CIP BEER FERMENTER!! How To: MICROBREWERY

[@BorrietheBlade]

Tomorrow is my first day as a cellarman at a local brewery and this will be one of my many jobs, obviously things have changed slightly since this video was put out, but the premise is still the same and this really helps me out understanding what goes on. Funny enough, the brewery I'm starting at also has an Alpha brewhouse as their system. My comment isn't expressing how EXCITED I am to be finally breaking into this community. Thank you YT and Brewery Life for the video. Cheers!!

[@MetalHeadBrewer]

So how's the job going?

[@jasoncooper6242]

Your channel is a gold mine of info! Thank you Jasper!

[@brewerylife3596]

Awesome to hear, cheers!

[@EhnPeeDee]

I really like that you take the time to show the entire process (i.e. not stopping video between runs). This helps understand the time taken and all the necessary steps used. Thanks again for these great videos!

[@brewerylife3596]

Cheers!

[@codyzhang269]

Hi Neil, this is Cody from China. We are manufacture specially for beer brewing system and we can design and give reasonable advice to our customers. For any doubts or questions, please feel free to let me know. We'd love to offer our full support to your brewery project. [e-mail] www.grainbrew.com

[@emtffzartman666]

Amazing video. You really are one of the only sources of this scale of brewing on KZbin. Well done.

[@ansont]

Hey Jasper, University of S. Florida Brewing Arts student here. I appreciate these videos. It's one thing to learn about the processes from a Powerpoint, but I appreciate you taking the time to show the actual steps involved. This is very beneficial to see!!! Great videos/information!! Cheers :)

[@brewerylife3596]

That's awesome to hear! It takes two things to be a great brewer; education and experience, glad I'm helping, Cheers!

[@ansont]

Thanks for your advice/encouragement ! I love how Brewers are so welcoming and informative. Thanks again for pulling back the curtain on the wonderful brewing industry.

[@yadiraluviano3415]

Oh man! I love seeing people’s different methods for CIP and SIP. The CO2 vacuum suction and the sample faucet to purge are genius ideas! Thanks so much for this video.

[@christophermorrisiscool]

So the sample faucet helps the FV from pressurizing?

[@MrBrc3404]

@@christophermorrisiscool no, you can't run pump dry because it will dry the seals. In his mention, the sample faucet gets rid of any air in the water that will be cycling through the loop, thus preventing the pump from ever running dry. Most breweries will just losen up the clamp so that you a see a trickle of water until air bubble is gone. Then they will run pump.

[@brookea518]

Was reviewing my own processes and watched this. Great video! Seems hard to find detailed videos at this scale of equipment. Love the idea for priming the pump!!

[@TerenceGardner]

Thanks for all the detail. You are a legend.

[@Radim_Zvanovec]

Absolute legend, very informative. Enjoyed it!

[@robertn7586]

It was great to find information on CIP and a mention of the different cleaning purposes. Having just wrapped up a major modification of my 1/2 barrel system, I knew I needed to passivate the newly welded stainless steel plumbing pieces. This video got me to looking around and helped me find the right chemical for that purpose. Thanks Jasper.

[@brewerylife3596]

Awesome to hear, Cheers!

[@kampfpudeln]

Excellent video! First class.

[@dthor999]

Just started cellaring and thank you for these videos!

[@mattknappick799]

Great video! Thankyou for uploading

[@cmiller8423]

Awesome Detail guys, I really appreciate when people take the time to make quality videos!! Keep up the great work!

[@brewerylife3596]

Thanks Chris! I'll keep trying but don't set the bar too high for me.

[@cmiller8423]

Well, I distributed this to my brewing crew and team over at The Home Brewing Company in San Diego's famous North Park Beer community. If you guys are in the area come over for a pint! Clean beer recipes true to styles !!! look us up! Cheers

[@brewerylife3596]

Nice! Will do!

[@matthewsharp961]

Jasper, great videos! Will you be coming out with more? Thanks

[@smgri]

hey jasper thanks again ! You have no idea how much me...and all the other small timers appreciate these...it is such a huge step up from keggles . I just got a 1.5 barrel STOUT syste with a brite tank ..and I am kind of intimidated...particularly with the brite ! These videos are so much appreciated ...keep up the good work and keep them coming ! Thanks - Garve .

[@brewerylife3596]

Garve, congrats on the new system! I've been there. It takes time and patience but always pays off in the end, cheers!

[@Boomer8003]

Brewery Life sir this is interesting

[@michaeltangen]

BRILLIANT! I love all the details that you've shared plus the inventive priming solution you came up with. Thank you for sharing!!

[@brewerylife3596]

Michael, thanks for continuing to follow us! All our videos are just shot on my cell phone with no script, its awesome the content helps out!

[@paolorr]

Congratulations for the series Jasper! Good idea to show the "dirty" work of brewing. 2 steps that I'd like to see are the packaging/bottling and dry hop. Congrats againg for the videos

[@thepike100]

Brilliant video, just facts and no waffle.

[@kvong615]

Very informative, thank you!!

[@JAWSFREE]

I have found that orienting the Tee in the upright position will allow the air to naturally rise out of the pump for a quicker priming. This can be done without turning on the pump. Just my 2 cents.

[@sergioreyherran7118]

Really nice video with a curious stereophonic effect at the end

[@barleyboy13]

Doing any more videos? I would be interested in a video about the ideal setup on how many fermenters/brite tanks/kegs are needed for adequate brew cycles. Alos what the maximum beers you can have on tap with specific setups. Would be interested in 7-10bbl systems. When planning a brewery that stuff can get confusing....Keep up the good work!

[@78wikk]

Great vid mate

[@DriveThruRec]

"The life of a small brewery"...... As a brewer for a 2 bbl nano this made me laugh. Thanks for posting these videos! Very helpful

[@brewerylife3596]

Haha, yup we're just mechanical janitors. Cheers!

[@neilgotschall7244]

Real good info for beginning brewers! Looking forward to more videos....Cheers!

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

very helpful on cleaning up technics after brews. appreciate u in posting such videos.

[@haydenhollenbaugh3958]

I love that you said caustic smells like fish. It totally does. So does oxyclean.

[@ianjames6442]

Hello! Great videos! What is the HLT u are using? Need something of similar size for a similar setup I am building thanks and cheers!!

[@grantmanych3665]

I do this process on a larger scale at an ice cream factory. We use CIP for transfer lines between production process and vats. Very similar process but all of our CIP is done with a touchscreen. We open and close valves from the touch screen and no need to walk around and open and closes valves. We use sodium hydroxide for caustic. We do Water, Caustic (20m), Water, Sanitiser(20m), Water. Its a cool process and a great way to clean.

[@Matt8643]

Great video! Maybe you could do a video about cleaning your brewhouse kettles?

[@SirBoden]

Purging air from the pump works better if you shut the ball valve downstream of the spigot / pump and then open the spigot. :-) Great video

[@gabriellagonzalez7892]

I’d like to see how you strip the parts and clean them!

[@orlandomaldonado5980]

Great video guys. Just what I needed! Thanks!

[@brewerylife3596]

Awesome to hear, glad it helped!

[@Chad20109]

great content guys. keep up the great videos! I enjoy em!

[@brewerylife3596]

Thanks for the support!

[@dpradhak]

Thanks for an informative video.

[@edwardpattillo9308]

Hey, silly question, but how do you keep your safety goggles from fogging up when you stick your head in that steam?????

[@aowatc]

great video ! thank you! love it ! i have a question though .. post caustic wash , is the hot acid wash necessary or we could just peroxy acid wash it and pressurize ?

[@juliocbp9389]

13:00 Is it possible to store that caustic or to use it with another FV instead of throwing it away?

[@parthamehendale123]

Beautiful idea to suck out CO2 from the fermentor! Ingenious! How often does caustic fail to clean the krausen ring properly? Reason I ask is, I was thinking of getting a pressure washer to wash it down as much as possible before running the caustic cycle. If it's successful for almost like 90-95% of the times, I can postpone buying one!

[@MrVomitusdk]

very good tip about the removel of the co2 ! Thanks

[@limulus61]

Excellent video

[@Mrjohndoe525]

Is a caustic CIP via the racking arm port and also via the sample valve port standard practice in the industry?

[@AdamKeele]

If you double value you pump inlet line, when you go from your hot water source to fermenter, you will less likely need to worry with regaining prime. Also, if you have enough hoses and hardware, you can set up a T so you can run a primary line to your spray ball, and a secondary line to your blowoff. If you've doubled valved it too, you can remove and switch to your racking arm, and easily switch back and forth.

[@DanABA]

Hi Jasper! if you are taking requests, one subject that I would like to learn about is brewery pumps. Maybe examples of pumps that are good for different sized brew houses, what types of pumps are good for wort vs beer vs CIP/hot liquids, how much to spend on a pump, power requirements, GPM/PSI requirements, pros vs cons, etc. Understandable if it's too big of a topic to cover in a video! Cheers!

[@brewerylife3596]

Thanks for the suggestion man. The place to start is knowing the difference between positive displacement and centrifugal pumps.

[@brewingresources]

You should start the CIP with an ambient Pre-Rinse, not a hot one. Hot water can bake on protein deposits to the tank which would otherwise come off easily during the CIP cycle.

[@djangocerveceria4286]

great videos! we have done some of your tips in our brewery.. thanks!

[@brewerylife3596]

Awesome comment! Glad I could help, Cheers!

[@djangocerveceria4286]

Brewery Life could you make a video on passivation? we try to do it today and it was a real mess...

[@brewerylife3596]

Thanks for the suggestion, been there. I commented on BreweryLife's Welcome video about passivation, see if that helps?Cheers

[@cubase55555]

Very good advices :) Thanks

[@MikeDent]

Very informative. Do you have plans for more?

[@guillermosanchez8319]

What size is your FV ? Thanks for the video!

[@ghg1977]

No me canso de ver este video. Magistral!!!

[@michaelweichel8370]

So this is great information. I am curious as to how you neutralize the caustic you are sending down the drain. Shouldn’t caustic be neutralized before being sent down any sort of drain?

[@dylancroft3973]

Michael Weichel I dont know about brewing but in my dairy the caustic is neutralized with acid then rinsed with steralized water to put it simply. Rinse. Caustic. Rinse. Acid. Rinse. For bigger systems SIP is needed...

[@davedave2109]

what is your pump pressure for your caustic cycle

[@matttalksbeer1474]

would you recommend getting tanks for cold and hot cleaning water?

[@adrianlongarms8481]

So paa really doesn't need to be rinsed out of the fv before product goes in just drip drying it under pressure? Love the vids and thanks.

[@matttalksbeer1474]

I've seen some cellarman, leave the manway open and there's just water pouring all over the place...are they doing a CIP but just not in a closed loop?

[@paytongoalie]

If the pump is connected to the bottom then it's a closed system. It seems as if they're just losing some of their cleaning liquid while they're doing it. It probably helps break up any clumps around the manway, but it's rather dangerous.

[@joededomenic4478]

Hi Jasper! What kind of brush are you using at the 16 minute mark to clean the top inside of the FV?

[@christophermorrisiscool]

Doesnt the FV get pressurized from the heat??

[@christophermorrisiscool]

Yeah it does, please answer this question!

[@jaymesmielke9519]

Hi Chris when I CIP my Uni tanks with hot water it builds alittle pressure. As long as you have some where for the pressure to go its really not a big deal. On our 120 bbl tanks we completly take off the ranking arm and place a loose cap over the opening. It will shoot out for 1 or 2 minutes. Then the preasure will be normal and will only drip out. I clean the racking arm manually with chlorine and acuastic and also with the blow off I build a bypass so I can CIP both at the same time. Hope it helps if you have anymore questions let me know.

[@jamesblack5219]

Is that an electric heated tank he is using to mix the clenaing solution? I am implementing the same system but dont have the heated tank yet, looking for suggestions. Also, love your videos!

[@mattdawgbali]

hey boss i have acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide , how much of both do i need to mix together to create peracetic acid? would it be a 50/50 solution? what would the final solution be once mixed with water to be sprayed on surfaces to sanitise? would i dilute it in distilled water or normal water? thanks for your help guys!!

[@claudiapodesta2531]

Hermoso 🙌

[@seangaura255]

Hello Jasper, Love these video's! They are extremely helpful to someone making that leap into brewing on the professional level. Question... Do you neutralize your caustic and acid prior to introducing into the drains? Would neutralizing them be okay while the solution is still in the FV prior to rinsing? Thanks

[@koplandavid]

Thanks

[@MrVomitusdk]

arnt you afraid that when heating the acid over 105 fahrenheit , you will get acid evaporation into the air and in your lungs

[@shanfarmhouse4342]

Very informative! Do you have to do all of this after every individual batch? Or do you do all this after a certain # of batches are run through a fermentor?

[@brewerylife3596]

+Shan Farmhouse, I do this process after every batch of beer. Do you Have to, Probably not. Passivation and total tank tare down can be done quarterly. Caustic and sanitizer are common between batches in commercial FVs, Cheers!

[@shanfarmhouse4342]

Cool, ya I was more wondering about the total teardown process for each batch as if it was necessary. Thanks man, that answered my question. These videos are great and very helpful. Keep doing more!

[@fobster2000]

I find a tear down necessary after each batch, you get crud settling around the door seal, sample tap and all the tc gaskets too

[@barleyboy13]

How many gallons of water do you use in your grant for your fv loop? The water level you refer to in the video?

[@AdamKeele]

He said about 10-15 gal.

[@argslash]

Hi! Great video man! I just wanted to ask a few questions: 1) is there a volume ratio between the FV and the cleaning solution? 2) I thought PAA worked by flooding the entire FV and not by pumping it like caustic, was I wrong? THANKS!!!

[@DesEsseints]

Hello Jasper! How long does it take to clean a FV after you've kegged the beer? Cheers

[@samueldelara5261]

what kind of hose is that and also what kind pump? Hello from Dominican Republic

[@brewerylife3596]

Hello, thanks for watching! The hoses are goodyear or vayence brewers hose. I buy them from Spokane House of Hose. The pump is a CPE Systems portable pump, Cheers!

[@samueldelara5261]

hey man i have some new equipment and alot of questions (hahahha) id like some advice here my email ( [e-mail]) if possible write me a blank email for me write you some question for you to guide me abit. thanks! cheers!

[@brewerylife3596]

Contact: [e-mail]

[@bradwatkins9352]

Who is the Manufacturer of your brew system?

[@DmitryShultz]

Invaluable.

[@jarrodchandler4534]

Do you use the same hoses for cleaning and transferring?

[@brewerylife3596]

Yes, I do.

[@taylorpilewski]

Hi Jasper! is this a 3/4hp pump or 1hp? Thanks!

[@CerveceroChapin]

This is gold! thanks guys

[@brewerylife3596]

Cheers!

[@Simonarosalba]

where can I get these dungarees from carhartt? I need something like that for my apprenticeship

[@ttjarrett]

If you like cleaning you'll love a career in brewing.

[@dylancroft3973]

I CIP dairy silos and fillers. A little different.

[@JmanM]

Where is the best place to buy your Caustic, Acid and Sanitizer? How much do you usually go through monthly?

[@codyzhang269]

Hi friend, this is Cody from China. We are manufacture specially for beer brewing system and we can design and give reasonable advice to our customers. For any doubts or questions, please feel free to let me know. We'd love to offer our full support to your brewery project. [e-mail] www.grainbrew.com

[@javierschaerer909]

Sorry, inches from your hoses?

[@divemoriarty2562]

Awesome videos, Jasper! How do you keep the water at 185 deg in that grant? Is there a heating element in there or do you just heat it elsewhere and put it in? What kind of variable speed pump is that?

[@brewerylife3596]

Thanks for the comment! I use an On Demand hot water heater to provide the 185F. The pump is a CPE Systems, Cheers!

[@lawlessminded]

How many gallons of water does the tank hold

[@srenhedegaard1841]

Thanks man!

[@BeeRich33]

Tri-clamps are faster, easier, but more asspensive.

[@mickey7059]

Kind of unsafe way of doing a cip.. Always circulate with water first to check for leaks, you don't want caustic solution spraying in your face. Also you should make your setup in such way that you dont have to change tubings with caustic solution in them. And open and close the the valves a few times during circulation because there might be dirt in valves

[@m.jacobs1141]

Well, you can also just use a pump with an outlet on the top.

[@brewerylife3596]

Thanks for the comment.

[@stephenal-hakim2477]

Somebody paid attention during chemisty.

[@brewerylife3596]

Beer loves science, Cheers!