Hi everyone,
I'm in the process of setting up a brew pub. The equipment for this brewery was ordered by a consulting agency before I joined the business. Going through all the equipment, I noticed for the CIP cleaning there is only a single vessel setup (80L tank and pump mounted on a skid). With the CIP tank there is no way of heating a solution or keeping a constant temperature.
I've always used a two vessel CIP system at previous breweries, one for acid rinsing and sanitising, the other for caustic solutions. From my understanding caustic is more effective at 70 degrees Celsius. My questions are as follow:
1) Will it be OK to use cold caustic?
2) If so, do I need to increase the time and caustic concentration for the cycle?
3) Will it be better to get another tank made with a heating element and temperature control, dedicated for caustic only?
4) Anyone with the same setup? What is your experience?
Thank you and all advise will be appreciated.
Cheers
I'm in the process of setting up a brew pub. The equipment for this brewery was ordered by a consulting agency before I joined the business. Going through all the equipment, I noticed for the CIP cleaning there is only a single vessel setup (80L tank and pump mounted on a skid). With the CIP tank there is no way of heating a solution or keeping a constant temperature.
I've always used a two vessel CIP system at previous breweries, one for acid rinsing and sanitising, the other for caustic solutions. From my understanding caustic is more effective at 70 degrees Celsius. My questions are as follow:
1) Will it be OK to use cold caustic?
2) If so, do I need to increase the time and caustic concentration for the cycle?
3) Will it be better to get another tank made with a heating element and temperature control, dedicated for caustic only?
4) Anyone with the same setup? What is your experience?
Thank you and all advise will be appreciated.
Cheers
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