The 10-metre tall stainless steel vessel, which has a working capacity of about 41,000 litres, was lowered into position in the Coopers brewhouse by crane, an operation which required part of the brewery roof to be removed. The installation was timed to coincide with a brewery maintenance shutdown.
Coopers MD, Dr Tim Cooper, said installation of the new mash tun was being supervised by specialist British process engineering firm Briggs of Burton, which had supervised construction of Coopers’ current brewhouse.
He said: “When the brewhouse was built in 2000-2001, we made provision for the eventual installation of a second mash tun to cope with future growth. That time has now arrived and will enable us to increase production from eight brews per day to 12.
“All the necessary plumbing and connections were already in place, which means installation and integration of the new mash tun should take place quite quickly.”
Source: Coopers Brewery
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