FINAL PROJECT

DESIGN A SMALL BREWERY

Project Goals
Get a little experience doing a common
Engineering task: Laying out and sizing a new
production facility.
Make a plan view of the production facility
and arrange the equipment in a logical
fashion.
Locate and size commercial industrial
equipment.

The building

Brewery Space Requirements:

Average production brewery with bottling=1.25-1.75
SF/BBL/Year
Minimum production brewery start-up size
requirements: 5,000 square feet industrial space with
20' ceilings, loading dock, good truck access, 3 phase
power, city gas main
Average pub brewery plant with in-house sales
only=.06-1.0 SF/BBL/Year (not including restaurant)
Minimum brewpub size requirements: 3,000 square
feet in retail area with ample parking and/or high foot
traffic
http://soundbrew.com/

Revenue:
Beer sold retail by the glass in a
brewpub

$700-$1,000 per BBL

Beer sold retail to go in bottles

$300-$375 per BBL.

Beer sold wholesale in kegs to

distributors:

$120-$150 per BBL.

Beer sold wholesale in bottles to

distributors

$145-$190 per BBL

Beer sold wholesale in kegs to

accounts

$160-$200 per BBL.

Beer sold wholesale in bottles to

accounts

$190-$250 per BBL

http://soundbrew.com/

Selected Conversion Factors:

US Gal->CF

x 0.1337

Ft.->US Gal

x 7.481

US Gal.->In.

x 231

In->US Gal.

x 0.0043

HL->US BBL

x 0.8522

US BBL->HL

x 0.11734

Ft.->US BBL

x 0.2413

US BBL->Ft.

x 4.144

UK BBL-> US Gal

x 43.24

US BBL->UK BBL

x .717

US Gal.-> Imp.Gal

x 0.8326

Imp. Gal->US Gal

x 1.201

PSI->Kgm/cm

x 0.0703

http://soundbrew.com/

Some Sizing Calculations:

20 HL
Per Batch
2000 Liter
Per Batch
17.044 Barrel Per Batch
2 Weeks Per Batch for Ale
4 Weeks Per Batch for Lager
29.57 mL
Per Ounce
12 Ounce Per Bottle/Can
355 mL
Per Bottle/Can
5635 Bottles Per Batch
36 Cans
Pre Minute
156.5 Minutes to package a batch
2.6 Hours to package a batch

http://soundbrew.com/

Brewhouse Requirements:

Brewhouse Requirements:

Brewhouse Requirements:

Mill Requirements:

A Final Layout:

Packing Line Layout:

Packing Line Layout:

Fermentation Tanks:

Each tank holds up to two batches for

the fermentation period (2-4 weeks)

Bright Tanks:

Used for storage (buffering) of the

final product (2 brews per tank)

A Final Layout:
Supplementary Equipment:
Compressor
Glycol Chiller
Steam Boiler
Fermentation Tanks
Bright Tanks
Optional Packaging
Kegs
Bottles

A few things to note:

1. The brewhouse, liquor tanks, fermentation
tanks, and bright tanks are all stainless steel for
easy cleaning (CIP & Washdown) and should be
separated from the rest of the equipment.
2. Packing machines also get washed down.
3. Mill is not washed down and needs fork truck
access.
4. Utility equipment should be isolated from the
rest of the line and away from the water.
5. You want good flow from the grain entering to
the packaged goods leaving.

Summary
For your final project deliverable:
DWG of floorplan layout showing:
Brewhouse & liquor Tanks
Mill
Fermentation and Bright Tanks
Packing line
Ancillary equipment (chiller/boiler/compressor)

Cut sheets of any equipment other than what

I provide.
Any Sizing calculations

Resources
Aegir Brewing Systems
http://aegirbrewingsystems.com/
Planning, Building, and running a brewery
http://www.cemcorp.com/articles/articles.htm
How to start a microbrewery
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Microbrewery

QUESTIONS?