Licher’s showcase brewhouse inaugurated
In April 2009, the privately owned Licher Brewery ceremonially inaugurated its new showcase brewhouse from Krones.
In a turnkey order, Krones supplied the Licher Brewery with a new brewhouse capable of producing 475 hL of hot cast wort from 11 brews a day. The brewhouse replaces two older, more energy-intensive brewing lines, and features state-of-the-art brewhouse technology, with two ShakesBeer mashing systems, a Pegasus lauter tun, a Stromboli internal boiler system, a classical whirlpool, plus the requisite peripherals, like a buffer tank, a hops supply, a CIP system, an energy storage system and a water house.
The use of an energy storage system for heat recovery, plus ultra-efficient, optimised processes for sustainable management of energy and raw materials, ensure up-to-the-future consumption figures and operating costs.
Besides maximised efficiency for raw material usage and energy consumption, the Licher Brewery also attached major importance to visual design. A large window reveals the showcase brewhouse’s operator control level, while a visitors’ platform inside the brewhouse offers a panoramic view.
Excellent advance planning by the Bitburger Brewing Group and the Licher Brewery, underpinned by prudent, responsible time-scheduling, were crucial to a successful job. After all, no matter how intensive the planning is, a new structure in an existing historic building is always going to be a tough challenge. Close cooperation between Bitburger/Licher and Krones was thus the key to a shared success.
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