Beer brewing industry | PACOVSKÉ STROJÍRNY, a.s.

Equipment for breweries and microbreweries

A comprehensive range of brewing technologies and products

An important and traditional part of the production programme in PACOVSKÉ STROJÍRNY includes deliveries of investment and technological units used in the brewing industry. A qualified team of our experts, in cooperation with the customer and other experts in the field, can help you design the optimal technological equipment for new breweries or to prepare a reconstruction and modernisation plan for existing systems. The high quality of our production and professional craftsmanship guarantee comfortable use, reliability and the long service life of our products.

Brewing vessels

Equipment for microbreweries with an annual production of 125-50,000 hectolitres of beer per year are usually delivered as complete units. We supply the equipment in 22 different modifications – steam, hot water or electric heating of brewing vessels. As a standard, we also produce technological equipment for industrial breweries with production of up to 1,000,000 hectolitres per year – we supply brewing vessels up to 4,200 mm in diameter. We supply complete breweries in cooperation with a number of partners and manufacturers of additional equipment.

Together with the delivery of the technological equipment, we also offer assembly, chief and supervised assembly, trial operation test and operating personnel training within the necessary extent.

Whirlpool vats

Swirling vats are used to swirl sweet wort. Hot wort is pumped into the vat tangentially at a relatively high speed. Due to the spinning effect, the sludge settles at the centre of the vat. When the sludge collects at the centre, the hot wort is collected. Whirlpool tubs are vertically standing cylindrical tanks with a conical lid, which turns into an evaporator with a flat bottom and a central conical part of the outlet neck.

The basic equipment includes a manhole in the lid of the vat, illumination viewing glass, washing ring, tangential neck where the wort goes in with a replaceable nozzle, neck for the removal of wort and for the discharge of sludge. Additional equipment upon request: tubular level indicator, additional necks in the jacket, evaporator.

An important and traditional part of the production programme in PACOVSKÉ STROJÍRNY includes deliveries of investment and technological units used in the brewing industry. A qualified team of our experts, in cooperation with the customer and other experts in the field, can help you design the optimal technological equipment for new breweries or to prepare a reconstruction and modernisation plan for existing systems. The high quality of our production and professional craftsmanship guarantee comfortable use, reliability and the long service life of our products.

Brewing vessels

Equipment for microbreweries with an annual production of 125-50,000 hectolitres of beer per year are usually delivered as complete units. We supply the equipment in 22 different modifications – steam, hot water or electric heating of brewing vessels. As a standard, we also produce technological equipment for industrial breweries with production of up to 1,000,000 hectolitres per year – we supply brewing vessels up to 4,200 mm in diameter. We supply complete breweries in cooperation with a number of partners and manufacturers of additional equipment.

Together with the delivery of the technological equipment, we also offer assembly, chief and supervised assembly, trial operation test and operating personnel training within the necessary extent.

Whirlpool vats

Swirling vats are used to swirl sweet wort. Hot wort is pumped into the vat tangentially at a relatively high speed. Due to the spinning effect, the sludge settles at the centre of the vat. When the sludge collects at the centre, the hot wort is collected. Whirlpool tubs are vertically standing cylindrical tanks with a conical lid, which turns into an evaporator with a flat bottom and a central conical part of the outlet neck.

The basic equipment includes a manhole in the lid of the vat, illumination viewing glass, washing ring, tangential neck where the wort goes in with a replaceable nozzle, neck for the removal of wort and for the discharge of sludge. Additional equipment upon request: tubular level indicator, additional necks in the jacket, evaporator.

Fermentation tanks

Fermentation tanks are produced in sizes ranging from 0.6 m³ up to 50 m³ as standard, and are used to ferment the wort. The fermentation tank is a vertically standing, cylindrical non-pressure tank with a conical bottom.

The basic equipment includes a manhole, drain, thermometer, sanitary head, aerating valve, sampling tap, air valve. As additional equipment, you may choose cooling ducts or cooling insulation zones, welded polished , or stained and passivated, external stainless steel jacket and fittings for cooling water supply and drainage.

The type of insulation depends on the space where the fermentation tanks are to be installed. If they are installed in a space without air-conditioning, the tanks may be equipped with a duplicate sheath and insulation. This creates energy savings in terms of cooling. Tanks are mainly insulated with polyurethane foam.

Lagering tanks

Lagering tanks are regularly produced in volumes from 0.6 m³ up to 100 m³. These tanks are used in microbreweries and breweries for final fermentation and beer lagering.

A tank is a pressure vessel made of material according to DIN 1.4301 and rated to withstand the required technological pressure. Should the tank be placed in a room without air-conditioning, it is necessary to equip the tank with cooling ducts. Dimensions of the cooling channels and rating depends on the volume of the tank and on the pressure of the cooling medium. The inner surface of the vessel is polished to Ra 0.8. The type of insulation depends on the space where the lager tanks are to be installed.

Fermentation tanks

Fermentation tanks are produced in sizes ranging from 0.6 m³ up to 50 m³ as standard, and are used to ferment the wort. The fermentation tank is a vertically standing, cylindrical non-pressure tank with a conical bottom.

The basic equipment includes a manhole, drain, thermometer, sanitary head, aerating valve, sampling tap, air valve. As additional equipment, you may choose cooling ducts or cooling insulation zones, welded polished , or stained and passivated, external stainless steel jacket and fittings for cooling water supply and drainage.

The type of insulation depends on the space where the fermentation tanks are to be installed. If they are installed in a space without air-conditioning, the tanks may be equipped with a duplicate sheath and insulation. This creates energy savings in terms of cooling. Tanks are mainly insulated with polyurethane foam.

Lagering tanks

Lagering tanks are regularly produced in volumes from 0.6 m³ up to 100 m³. These tanks are used in microbreweries and breweries for final fermentation and beer lagering.

A tank is a pressure vessel made of material according to DIN 1.4301 and rated to withstand the required technological pressure. Should the tank be placed in a room without air-conditioning, it is necessary to equip the tank with cooling ducts. Dimensions of the cooling channels and rating depends on the volume of the tank and on the pressure of the cooling medium. The inner surface of the vessel is polished to Ra 0.8. The type of insulation depends on the space where the lager tanks are to be installed.

Cylindroconical tanks

Cylindricalconical (CK) tanks are used for the main fermentation and final fermentation of finished beer. They are usually produced in volumes ranging from 1 m³ to 120 m³.

The tank is a vertically standing vessel with a conical bottom. The jacket or sheathing is equipped with cooling zones that dissipate heat during fermentation, during cooling and during lagering. The outer surface, except for the upper lid up to a volume of 5 m³, is insulated with polyurethane foam and covered with a stainless steel sheet or with other material.

The basic equipment includes a sight glass and illumination viewing glass, sampling tab, thermometer, safety aeration valve, air valve, technological necks and necks used for measurements and regulation.

Transfer tanks

Transfer beer tanks are vertically standing cylindrical tanks with arched bottoms that are manufactured in volumes from 0.25 m³ to 160 m³.

They are used as storage tanks before beer bottling. The beer rests here and bottling is not dependent on filtration.

Cylindroconical tanks

Cylindricalconical (CK) tanks are used for the main fermentation and final fermentation of finished beer. They are usually produced in volumes ranging from 1 m³ to 120 m³.

The tank is a vertically standing vessel with a conical bottom. The jacket or sheathing is equipped with cooling zones that dissipate heat during fermentation, during cooling and during lagering. The outer surface, except for the upper lid up to a volume of 5 m³, is insulated with polyurethane foam and covered with a stainless steel sheet or with other material.

The basic equipment includes a sight glass and illumination viewing glass, sampling tab, thermometer, safety aeration valve, air valve, technological necks and necks used for measurements and regulation.

Transfer tanks

Transfer beer tanks are vertically standing cylindrical tanks with arched bottoms that are manufactured in volumes from 0.25 m³ to 160 m³.

They are used as storage tanks before beer bottling. The beer rests here and bottling is not dependent on filtration.

Sanitation tanks

Sanitation tanks are vertically standing cylindrical vessels made of stainless steel. The tanks are part of the CIP sanitation station and serve as storage tanks for sanitation solutions (acids and alkalis) and for hot rinsing water.

Based on customer requirements, tanks are produced in various sizes and assemblies.

Tanks for yeast

Duplicate containers cooled with ice water are used to store yeast in microbreweries.

They are produced in two variants:
1) Tanks for yeast with a volume of 50 l are made as upright standing, cylindrical, tilting, non-insulated, non-pressure vessels with lids, which may be manufactured according to customer requirements and in other sizes and designs.
2) All-stainless steel containers for yeast (cans) with a volume of 16 l with a removable stainless steel lid.

Water tanks

Stainless steel vertical tanks are used in all areas of the food industry as storage, reservoirs or master containers. Tanks are closed cylindrical vessels with conical or arched bottoms and lids equipped with legs and height adjustable screws.

These vessels are not rated for inner pressure. As a standard, tanks are manufactured in volumes from 1 m³ to 100 m³ according to the customer's specifications.

Chillers

Chillers are machines that are structurally almost identical to ice water makers, but glycol is used as a the refrigerant for indirect cooling. Glycol is cooled by a cooling unit to sub-zero temperatures.

These machines are used in applications where a chilled product is needed (e.g. beer, sparkling wines), i.e., needs to be cooled to a temperature of +1°C to -2°C. These temperatures cannot be reached using ice water.