Application: Malt producer and brewer innovates processes using mass flow controller with NEMA4X/IP66 enclosure
Mike Edwards
Features brewery Brooks Instrument
The solutions to measure and control oxygen specifically in a wash down area was a Brooks Instrument SLAMf mass flow controller with a NEMA4X/IP66 rated hardened enclosure. The brewing of beer is a complex multi-step process which when perfected results in the amazing variety of high-quality craft beers being produced today. The last decade will be remembered for the remarkable growth in beer according to an article Forbes.
Even the U.S. craft beer market, as defined by the industry trade group the Brewers Association, grew from less than 5 percent market share to more than 13 percent of all beer sold in the U.S. An explosion in the number of local small craft breweries will attest to the public’s seemingly endless desire to seek out the latest innovative craft beer. Mid-sized and large breweries are also getting in on the action with their own craft brew product lines.
The mass flow controller’s ability to precisely control and automate pure oxygen levels, while ensuring the integrity of the instrument in harsh conditions made it the right choice.
Application Requirements
One innovative company looking for ways to continue their success in the malt and distilleries markets is Rahr Malting, located in Shakopee, MN.
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