Description
A 1500L three-vessel brewhouse fits breweries casting roughly 1,200–1,500 liters of wort per turn, two to four turns a day. Separating mash/lauter, kettle, and whirlpool means lautering can begin while the kettle still boils. On a single-turn day that overlap hardly matters. Across four turns it decides whether the brew floor finishes on schedule.
What each vessel is doing
The mash tun carries a false bottom with 0.7–1.0 mm slots, a sparge ring, and a side manway for grain-out. The kettle takes an internal calandria or direct steam jacket depending on your steam supply; we usually quote a dimple jacket rated at 3 bar working pressure plus a 4.5 bar relief valve. Whirlpool inlet geometry is where most budget designs fail — a tangential port placed too low leaves trub in the cone and sends it to the heat exchanger.
Material and fabrication choices
Wort contact surfaces in 316L, hot liquor and frame parts in 304. Shell thickness 3 mm, dished heads 3 mm, all automatic TIG with argon backing gas, welds ground flush and pickled/passivated. Interior finish Ra ≤ 0.8 µm; exterior either brushed or mirror-polished to your preference. Tri-clamp connections throughout, with a dedicated CIP supply and return so the brewhouse cleans without dismantling the wort line. Gaskets are EPDM as standard; silicone where caustic temperatures run high.
Typical specification
| Batch size | 1500 L cast wort |
|---|---|
| Vessels | Mash/lauter tun, kettle, whirlpool |
| Contact steel | 316L (304 on non-product surfaces) |
| Heating | Steam jacket / electric / direct fire |
| Jacket rating | 3 bar working, 4.5 bar relief |
| Control | Manual, semi-auto, or PLC with recipe logging |
Questions we get before an order
Can it run on electric? Yes, up to about 1500L with a 120 kW bank, but confirm your incoming service first — this is the most common delay in project schedules.
Do we need a wort grant? Not required, though it smooths lautering on sticky grists and protects the pump.
How is it shipped? Three vessels break down to fit a 40ft container with the platform and piping skid.
Send us your batch size, beer styles, turns per day, steam or power availability, and floor plan. We will come back with vessel dimensions, jacket area, and a piping layout that matches the tanks you already own.
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