Description
A 3000–5000 L brewhouse with four, five, or six vessels is normally specified by breweries that have outgrown a two-vessel system but still want to keep a single brewhouse operator per shift. Vessel count decides throughput more than kettle size does. Split mash/lauter, kettle, and whirlpool into separate vessels and a 6-hour brew day drops toward 4.5 hours, because lautering, boiling, and whirlpool rest can overlap instead of waiting in line.
Fabrication details that affect the quote
We build the kettle shell, hot liquor tank, and whirlpool from 304 stainless as standard, with 316L specified when the brewing water runs high in chloride or when the same skid will see sour beer and kombucha. Inner shells are 3 mm with dimple jackets on the kettle and separate jackets on the HLT. Lauter tuns get a wedge-wire false bottom, a grain-out door sized for a 50 kg sack, and raking gear with VFD drive. Fixed rakes suit wheat-heavy grists poorly, so we ask about grist composition before selecting the drive.
Whirlpool interiors are polished to roughly 25 Ra around the tangential inlet and the cone, since hop debris clings to rough weld caps and slowly plugs the outlet. Every jacket and vessel weld is pickled and passivated, then pressure-tested; the kettle jacket runs at 0.3 MPa working pressure with a relief valve rated at 0.4 MPa, and we ship the certificate with the skid.
Applications
These systems suit regional craft breweries running 8–20 brews per week, contract brewing operations that need repeatable gravities, and brewery-restaurants scaling from a pilot brewhouse. Distilleries use the same kettle and lauter configuration for wash production.
Typical configuration
| Batch size | 3000 L / 4000 L / 5000 L |
| Vessels | 4, 5, or 6 (mash, lauter, kettle, whirlpool, HLT, CLT) |
| Heating | Steam jacket, electric immersion, or direct fire |
| Materials | SUS304 / SUS316L, 3 mm inner shell |
| Controls | Manual panel, semi-auto PLC, or full recipe automation |
Questions we get before the PO
Can a fourth vessel be added later? Yes, if the frame and header are sized for it at the start. Retrofitting piping and a steam drop after installation costs far more than leaving spares.
Steam or electric? Above 3000 L, steam is normally cheaper to run. Electric suits sites without a boiler room.
How much floor space? A 4-vessel 5000 L skid typically needs 8 × 4 m plus working clearance on the lauter side.
Send us your target batch size, beer styles, brews per week, and the room dimensions you are working with. We will come back with vessel layout, jacket areas, and a piping scope you can price against.
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