200L 3-Vessel Beer Brewhouse Lite series

Model: CRBH-200L-3V-lite

Product Overview

The CRBH-200L-3V-lite is a compact, skid-mounted 3-vessel brewhouse designed for craft breweries, brewpubs, pilot brewing and small-scale commercial beer production. The system combines a Hot Water Tank, Mash/Lauter Tank and Kettle/Whirlpool Tank on one pre-installed stainless-steel frame with semi-automatic temperature and pump control.

Key Features

• 200L effective working volume and 290L maximum volume per vessel.

• Three-vessel configuration for hot-water preparation, mashing, lautering, boiling and whirlpool separation.

• SUS304 stainless-steel vessel construction with 50mm PU insulation.

• Semi-automatic PID temperature control and pump operation management.

• 1.5" Tri-Clamp sanitary process connections.

• Skid-mounted design with heavy-duty wheels for convenient movement.

• Factory pre-installation, wiring, water testing and commissioning.

Typical Brewing Process

Hot Water Tank → Mash/Lauter Tank → Wort Pump → Kettle/Whirlpool Tank → Plate Heat Exchanger → Optional Wort Oxygenation → Fermentation Tank

• Hot water preparation in the Hot Water Tank.

• Mashing, lautering and sparging in the Mash/Lauter Tank.

• Wort boiling and whirlpool separation in the Kettle/Whirlpool Tank.

• Wort transfer through the wort pump and plate heat exchanger.

• Optional wort oxygenation before transfer to the downstream fermentation system.

System Specifications

Mash/Lauter Tank

The Mash/Lauter Tank is designed for mashing, lautering and sparging. The built-in sieve plate, wort return line and detachable sparge spray ring support stable grain-bed filtration and wort collection.

Kettle/Whirlpool Tank

The Kettle/Whirlpool Tank is used for wort boiling and whirlpool separation. The tangential inlet creates a whirlpool flow, while the dam baffle helps reduce hot-break carryover during knockout.

Hot Water Tank

The Hot Water Tank provides heated brewing water for mashing, sparging and selected cleaning operations.

Pumps and Process Piping

Knockout Fittings and Heat Exchange

• Single-stage plate heat exchanger for wort-to-water heat exchange.

• TC-connected wort filter before the PHE with a 40-mesh filter for easy cleaning.

• Temperature gauge after the PHE.

• Wort oxygenation device, sight glass and butterfly valve.

Control System

The standard system uses semi-automatic control for temperature monitoring, heating control and pump operation management.

• TOKY PID temperature meters for the Mash/Lauter Tank, Kettle/Whirlpool Tank and Hot Water Tank.

• Manual/automatic temperature control for the Kettle/Whirlpool Tank and Hot Water Tank heating elements.

• Danfoss VFD speed control for the wort pump.

• On/off control for the hot-water pump.

• Emergency stop.

• Schneider electrical components and Danfoss VFD.

Standard Delivery Scope

All equipment and components shown in the product images are included in the standard delivery scope.

• 200L Hot Water Tank.

• 200L Mash/Lauter Tank.

• 200L Kettle/Whirlpool Tank.

• Skid-mounted stainless-steel frame with heavy-duty wheels and support feet.

• Tank insulation and manual open top lids.

• Built-in sieve plate, process piping, sanitary valves and 1.5" Tri-Clamp connections.

• Wort pump and hot-water pump with the specifications listed above.

• Wort return pipeline, sight glass, sample valve and detachable sparge spray ring.

• Tangential whirlpool inlet and hot-break dam baffle.

• Plate heat exchanger, 40-mesh wort filter, temperature gauge, wort oxygenation device, sight glass and butterfly valve.

• PT100 temperature probes, semi-automatic control panel, PID temperature meters, wort-pump VFD control, hot-water-pump on/off control and emergency stop.

• Factory wiring, water testing and commissioning.

Optional Configurations

• Grain rake with VFD motor.

• RIMS step-mashing device with electric heating system.

• IFM liquid-level sensor above the heating element for dry-fire protection.

• Indoor condensing unit for breweries that cannot discharge steam outdoors.

• Steam heating jacket as an alternative to electric heating.

• Split heating elements: 2 × 6kW for sites with limited electrical capacity. Two elements support full-power heating-up at approximately 1°C per minute; one element can maintain a proper boil with evaporation of around 10%, subject to process conditions.

• Side cooling jacket for sour-beer brewing. Cold water can be circulated to help reduce wort temperature from approximately 100°C to approximately 80°C.

• VFD speed control for the hot-water pump.

• OMRON PID temperature meters.

• Hot Water Tank heating-element timing function for overnight heating.

• Liquid-level protection buzzer.

• PLC touchscreen control system.

• Steam-heating version.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 200L capacity mean?
The 200L specification refers to the effective working volume of each vessel. The maximum volume of each vessel is 290L. Actual wort output per batch depends on the recipe, grain bill, evaporation rate and process conditions.

What vessels are included?
The standard 3-vessel configuration includes a Hot Water Tank, a Mash/Lauter Tank and a Kettle/Whirlpool Tank, installed on one skid-mounted frame.

What is the standard power requirement?
The standard electrical supply is 3-phase, 380V ±10%, 50Hz. A 3-phase, 220V ±10%, 60Hz configuration can be considered according to the local power standard. Single-phase operation is not recommended.

What is the maximum connected load?
The approximate maximum connected load is 26kW, including 12kW Kettle heating, 12kW Hot Water Tank heating, one 0.55kW wort pump and one 0.55kW hot-water pump.

What are the pump specifications?
The wort pump and hot-water pump use the same basic specification: 0.55kW power, 1T/H flow rate, 18m lift head, φ38mm inlet and φ32mm outlet. The wort pump uses VFD speed control as standard, while the hot-water pump uses on/off control as standard. Hot-water pump VFD control is optional.

What type of pipe connection is used?
The process piping uses 1.5" Tri-Clamp sanitary quick connections. The pump inlet and outlet sizes are φ38mm and φ32mm respectively.

What material is used?
The standard vessel material is SUS304 stainless steel. The electric heating elements are specified as 316 stainless steel. The tank inner surface is pickled and passivated, with a surface roughness of Ra < 0.6μm.

Is the system fully automatic?
The standard system uses semi-automatic control with PID temperature monitoring, heating control, VFD control for the wort pump, on/off control for the hot-water pump and an emergency stop. A PLC touchscreen control system is available as an option.

Can the heating system be customized?
Yes. Optional configurations include split heating elements with 2 × 6kW, a steam heating jacket and other heating-control solutions according to the customer's power and process requirements.

Can it be used for sour-beer brewing?
A side cooling jacket is available as an option. Cold water can be circulated through the jacket to help reduce wort temperature from approximately 100°C to approximately 80°C, subject to actual process conditions.

Does the equipment include factory testing?
The equipment is factory-wired and debugged, with water running through the system for quality control before delivery.

What is the warranty period?
The equipment is supplied with a three-year warranty and lifetime service. Warranty scope and exclusions are subject to the sales contract.

What is the production lead time?
The indicated production lead time is 45 working days. The actual lead time depends on the selected configuration, technical confirmation, payment terms and production scheduling.

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