Brewhouse upgrade helps Florida brewer aim for the stars
14 January, 2013Upgrading to a CombiCube B brewhouse is paying dividends for a Florida craft beer producer. The new capacity will enable the brewery to meet growing demand for its products.
OIV publishes good fining practice for allergens
10 January, 2013The OIV has published a document for winemakers entitled Good fining practice guidelines for wine to be applied after the use of proteinaceous [allergenic] wine fining agents [casein and egg white].
Worts and all: Veltins undergoes energy turnaround
18 December, 2012Investing in three parallel Steinecker brewing lines, including an EquiTherm energy storage system, has paid dividends for Brauerei C. & A. Veltins, saving 35% thermal energy and 20% electricity.
Making wine healthier for consumers
09 November, 2012Researchers have developed measures to identify and reduce biogenic amines in wine, where they can be of particular risk to human wellbeing.
Lion to close Swan Brewery
18 October, 2012Lion has announced its intention to close Western Australia’s Swan Brewery, with 80 roles being made redundant as well as impacts on contract labour requirements.
CoMac installs keg line for US craft brewer
12 October, 2012CoMac recently installed a keg line for craft brewer Oskar Blues Brewery. The brewery produces around 60 different branded beers from its 35,000 m2 production facility.
Cogeneration system fires up Geelong brewery
27 September, 2012Simons Green Energy has been awarded the contract to supply and install a 1200 kWe natural gas fired cogeneration system at the soon-to-be-completed Little Creatures Brewery in Geelong.
CombiCube F brewhouse for small and mid-tier breweries
20 September, 2012With the CombiCube F for the filter cellar, Krones says it has progressed the modularised concept of the CombiCube series for another section of the brewing process.
Wine in kegs: emerging Italian trend
24 August, 2012CoMac’s kegging, bottling and canning equipment is popular with the wine industry, and particularly with producers of wine kegs.
Krones line is a sparkling success for Bodega Jaume Serra
12 March, 2012Major cava producer Bodega Jaume Serra has installed a Krones line that maximises output.
Brewer uses smart pump to harvest yeast
05 July, 2011 byIn the US, Mother Earth Brewing (MEB) has installed a Verderflex Smart unit to improve the quality of its yeast harvest.
Brewer uses smart pump to harvest yeast
05 July, 2011In the US, Mother Earth Brewing (MEB) has installed a Verderflex Smart unit to improve the quality of its yeast harvest.
Zero gravity and the palatability of beer
31 May, 2011The latest in beer technology was flowing - and free falling - at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) where researchers have been using their new zero gravity research facility to test the effect of zero gravity on the carbonation and palatability of beer.
Scientists hope to manipulate microbial communities
01 March, 2011Cornell scientists hope to shape microbial communities to produce liquid biofuels and other useful products.
SensoTech LiquiSonic Plato ultrasonic sensor
04 November, 2010 byThe SensoTech measuring system LiquiSonic Plato is an ultrasonic sensor that meets the requirements of hygienic and bypass-free installation conditions. It can be used to measure the wort directly in the process. LiquiSonic Plato is drift free and requires neither maintenance nor optical windows to the process.
