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Research and Pilot Brewing Services

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Siebel Institute offers research and pilot brewing services for product creation and ingredient/recipe evaluation applicable to brewing and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage production. Our 1 bbl (31 U.S. gallons) pilot brewery consists of the following:  
  • 4-vessel brewhouse (steam jacketed mash kettle with agitator, lauter tun, steam jacketed boil kettle and separate whirlpool, along with hot and cold liquor tanks) with a knock-out volume of 44 gallons. System piped for decoction and/or if wanting to utilize the mash kettle as an adjunct cooker.
  • 3x 2 bbl (62 gallon) conical fermenters (glycol jacketed)
  • Filtration
  • 1x 2 bbl brite beer tank
  • 2 head bottle filler (12 or 16 oz. formats)
  • Tabletop canner (12 oz.)
  • Waterbath pasteurization unit
Whether you would like to test a new or changed recipe, a differing technique, use a new ingredient or have a short run of a specific product to be kegged, canned or bottled, please contact us for further information.

What does this service include?

Our range of services include but are not limited to:
  • Recipe development including alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers
  • Filtration product research
  • Impact on raw ingredient variations or changes
  • Analysis of enzymes and additive effects on recipes and final product
  • Trial pasteurization of small-pack beverages (bottles, cans)
  • Evaluation of packaging material quality
  • Analysis of processing aids throughout the entire brewing process
  • Small batch brewing trials

Description

Siebel Institute offers research brewing services for conducting a full range of tests. Our research brewing system has been designed to emulate the physical dynamics of large commercial brewing systems, enabling us to design and test new recipes, evaluate changes in a customer’s existing recipes or ingredients, or try new ingredients in a small-scale production facility.

Along with recipe development or enhancement, we have the capabilities to conduct research on a wide variety of brewing-related products and brewery process variables, including; filtration products, the effects of raw ingredient variations or changes, enzymes and additive effects, packaging material quality and their impact on the product, trial pasteurization, and analysis of processing aids throughout the entire brewing process.

Our research brewery is operated by seasoned brewers, drawing on a vast depth of experience and knowledge. Throughout each research project, meticulous records are kept of process activities and the results of frequent testing. We work with each customer to assure that from the time we are given the requirements of a project, to the day our final report is delivered, the project will be completed with the efficiency, accuracy and value that the Siebel Institute has built its reputation on for over 150 years.

To find out how Siebel Institute Research Brewing Services can work with your company, contact John Hannafan, vice-president of Siebel Institute, at jhannafan@siebelinstitute.com.


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