Buy Wholesale Microbrewery Equipment
Before purchasing any equipment, you should conduct a cost analysis. This will help you set a budget and make sure that the equipment you buy supports your brewery’s style and complexity.
GW Kent’s inventory of microbrewery supplies includes pots, storage tanks, fermenters and brite tanks in various sizes and capacities as well as carbonation systems. It also carries a great selection of kegs for storing, offering and marketing your completed product.
A malt mill is a critical piece of Microbrewery equipment for all-grain brewing. It breaks the shell of a grain seed releasing the inner material that gives beer its flavor. Grain mills are usually placed over a receptacle, like a brew bucket, to catch the crushed grains. You’ll want to keep the mill base lubricated as part of your preventative maintenance plan.
A grain mill allows you to buy unmilled grain in bulk, which saves you money and makes your brewing process more efficient. It also allows you to analyze grist fractions and make adjustments to your mill using the classic Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle taught in quality management courses.
Where to Buy Wholesale Microbrewery Equipment
A mash tun converts the starches in crushed grains into fermentable sugars, creating a sweet liquid called wort. Most mash tuns feature a false bottom or a slotted manifold to separate the grains from the wort, preventing small grain particles from winding up in your beer.
Some brewers use a converted keg or BIAB (Brew In A Bag) method, which uses one kettle to mash, lauter and boil. However, a dedicated mash tun is typically easier and more consistent.
A fermenter is a large, sealed vessel that preserves ideal conditions for microbial growth. It is used in lactic acid bacteria and fungal fermentation production for the dairy, food and beverage industries.
These large tanks have baffles that minimise mixing intensity and cooling costs. The baffles are angled so that air is drawn in through the top and out through the bottom.
The pressure is lower at the top than the bottom, similar to how swimming in a pool gives you a feeling of weightlessness as you go deeper. This allows for better aeration and reduces power consumption.
A keg is where your beer or drink will sit, protected until you or your customers decide to drink it. Kegs help you avoid bottle loss by eliminating the need for fragile glass bottles, which are susceptible to breakage. They also improve shelf life by keeping the beverage away from air, which will oxidize and spoil it in just two days.
Kegs are heavy, so they prevent theft by making it difficult for unauthorized drinks to be dispensed without proper equipment. They’re also reusable and recyclable, so they reduce waste and can be used for new products once they’re empty.
A kettle is a small kitchen appliance used to boil water. This is common for brewing tea and coffee, cooking ramen noodles, and heating instant meals like hot chocolate and apple cider.
It works by converting electricity into heat through a coil in the bottom component of the kettle. When you turn on the stove or plug in your electric kettle, electrical energy passes through the coil and turns the water into boiling water (Wise).
Kettles also require materials for distribution and transportation, which may be accomplished by trains and trucks that burn fuel and create greenhouse gasses. However, some models are made from glass or plastics which are recyclable (Stewart).
A counter pressure bottle filler is designed to rinse, fill and cap beer or other liquids in glass or PET bottles. These machines are hygienic and easy to operate, with a special air pre-evacuation feature.
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) with operator interfaces make it easy to set indexing times, fill durations and other machine settings. Many of these systems also record recipes for product and bottle combinations so they can be easily recalled, making changeover much faster.
A keg washer is used to clean casks and kegs in your brewery. The machine automatically cycles through rinsing, washing, and sanitising the keg. It also has a small basin for soaking accessories like stoppers. This helps you save on cleaning solutions and water.
It uses heavy-duty 2 stainless steel pumps and a digital pressure gauge to optimise the cleaning process. It also has industrial swivel castors and is compact in size to fit into even the tightest of commercial breweries.
If you want to serve your customers and patrons perfectly poured, chilled draft beer that is light and bubbly with a good head of foam (that helps to bring out the flavor of the beer), Rapids Wholesale has a full line of beer towers, beer faucets, beer kegs, beer shanks, and beer dispensers. They also have a complete selection of brewing equipment supplies that is specifically designed for bars.
