Compact, hygienic separation for craft breweries; recover more beer, improve clarity, and maintain quality.
Many small and medium craft breweries still rely on gravity settling or filtration to clarify beer. These traditional methods are often:
- Slow, delaying tank turnover and reducing productivity.
- Wasteful, losing valuable beer in trub or yeast slurry.
- Inconsistent, leading to haze instability and batch variation.
- Maintenance-heavy, requiring frequent filter changes or cleaning.
As breweries grow, these inefficiencies limit both output and quality. Brewers need a compact, automated solution that recovers more beer, handles solids efficiently, and maintains consistency; without overcomplicating operations or inflating costs.
Our Solution:
- 4B Automation & 4B Systems supplies Craft Brewery Decanter Centrifuge Systems designed for efficiency, hygiene, and scalability.
- Using Alfa Laval’s Brew and Foodec decanter technology, these compact, skid-mounted systems provide continuous solid–liquid separation, combining clarification and solids discharge in one step.
- Each system is hermetically sealed for minimal oxygen pickup and fully CIP-compatible for hygienic operation. With automation, and real-time data, brewers gain better yield, faster turnover, and stable quality across beer types. Supported by 4B Automation & 4B Systems’ local engineering and support, these decanters deliver reliability and performance tailored to the needs of growing craft breweries.
Key Features / Capabilities
Custom-Built for Craft Scale:
Sized for your brewery’s capacity, solids load, and beer types.
Real-Time Monitoring:
Live visibility of torque, speed and solids load
Recipe Management:
Adjustable bowl speed, discharge intervals, and differential speed for different beer styles.
Compact, Modular Design:
Skid-mounted units ideal for limited-space brewhouses and quick integration.
Fully Automated Operation:
Hands-free startup and feed control.
Remote Support & Diagnostics:
Predictive maintenance and remote troubleshooting enhance uptime.
Energy Efficiency:
Optimised drive and bowl geometry reduce motor load and power use.
Low Oxygen Pickup:
Hermetic design preserves aroma and freshness.
Local Service & Support:
Installed, integrated, and maintained by 4B Automation & 4B Systems with Alfa Laval backing.
