Krones is supplying two brewing lines, plus the entire process engineering for yeast, the cold section and the cleaning technology, plus the process control system for Paulaner’s new facility.
Krones’ Steinecker plant in Freising has dispatched two Pegasus C lauter tuns to Munich-Langwied – packed in four halves, each measuring 11.50m in diameter.
Transported during six hours of the night as a special consignment with a convoy of four low-loaders, these components kicked off a delivery marathon, extending up to the end of January 2015, for Paulaner’s new brewery, which is currently taking shape on a 15-hectare site in the west of Munich. “We’ve been manufacturing the vessels for the past four months – not exclusively, of course, because we’re been producing stuff for other clients in between as well – but we began work on Paulaner’s huge order in June,” reported Bernd Bareither, product team leader for brewing vessel manufacture.
The two Pegasus C lauter tuns each hold 210,000 litres, and will in future constitute the heart of the brewhouse. One day after the lauter tuns, four ShakesBeer mash kettles were delivered, to be followed in the next 14 days by wort coppers, whirlpools, product holding tanks and sour-wort tanks, some of which have already been packed and are waiting for dispatch on Steinecker’s premises. At the beginning of November, they will be installed in Paulaner’s new brewhouse. A crane will then have to lower the brewing vessels, weighing up to 20 tons, through circular openings in the ceiling, with a clearance of just ten centimetres. The operator control level will be installed above this.
The Paulaner Brewery’s maxim has always been to combine traditional brewing craftsmanship with the latest technology. For this purpose, Krones is supplying the entire kit for two brewing lines, the yeast cellar, and integration of the fermentation and storage cellar, the filtration system, and the bright-beer tank cellar. “In addition, this project features our Evoguard valve technology for no-leak switchovers,” explained Günter Baumeister, executive project manager turnkey projects. “Full-coverage automation from the grain intake to the bottling hall is handled by our Botec F1 process control system, and our Route Control Tool ensures system dependability in the cellars.” The tool uses preselected criteria to automatically identify the piping route it can use.
“Besides the components I’ve already mentioned, we’re also supplying the entire piping for all the job sections involved, and are looking after the new brewery’s water treatment system, which utilises a Krones Hydronomic featuring the latest membrane technology,” said Günter Baumeister.
Throughout the entire new brewery, only the most energy-efficient and innovative kit is being used. At its original premises, Paulaner was brewing 3m hectolitres of beer, while the production facility in Langwied has initially been dimensioned for an output of 3.5m hectolitres.
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