What we need to consider when we start an industrial brewery
- Jul 17, 2026
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- tiantai
When starting an industrial brewery, the project should be considered from several aspects: market positioning, brewery production capacity, process design, brewing equipment selection, utilities, quality control, and investment planning. Unlike a craft brewery, an industrial brewery focuses more on production efficiency, consistency, automation, and cost control.
Following are all the aspects we need to consider:
1. Market & Product Planning
Before selecting equipment, we need to confirm what type we need to brew:
- Lager beer
- Ale / craft beer
- Wheat beer
- Non-alcoholic beer
- Flavored beer
- Malt beverage
And the market we expect:
- Local market or export?
- Retail bottles/cans or draft beer?
- Supermarkets, restaurants, bars, distributors?
The estimated brewery production capacity:
- Annual production volume (HL/year)
- Daily output
- Packaging requirement
For example:
10,000 HL/year = small industrial brewery
50,000–100,000 HL/year = medium industrial brewery
200,000+ HL/year = large brewery
2. Brewery Capacity Design
The key is matching:
Brewhouse capacity → Fermentation capacity → Bright beer storage → Packaging capacity
A typical industrial brewery flow:
Raw materials → Milling → Mashing → Lautering → Boiling → Whirlpool → Wort Cooling → Fermentation → Maturation → Filtration → Bright Beer Tank → Packaging
The brewhouse and fermentation tank capacity mainly influence annual production capacity.
3. Raw Material System
For industrial brewery, we need to consider:
- Malt silo
- Pneumatic conveying or screw conveyor
- Automatic weighing system
- Malt miller
Need to consider:
Storage days (usually 7–30 days)
Malt types
Dust control
Other Ingredients
Hops storage (cold storage recommended)
Yeast management
Water treatment chemicals
4. Brewhouse Selection
For industrial breweries, we need:
Multi-vessel brewhouse, it mainly includes:
- Mash tun
- Lauter tun
- Boiling kettle
- Wort temporary storage
- Whirlpool
The brewhouse has several advantages:
- Higher efficiency
- Higher output
- Better process control
5. Fermentation & Maturation System
This is usually the largest investment, we Need to consider:
- Fermentation Tank Size
- Tank Quantity
We can calculate the fermentation capacity, according to:
- Fermentation time
- Maturation time
- Daily production
6. Cooling System Design
Industrial breweries require a reliable cooling system, includes:
- Glycol Chiller
- Glycol Water tank
- Glycol pipeline with suitable pump
7. Heating & Steam System
The steam boiler will be used for:
- Mash heating
- Wort boiling
- CIP heating
8. CIP Cleaning System
For industrial breweries, CIP is critical.
Need to design:
- CIP Stations with caustic tank, acid tank, hot water tank, sterilization tank with higher automation level, incldues automatic chemical dosing, conductivity control, temperature control and return flow monitoring
9. Filtration & Stabilization
For filtration, we have several options:
- Kieselguhr filter
- Membrane filter
- Disc centrifugal filter
- PVPP stabilization
10. Packaging Line
Choose according to market:
- Bottling line
- Pasteurizer
- Labeler
- Canning
- Depalletizer
- Keg Filling and washing line
11. Quality Control Laboratory
Industrial breweries need:
- Basic Lab Equipment
- pH meter
- DO meter
- Alcohol analyzer
- Spectrophotometer
- Microscope
- Microbiology equipment
12. Utility Requirements
Before construction, calculate:
- Electricity for motors, pumps, chillers, packaging machine etc
- Water for brewing, CIP, cooling and cleaning
- Air for pneumatic valves
- Steam for heating, Gas for carbonation etc
13. Automation Level
For an industrial brewery, fully automatic is normal to assure better consistency and lower
labor cost. Automation includes:
- PLC control
- Recipe management
- Tank temperature control
- CIP automation
- Production data recording
14. Investment Budget
Confirm the expect total investment and percentage for each part.
Tiantai, provides turnkey solutions on brewery equipment, winery equipment, distiller equipment etc. If you are looking to build an industrial brewery, we are at your disposal anytime.
Derrick
Sales Manager
[email protected]
Tiantai Beer Equipment
Following are all the aspects we need to consider:
1. Market & Product Planning
Before selecting equipment, we need to confirm what type we need to brew:
- Lager beer
- Ale / craft beer
- Wheat beer
- Non-alcoholic beer
- Flavored beer
- Malt beverage
And the market we expect:
- Local market or export?
- Retail bottles/cans or draft beer?
- Supermarkets, restaurants, bars, distributors?
The estimated brewery production capacity:
- Annual production volume (HL/year)
- Daily output
- Packaging requirement
For example:
10,000 HL/year = small industrial brewery
50,000–100,000 HL/year = medium industrial brewery
200,000+ HL/year = large brewery
2. Brewery Capacity Design
The key is matching:
Brewhouse capacity → Fermentation capacity → Bright beer storage → Packaging capacity
A typical industrial brewery flow:
Raw materials → Milling → Mashing → Lautering → Boiling → Whirlpool → Wort Cooling → Fermentation → Maturation → Filtration → Bright Beer Tank → Packaging
The brewhouse and fermentation tank capacity mainly influence annual production capacity.
3. Raw Material System
For industrial brewery, we need to consider:
- Malt silo
- Pneumatic conveying or screw conveyor
- Automatic weighing system
- Malt miller
Need to consider:
Storage days (usually 7–30 days)
Malt types
Dust control
Other Ingredients
Hops storage (cold storage recommended)
Yeast management
Water treatment chemicals
4. Brewhouse Selection
For industrial breweries, we need:
Multi-vessel brewhouse, it mainly includes:
- Mash tun
- Lauter tun
- Boiling kettle
- Wort temporary storage
- Whirlpool
The brewhouse has several advantages:
- Higher efficiency
- Higher output
- Better process control
5. Fermentation & Maturation System
This is usually the largest investment, we Need to consider:
- Fermentation Tank Size
- Tank Quantity
We can calculate the fermentation capacity, according to:
- Fermentation time
- Maturation time
- Daily production
6. Cooling System Design
Industrial breweries require a reliable cooling system, includes:
- Glycol Chiller
- Glycol Water tank
- Glycol pipeline with suitable pump
7. Heating & Steam System
The steam boiler will be used for:
- Mash heating
- Wort boiling
- CIP heating
8. CIP Cleaning System
For industrial breweries, CIP is critical.
Need to design:
- CIP Stations with caustic tank, acid tank, hot water tank, sterilization tank with higher automation level, incldues automatic chemical dosing, conductivity control, temperature control and return flow monitoring
9. Filtration & Stabilization
For filtration, we have several options:
- Kieselguhr filter
- Membrane filter
- Disc centrifugal filter
- PVPP stabilization
10. Packaging Line
Choose according to market:
- Bottling line
- Pasteurizer
- Labeler
- Canning
- Depalletizer
- Keg Filling and washing line
11. Quality Control Laboratory
Industrial breweries need:
- Basic Lab Equipment
- pH meter
- DO meter
- Alcohol analyzer
- Spectrophotometer
- Microscope
- Microbiology equipment
12. Utility Requirements
Before construction, calculate:
- Electricity for motors, pumps, chillers, packaging machine etc
- Water for brewing, CIP, cooling and cleaning
- Air for pneumatic valves
- Steam for heating, Gas for carbonation etc
13. Automation Level
For an industrial brewery, fully automatic is normal to assure better consistency and lower
labor cost. Automation includes:
- PLC control
- Recipe management
- Tank temperature control
- CIP automation
- Production data recording
14. Investment Budget
Confirm the expect total investment and percentage for each part.
Tiantai, provides turnkey solutions on brewery equipment, winery equipment, distiller equipment etc. If you are looking to build an industrial brewery, we are at your disposal anytime.
Derrick
Sales Manager
[email protected]
Tiantai Beer Equipment
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