BREWORX COMPACT breweries : Technical specifications of the TRITANK brewhouse machine

Technical description of the BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machine for BREWORX COMPACT breweries

The BREWORX TRITANK wort wort machine allows the production of the most of known types of beer by Czech and world recipes, from traditional ingredients (malt, hops, water with brewer’s yeast), by infusion and decoction method. The brewhouse machine allows to prepare beer from concentrates as well to speeding and simplification the wort production process.

Unlike most foreign brewhouse machines, the BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machines are fully optimized for the production of high-quality typical Czech beer, ie Pilsen lager beer. However, this machine can produce wort by any other recipes, using both infusion and decoction brewing process.

Daily brew capacity is up 2 batches of wort during 24 hours brewed by decoction method, or up to 3 batches of wort during 24 hours brewed by infusion method.

Available sizes of the BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machine

BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machines are available with a production capacity from 6 HL up to 50 HL. Total annual production of the brewery is then given by the brewing schedule, number and type of fermentation and maturation vessels, selected range of beer types and other parameters.

Product description

BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machines are the main components of the BREWORX COMPACT industrial breweries. The BREWORX TRITANK brewhouse machine for preparation of wort has a practical industrial design which is typical for European small and medium-size breweries.

The BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machine is a compact industrial machine which includes all necessary equipment to produce from 600 up to 5000 liters of beer wort in one batch, according to model selected. It is three-tank brewhouse machine wherein the tanks are connected by common frame with a service tableland. By this we have achieved high operation ergonomy of the machine and effectivity of a brewing process while we retained the functional design of a industrial brewhouse machine which is ideal for production mainly of Czech beer types. However, this wort brew machine is fully equipped for manufacturing all types of beer, which is produced anywhere in the world.

The BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machine consists of :

Functional tanks :

1. Mashing tank / Wort boiling tank – Multifunction vessel equipped with steam duplicator and stirrer for the mashing of malt grains in watert and for the boiling of wort with hops.
2. Filtering tank – the tank wit special sieve to separation of malt rests from wort before boiling wort with hops. This tank is used also for temporary storage part of mash during the decoction mash boiling process.
3. Whirlpool tank – tank equipped with a tangential inlet for centrifugal separation of solid hop rests from wort.

Other functional parts :

• Service platform with stairs for easy access to the tanks and all control elements
• Pipe system with a centrifugal pump and manualy and pneumaticaly controled valves, flow-through pipe element with sight glass
• Heating system for mashing and boiling of wort based on hot steam as a heat transfering medium with external steam generator
• Integrated wort cooler (optional accessory) with the aeration candle
• Electric system for measuring and manual or automatic control of the wort brewing process
• Control panel with touch display (only semi-automatic and fully-automatic version)
• Condenser of of vapors from the wortbrewing process with the ventilator and regulation (optional accessory)
• Lift mechanism of the stirrer in the filtering tank (optional accessory)

Options and properties

Two kinds of raw material for wort production:

• Classic raw materials : Malt + hops + drinking water + brewer’s yeast + (optionally other ingrediences)
• Beer concentrates : Malt extract + hops + drinking water + brewer’s yeast + (optionally other ingrediences)

Six production capacities of the brewhouse machine :

• 600-2400 liters of beer wort per day – one batch for 12 hour – source raw materials are malt or malt extract, hops, drinking water and brewer’s yeast
• 1000-4000 liters of beer wort per day – one batch for 12 hour – source raw materials are malt or malt extract, hops, drinking water and brewer’s yeast
• 2000-8000 liters of beer wort per day – two batches for 24 hour – source raw materials are malt or malt extract, hops, drinking water and brewer’s yeast
• 3000-12000 liters of beer wort per day – three batches for 12 hour – source raw materials are malt extract, hops, drinking water and brewer’s yeast
• 4000-16000 liters of beer wort per day – four batches for 24 hour – source raw materials are malt extract, hops, drinking water and brewer’s yeast
• 5000-20000 liters of beer wort per day – one batch for 12 hour – source raw materials are malt or malt extract, hops, drinking water and brewer’s yeast

Practical design :

• SD – Stainless steel design – all vessels are fully made of stainless steel AISI 304
• QDLS –Quick door lock system – one hand lock-unlock system on all upper doors (with the glass and lighting inside the tank)

Powerful heating systems :

• SH – Steam heating – the heating of the boiling tanks is performed by hot steam produced by steam generator. Heating by hot steam significantly speeds up the boiling process and it guarantees a high quality of the heated wort (no caramelization of malt). This system requires a connection of the brewhouse to electric, gas or pellet steam generator that is not included in the brewhouse system (see an optional accessories).

Two available control systems :

• SA – Semi automatic control – the brewhouse is manually operated with the support of computer application that guides the user step by step through the production process. Some operations like filling the brewhouse with water, heating of the brewhouse, stirrer speed, the pump running are controlled from a central control panel with PLC support. The most valves are manualy controled.
• AC – Automatic control – automatically controlled brewhouse supported by industrial computer which automatically controls the production of wort and requires little user´s interaction. Features such as heating of the brewhouse, stirrer speed, pumps running, valves and control valves are computer controlled and adjusted to a central control panel with touchscreen.

Why choose AC system for brewing control ? Main reasons are :

• Elimination of human errors – machine accurately and timely perform necessary tasks
• Costs saving for owner – only one worker is necessary for manipulating in the brewery
• Minimize the number of error conditions in the brewery – everything is still under control
• Monitoring and registration of the production process into the computer memory
• Minimization of requirements for constant operator attention – early reaction of machine
• Stable quality of beer – standard manufacturing procedures are always observed
• Six pre-programmed recipes – for production of the most known types of beer : Pils, Lager, Black, Weissenbeer, Ale, Special
• Manual brewing mode – for production of all other types of beer
• Special sanitation mode – for automatic cleaning,sanitizing and sterilization of the brewhouse, wort pipes, armatures and other brewery equipment

Recommendation :

We emphatically recommend choose the automatic brewhouse control system for this type of brewhouse and also the automatic control system for media and fermentation & maturation process !

The computer brewhouse automatic control system always ensures the right brewing operations timing without damaged wort batches.

The automatic control system for media and fermentation & maturation process allows automatic monitoring and controlling of the most important parts of beer fermentation and maturation process (from 1 to 30 tanks max) and operations with media.

How looks the automatic control panel ? This is a main menu. Choose one from several beer types or functions then click and go.

Special functions :

• CIP function – the special mode ensures cleaning, sanitization and sterilization of the brewhouse, wort pipes and optionally also other devices in the brewery

Technical specification

(Example values – valid for the Breworx Tritank 2000 brewhouse)

Mash ing tank

• Usable capacity 2 826 liters
• Dimensions Ø 1 500 mm, height 1 600 mm
• Steam bottom area 1.42 m2
• Steam jacketing area 0.72 m2
• Steam valve ASCO jucomatik DN 25
• Steam condensate discharge DN 25
• Four-arm agitator with gearbox output power 640 Nm, input power 2.2 kW
• Lighting 12V 35W
• 2x Sanitary rotating shower DN 20
• Steamer DN 100, 3x spraying device
• Insulation 50 mm plasticized cotton,
• external jacketing stainless steel 1 mm
• Top cover in stainless steel
• Measuring rod with ČMI-cz certification/directive 71/316/EEC

Wort filtration tank

• Usable capacity 2 649 liters
• Dimensions Ø 1 500 mm, height 1 500 mm
• Filtration bottom 6 segments with 8% permeability
• Nozzles for rinsing under wire 3 pc
• Stirrer 2 arms, 12 blades
• Gearbox 840 Nm, input power 2 400 W
• Lighting 12V 35W
• Mechanical temperature indicator 0-120ºC stainless steel
• 2x Sanitary rotating shower DN 20
• Three-way setting valve with sight glass DN 80
• Brewer’s grains discharge 420*540
• Equipment for automatic grains discharge
• Insulation 50 mm plasticized cotton,
• external jacketing stainless steel 1 mm
• Top cover in stainless steel

Whirlpool tank

• Usable capacity 2 649 liters
• Dimensions Ø 1 500 mm, height 1500 mm
• Sanitary manhole 430*340 mm
• 2x Sanitary rotating shower DN 20
• Tangential nozzle DN 20
• Level indicator DN 20
• Fermenting valve 2x DN 32
• Insulation 50 mm plasticized cotton,
• External jacketing stainless steel 1 mm

Piping, armatures

• Primary line DN 50, 5x flap valve DN 50
• Drain line DN 50, 3x flap valve DN 50
• Sanitary line DN 32, 4x valve DN 32
• Water supply and additional lines DN 32, 5x valve DN 32
• Beer wort filter 4 000 l/h/ DN 125
• Mashing /fermentation pump DWO 150 Ebara
  • Input power 1.100 W
  • H max. 2.2 bar
  • pump controlled by frequency converter Fronic 2.2 kW

Electric installation

• Main switch 3x 25A with central stop button
• Motor starter 3x 2,5-4A
• 1x Frequency converter Fronic mini 1.5 kW
• 2x Frequency converter Fronic mini 0.75 kW
• Digital temperature regulator of mash kettle Dixel XR20D
• Digital regulator of beer wort output temperature Dixel XR20D
• Circuit breaker 6A 230V
• Circuit breaker 10A 230V
• Circuit breaker 4A 230V
• Plastic DIN switchboard, 36 modules
• Wiring
  • 5*1,5 18 m
  • 5*2,5 10 m
  • 3*1 48 m

Dimensions and weight

• Weight 2 590 kg
• Basic size minimum height 3 600 mm
• Width 4 500 mm
• Depth 4 500 mm

This boiling equipment is mounted in a rigid frame made of 1.4301, 8 pc adjustable supports installed in its bottom part.

Connections:

• Beer wort discharge DN 32
• Cold water supply DN 32
• Hot water supply DN 32
• Drain line DN 60
• Electro 5*2,5 12 500 W

Auxiliaries:

• Wash basin with combined lever taps assembly
• Cooling device for samples
• Flow meter DN 32 of water supply
• Water filter
• Combined water taps assembly with digital indication of temperatures
• Steps to service bridge 750*730*585 mm

Transport

This equipment is usually shipped in assembled state with exception for copper covers, steamer for steam condensation, steps of service bridge and electric switchboard.

Optional accessories

• ACS – Automatic control system – automatic brewing process of wort fully controlles by computer
• STG – Steam generator – necessary only for version with SH heating system
• WCS – Wort cooling system – equipment for controlled hot wort cooling to the fermentation temperature (7°C or 25°C depending on the type of beer)
• MMG – Malt mill – equipment for grinding of malt – necessary only for production of wort from malt (not necessary for production of wort from malt extract)
• LEA – Laboratory equipment and accessories – saccharimeters, alcoholmeters, graduated cylinder, wooden rod for manual level measurement
• HWT – Heat water tank – insulated vessel for storaging of heat water purchased from wort cooling process. It is necessary to have hot water available for some parts of boiling cycle in the brewhouse.
• ITWT – Ice treated water tank – insulated vessel for cooling, storaging and pumping of ice water which is necessary in wort cooling process. This treated drinking ice water is heated in wort cooling process and becomes then hot water storaged in HWT. If is not available drinking water with requested chemical composition, it is needed to use some equipment for water treatment – WTS. Available for breweries with one-level wort cooling system – we recomment it for brewhouses with production capacity above 1000 liters of wort per one brew instead ICWT.
• ICWT – Ice cooling water tank – insulated vessel for cooling, storaging and pumping of ice water which is necessary in wort cooling process. This treated drinking ice water is heated in wort cooling process and then is comming back to the cooling system. Available for breweries with two-level wort cooling system – we recomment it for brewhouses with production capacity max.1000 liters of wort per one brew instead ITWT.
• WTS – Water treatment systems – equipment for treating of cold water that has not requested chemical composition available for brewing of choosed type beer. It is needed a chemical analysis for assessment of suitable water chemical composition.

Optional services

BTS – Brewer´s training services for starting of a new microbrewery and also for already operating microbreweries – all courses are teached by certificated Czech brewer in Czechia or in the country of the customer.

Recommended accessories for the BREWORX TRITANK wort brew machines

Automatic control system for the BREWORX CLASSIC wort brew machines

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Electric steam generators

Gas steam generators

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