Description
Matching a 300 L brewhouse to real brewpub throughput
A 300 L batch is a working size for a restaurant brewery pouring four to eight taps. Two brews a week gives roughly 500–600 L of saleable beer after trub and fermentation losses, which covers house drafts without leaving finished beer sitting in bright tanks. Push the same kit to four brews a week and you will feel the limits in the chiller and the fermenter count before you feel them in the kettle.
Reconditioned vessels are worth considering when the shell is sound. We measure wall thickness with an ultrasonic gauge, look for pitting under gasket grooves and around jacket welds, and re-passivate every wetted surface before the skid leaves the shop. Anything below 2.5 mm on a 3 mm nominal shell gets replaced. That is the difference between a used plant and a rebuilt one.
Fabrication and wetted surfaces
SUS304 covers wort contact for most brewpubs. Move to 316L when you ferment sour or high-chloride beer, or when the local water runs aggressive. Shell and dish are TIG welded with argon back-purge, ground, and polished to Ra ≤0.8 µm on product contact. Gaskets are EPDM standard; silicone only where caustic CIP temperatures demand it. Conical fermenters get a 60° cone so yeast slides to the dump port without manual coaxing.
Where the automation stops being useful
Recipe-driven step mashing with pneumatic valves on the mash tun and HX does repeatable work. It still needs manual override at the rakes during a stuck mash. We wire both, and we label the override in the language your brewer reads.
Typical configuration
| Batch size | 300 L hot wort |
|---|---|
| Material | SUS304 (316L optional) |
| Surface finish | Ra ≤0.8 µm wetted |
| Heating | Steam jacket / electric / direct fire |
| Control | PLC + HMI, semi- or fully automatic |
| Fermenter | 300 L conical, 60° cone, dimple jacket |
Questions we get before the PO
Can the 300 L kit run 500 L fermenters? Yes, with a top-up or a second brew on the same day. Check the HX capacity first.
How is CIP handled? Pump, tank and swing-panel to each vessel’s spray ball; confirm the pump head against your longest run.
What about pressure? Fermenters are rated 0.2–0.3 MPa working, with a certified PRV on each tank. Never rely on a spunding valve alone.
Tell us your batch size, beer type, number of fermentation tanks and available space. We can recommend the tank volume, cooling area and configuration for your brewery.
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