Steinecker CombiCube B compact brewhouse

Compact, frame-based construction, with standardised vessels for the mashing, lautering and wort-boiling processes, are features of Steinecker’s CombiCube B brewhouse for an annual production output of up to 150,000 hL.

Its combination of different vessels for the brewing process makes the brewhouse suitable for small and mid-tier breweries intending to modernise.

It is also suitable for breweries with larger annual outputs that wish to produce seasonal and specialty beers in a separate brewing process, independently of principal brands. With an output of up to six brews a day, it can serve as a complement to the larger systems.

Depending on the mashing process selected, the maximum of four vessels in the compact brewhouse can be utilised either as a mash kettle, a mash/wort copper, a lauter tun or a mash/lauter tun, complemented by the whirlpool.

The vessels feature technology from the company’s large-size vessels: the agitator of the mash kettle, the design of the heating surfaces in the ShakesBeer, the Stromboli Venturi jet for the wort-boiling process, and the Pegasus raking blades, which ensure uniform permeability of the grain bed.

With vessel sizes of between 2.5 and 3.5 m, individual brewing processes in the brewhouse are integrated for convenient handling by a single employee. Simple operator interventions are facilitated by the Botec process control system.

The prefabricated piping system, and its integration into a frame-based construction, mean short commissioning times, enabling the brewhouse to be installed on a minimised footprint. With matched vessel sizes, the process steps inside the brewhouse are optimised for the brew sizes of 50 to 100 hL.