Compared to shell and tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers have grown in popularity over the past few decades. Generally speaking, plate heat exchangers have higher heat transfer efficiency and occupy less space. These factors have helped spark brewery interest in plate heat exchangers as an alternative to shell and tube heat exchangers. There are two methods of cleaning plate heat exchangers: cleaning in place (done by circulating chemicals through the channels of the plate heat exchanger) or manual cleaning (removing the plates from the frame and using a pressurized water jet to clean the plates individually).

Potatoes, cereals, and wild plant base materials are all pressure-cooked to gelatinize the starch into a liquid state, but still cannot be directly decomposed by yeast, and must be fermented to produce alcohol. After the gelatinized mash is prepared, specific saccharification representatives should be added before fermentation, so that the starch in the liquefied state can finally become sugar that can be fermented by yeast. This process of converting starch directly into sugar is called saccharification.

1. The pH value damages the enzyme. Throughout the saccharification process, pH often significantly impairs the activity of different enzymes. The high repetitive pH of the water leads to an increase in the pH of the mash, which reduces the uniqueness of the enzymes.

Craft beer has a unique and loving following due to its unique taste. It shares one feature with industrial beer: carbonation. Microbreweries are a popular choice in the beer world, and we'll discuss how to prevent carbonation issues in brewery-brewed beer.