Vocation Brewery in Hebden Bridge, UK, uses Anton Paar’s Flex-Blend 3000 for automated beer blending and carbonation. The skid-mounted system helps the brewery set target parameters, run processes with minimal manual monitoring, reduce CO2 consumption, and adjust ABV precisely while maintaining product quality and improving yield.
Automated blending and carbonation in daily brewing
Vocation Brewery in Hebden Bridge, UK, uses Anton Paar’s Flex-Blend 3000 in daily beer production. The automatic, skid-mounted system controls blending and carbonation, helping the brewery achieve the required product values with less manual intervention.
Reliable results with less manual effort
For Brewing Director Matt Howgate, the key advantage is automation: The team enters the recipe, defines the required carbonation level, and lets the system run, freeing staff to focus on other tasks while giving the brewing team confidence that the process will deliver the required result. The system can also be checked against other measurements, giving the team peace of mind that the values are accurate and the final product meets expectations.
Reducing CO2 consumption
A major operational benefit for Vocation Brewery is reduced CO₂ usage. Flex-Blend 3000 includes inline instrumentation that measures the CO₂ level before additional CO₂ is injected, so the brewery only needs to fine-tune carbonation to reach the required level. By using less carbon dioxide throughout processing, the brewery expects to reduce operating costs over time.
Improving yield through precise ABV adjustment
In addition to carbonation, Flex-Blend 3000 helps Vocation Brewery adjust alcohol content precisely during blending. This allows the team to bring beer to the required ABV more consistently and reduce the need for manual corrections.
For Vocation Brewery, the return on investment is linked to lower CO₂ consumption, reduced manual monitoring, and more controlled blending in daily production.
“This is a straightforward, easy piece of kit. You plug in your recipe, tell it what carbonation it needs, and press ‘Go.’”
Matthew Howgate - Brewing Director at Vocation Brewery
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