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Brewery of the Future

• Increased production flexibility • Decreased logistical costs • Minimized raw material and utility consumption and maintenance In order to meet all customer requirements Norit implements the following engineering principles:• Focus on today’s key performance indicators: raw materials, energy, water, labor, and sustainability • Brewhouse and beer process plant in one room • Fermentation area in closed and dry room • Continuous flow in brewhouse and beer processing plant resulting in compact dimensions for equipment, piping and utilities Economical requirements:

Benefits

State-of-the-art Brewing Technology Customer Requirements Norit Scope of Supply Design Philosophy Sustainability & Total Cost of Ownership

• Minimized disposals (no kieselguhr) • Minimized utility consumption • Reduced product losses Norit’s extensive experience in beverage technology is combined in Norit’s Brewery of the Future. All of Norit’s know-how and state-of- the-art technologies sincluding Norit Südmo hygienic valves, Norit Haffmans Total CO Brewing requirements: Environmental requirements: • Highest and consistent beer quality • Yeast propagation and yeast storage• Beer Membrane Filtration (BMF) • Carbo controller and blender • Water deaeration • Beer recovery from surplus yeast • Fermenting green beer cooler • Bright beer tank area • Hygienic valves and valve manifolds • Total CIP from brewhouse to bright beer tank • Full automation and Scada system (MES/ERP integration) • Water treatment incl. Membrane Bio-Reactor (re-use) • CO • Beer Membrane Filtration to ensure DE-free filtration and improve taste and physical chemical stability • High gravity brewing and blending • Optimal logistics in packaging, warehousing and on-site transportation • Maximized recovery and use of CO • Consistently high quality beer • Improved taste stability • Environment-friendly production • Minimum labor (2 FTE/shift) • Minimum beer losses • Low consumption of raw materials, energy & water • Lowest Capex and Opex • Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
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2 Management and Norit’s revolutionary Beer Membrane Filtration are combined into the most advanced and sustainable brewery concept that meets the highest quality requirements and economic and environmental standards. Thanks to Norit’s Membrane BioReactor for wastewater treatment, water consumption is lowered to a world record of 2 liters of water for 1 liter of beer.
2 from fermentation• Minimize utility consumptions and maintenance • Re-use of wastewater in order to minimze water consumption to 2 hl of water for 1 hl of beer
2 recovery and HRS LiquiVap• Quality control equipment (TLS)

XIGA Ultrafiltration