filtered beer, after carbonation is stored in the so-called bright beer tanks. These tanks
are also referred to as pressure tanks. Bright beer tanks are normally vertically installed
cylindrical tanks or cylindrical, conical tanks. These tanks are usually constructed from
stainless steel. Inorganic soil accumulates in the form of predominantly mineral beer stone.
Sometimes it can be observed after three filling and emptying cycles. Filtered beer should not
be stored for extended periods in these tanks to avoid a variety of problems that could have a
negative influence on the quality of the beer.
Bottling
Bottle washing
Bottle washing is an integral part of a beverage manufacturing process. Bottle washing seems
to be a simple and easy task to accomplish; however, in actual practice it is not. Bottle
washing has evolved into a highly automated process that requires a thorough understanding
of many technical considerations. The purpose of bottle washing is to remove all soils from
the inside and outside surfaces of the bottles.
More specifically, this includes removing
product residues and adhesive, dust, dirt, rustrings (from metal caps), moulds, insect eggs
and larvae, and other soils that may be present.
A major function of the bottle washing
operation is to remove all labels and exterior
soils to prepare the bottle for re-labelling. The
bottles must exit the bottle washer in a clean, preferably sparkling, and sanitary condition.
They must be free of all pathogenic and spoilage organisms.
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Bottle Inspection
After leaving the bottle washer the bottles have to be checked whether they are in a proper
state to be filled and distributed to the consumer. Checking has not only to verify the hygienicstate of the bottle (no residues) but also the physical state. Certain damages may leave the
bottle unfit for filling or may represent a risk to filling equipment. Even when a bottle can be
properly filled, it has to be verified that the bottle cannot be a source of harm to a consumer.
Bottle Filling
Bottle filling machines are always built as revolving machines with upto 200 filling valves.
The bottles are transported to the filler on a conveyor belt, than separated to a predeterminedspacing by a separating device, and positioned on a lifting platform under the filling elements
by using a star-wheel-loading-device.
During rotation of the filler the bottles pass through several stages
Pressing against the filling elements
Evacuation and counter-pressurization filling
Filling level adjustment
Pressure release
Lowering from the filling elements
Crowning
After filling, the bottles have to be closed as soon as possible. Therefore, the closing machine
is built into the same unit as the filler and they are equipped with a common drive to ensure
synchronous operation. The indented part of the crown cork is pushed over and bent inwards
over the lip at the bottle mouth, thus sealing the bottle. A crown cork, as delivered by its
manufacturer, has an outer diameter (d2) of 32.1 mm (including the 21 claws) and a height
(h) of 6.0 mm. The internal diameter (d 1) is with 26.75 mm as wide as the outer diameter of
the bottle mouth. Closing elements move also up and down to be fitted onto the bottles.
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Labelling
During the first rotation, the rotating gluing or label
intake elements (2) are coated with adhesive supplied
by an adhesive applicator (3). Then they pass the label
magazine (1). Due to the tack provided by the glue-
covered surface of the intake device, a label is picked
up. In this process step, it is essential that the labels
easily separate from the stack in the magazine to avoid
that two or more labels are taken at the same time. In
the second rotation, the labels covered with glue on
the reverse side are taken by gripper (4) and pressedwith the printed side pointing inwards against a
sponge. In a third rotation, the labels are rolled with their adhesive-coated side against the
bottle and the gripper releases the label. The labelled bottles are then moved passing brushes
and rubber rollers to attach the labels firmly to the bottle.
Bottle pasteurization
To guarantee a long shelf life the beer, it
has to contain as little beer spoiling
microorganisms as possible. The most
reliable method for achieving this objective
is the pasteurisation of the filled bottle in atunnel pasteuriser, because this process
covers also the high risk of contamination
in the filling process. In a tunnel
pasteuriser, the bottles pass on special
conveyor chains with a grid structure to
permit a high water passage through a long
tunnel The tunnel is divided in a number of
zones with a vigorous water spray of gradually increasing temperature. On passing through
the tunnel the temperature of the bottles and their content is gradually increased by the water
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sprays, until the desired pasteurisation temperature is reached and maintained for a while. On
their further way towards the end of the tunnel the bottles pass then through zones with
gradually decreasing spray temperatures, thus cooling the bottles down until they havereached ambient temperature upon leaving the spray-tunnel.
Efficient heat exchange depends on a vigorous water circulation over the bottles. Therefore,
the water is pumped through large pipes. Instead of spraying jets, there are large rectangular
openings on the underside of the pipes. Close to the openings, special deflectors produce
highly turbulent currents to produce a large contact area between the passing bottles and the
pasteuriser water. The water is collected in large vessels under the spraying sections and,
after filtration through a screen, sprayed again over the bottles.
Conveyor Belt
The conveyor moving forwards exerts a force onthe bottle causing a forward momentum
depending on the force exerted, the weight of the
bottle and the friction between the bottom of the
bottle and the conveyor. The higher the friction,
the higher the force exerted on the bottle. Holding
the bottle in place requires a counter force
equivalent to the forward momentum.
Packaging
After labelling, the beer bottles are sent for packing with the help of conveyor belt. Six bottles
are put in each box mechanically. After this, the box is sealed and stored, which is later on
transported.
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Ancillary Operations of brewery
Boiler Plant Cooling Plant Recovery Plant Waste Water Treatment Plant
Boiler Plant (source of steam)
Boiler is the main steam source in the brewery. In UBL, Ludhiana Rice Husk Boiler is usedfor the production of steam. Here,instead of using any fossile fuels , rice husk is used. Rice
husk is cheap fuel and easilyavailable. It produces less pollution. Firstly, we heat sand with
the help of coal upto temperature of 800 . The heated sand is fluidized with the help of airand is brought in contact with rice husk. The burning rice husk heats the water pipeline and
converts water into steam, which can be used for various purposes in brew house. The
combustion of rice husk leads very high burnt particles. To avoid emission of burnt particles
to the atmosphere, the cyclone separator is used.
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Cooling Plant
Ammonia is the primary refrigent used in the brewery and glycol is used as secondary
refrigent used. Propylene Glycol is a food grade antifreeze. The glycol, mixed with city
water, enables us to operate our chiller systems in the 25-27 temperature range thatbreweries require.
Plant
A Carbon dioxide recovery plant consist
1. Foam separator
2. Carbon dioxide gas container
3. Gas scrubber, carbon dioxide is freed from watersoluble impurities
4. Compressor, suck in the gas & compress it in two stages to liquefying pressure of 18 to 22
bar.
5. Cooler
6. Dryer, moisture still contained in the carbon dioxide is removed.
7. Carbon filter, undesirable aroma compounds still present are absorbed.
8. In the Carbon dioxide liquefaction unit the compressed carbon dioxide condenses at thelow temperatures produced by a cooling plant.
9. The liquid is then stored in a carbon dioxide storage tank from which it can be removed
again for immediate use in the brewery.
Water treatment Plant
The quality and quantity of brewery effluent can fluctuate significantly as it depends on
various different processes that take place within the brewery. Organic components in
brewery effluent (expressed as COD) are generally easily biodegradable as these mainly
consist of sugars, soluble starch, ethanol, volatile fatty acids,etc. This is illustrated by the
relatively high BOD/COD ratio of 0.6-0.7. The brewery solids mainly consist of spent grains,
kieselguhr, waste yeast and hot trub. Brewery effluent pH levels are mostly determined by the
amount and type of chemicals used at the CIP units (e.g. caustic soda, phosphoric acid, nitric
acid etc). The waste water released after the manufacturing process is treated at the Effluent
Treatment Plant which is located within the plant. The treatment process takes 6-7 days on an
average and the treated water is utilized for cleaning purposes. Among biological treatment
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systems one can distinguish between anaerobic and aerobic processes. Anaerobic treatment
is characterized by biological conversion of organic compounds (COD) into biogas (mainly
methane 70-85 vol% and carbon dioxide 15-30 vol% with traces of hydrogen sulphide).
During aerobic treatment (air) oxygen is supplied to oxidize the COD into carbon dioxide and
water. Both biological processes produce new biological biomass (bio solids)
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References
Books
Handbook of Brewing - F.G. Priest and Graham G. Stewort Handbook of Brewing -William A. Hardwick
Web-sites
www.alabev.com/brew www.beer-brewing.com www.brewingwithbriess.com www.documentationemersonprocess.com www.howtobrew.com www.nironic.com/wort_boiling.asp www.springerlink.com www.sterkensbrew.be/sbm/beermaking
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