Beer Recovery in Line With Purity and Cost Efficiency

GEA Westfalia Separator absolute separation maximum added value for every size of operation

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Beer recovery from surplus yeast and tank bottoms in line with purity and cost efficiency:

Excellent, Unique, for Every Size of Operation

The beer market is changing with increasing rapidity. What remains, and what will continue to increase, are the demands of beer brewers with regard to maximum cost efficiency of the beer production processes in all process stages. And in particular for beer recovery from surplus yeast and tank bottoms. This is because this process stage offers considerable earnings potential.

The only provider of separator, decanter and nozzle separators

GEA Westfalia Separator meets these requirements with excellent and unique solutions:  The only provider of the key technologies used in beer recovery: high-performance separators, high-performance decanters, nozzle separators  Modular solutions customized process combinations  Maximum cost efficiency for all brewery sizes

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Compliance with Requirements for Maximum Efficiency for Every Size

Use of separators: Maximum flexibility and efficiency for small and mid-size operations

Yeast tank Beer collecting vessel Dilution water

Yeast, to further utilization Separator

Flexible and highly efficient: use of separators

 Suitable for operations starting from approx. 0.5 million hectolitres beer output

 Very simple process management  Minimum investment costs

The process specialists of GEA Westfalia Separator jointly identify the most cost-effective process together with you. The process of developing the solution is determined by your specifications such as size of operation, product parameters and product quality.

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r Maximum Cost-Efficiency: of Operation

Use of decanters and separators: For maximum performance in large breweries

Yeast tank Yeast beer

Green beer

Short-time heating Decanter

Separator Feed pump

Yeast, to further utilization

2-stage process management for large breweries: use of decanters and separators

 Suitable for operations starting from approx. 2.0 million hectolitres beer output  Fully continuous operation  Hygienic design

 Fully automatic adjustment to fluctuating feed concentrations  Completely hydrohermetic decanter-patented design

GEA Westfalia Separator is the only provider of the key technologies for beer recovery: high-performance separators, high-performance decanters, nozzle separators. Results: solutions according to objective criteria.

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Use of nozzle separators

Yeast, for further utilization

Particularly suitable for high-gravity brewing:  Small and medium-sized breweries see a fast return on their investment in beer recovery systems even with small tank bottom volumes  Uniform solids discharge concentrations  Yields up to 90 percent are possible

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Processes and costs under control:

Investments in Line with Your Requirement for Extremely Short Payback Times
There is no doubt the process stage of recovering beer from surplus yeast and tank bottoms offers considerable earnings potential. Tap this potential with the technology leader GEA Westfalia Separator. Place your trust in competence, experience and unique innovative ability. This is because nobody provides more precise and efficient process management in beer recovery for all sizes of breweries than GEA Westfalia Separator just calculate the figures! With unique complete solutions using high performance separators, high-performance decanters and nozzle separators. With lower product losses. With reduced costs for materials and resources. With higher income. Maximize your investment with extremely short payback times. Together with your partner GEA Westfalia Separator.

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GEA Westfalia Separator Division Headquarters: 100 Fairway Court Northvale, NJ 07647 201-767-3900 Midwest: 725 Tollgate Road, Suite B Elgin, IL 60123 630-503-4700 South: 4725 Lakeland Commerce Parkway, Suite 4 Lakeland, FL 33805 863-603-8900 Southwest: 2408 Timberloch Place, Suite C-4 The Woodlands, TX 77380 281-465-7900 West Coast: Western Region Customer Support Center 555 Baldwin Road Patterson, CA 95363 209-895-6300
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