Cleaning a Fermenter: How I Run CIP in the Brewery

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Күн бұрын

Adam Mills, Head Brewer at Cartridge Brewing gives an in-depth behind the scenes look into how he handles cleaning fermenters (FV's) and Brite Tanks (BBT's). This video is full of techniques, concepts, and tips for homebrewers, and those looking to enter the industry.
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Hello, I am Adam! I am Head Brewer at Cartridge Brewing outside of Cincinatti, OH. I am a former high school and university educator, and I have been making beer for a living for over a decade. My goal here is to give a behind-the-scenes look into the craft brewing industry, and to share any knowledge I have. I am not the perfect brewer, but I am always pushing myself to get better and to learn more. I have an amazing team behind me, my Assistant Brewer, Maggie, and Josh, our cellarperson and packging lead. Our goal in the brewhouse is to always aim for the bullseye, knowing we will never hit it. That mantra keeps us focused on continual growth, and helps us appreciate the journey of improving as brewers.

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@jennyred808 Ай бұрын

New cellar(person) here! Thank you so much for your tutorials. I have absolutely zero experience working in a brewery and just started so this is helpful!

@adammakesbeer Ай бұрын

Thank you Jenny, that makes my day!

@alvaradobrewhouse6387 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Adam! Anytime we can get a real life look at how a large scale brewery works, it's invaluable. Thanks for the content....

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@8ymat Жыл бұрын

As someone who overthinks the CIP Process, including the steps and remembering which goes first, I greatly appreciate your sound, step by step process. As a kinesthetic/visual combo learner, this made a lot more sense for me and definitely empowers me to do this process correctly as well as efficiently so I can store beers knowing the tanks are as clean as possible! Absolutely love your channel and man do I need to make a trip to your brewery in the future, what a great brew house y’all got there!

@adammakesbeer Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@PartyTimeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

I would be so happy to have a floor drain in my garage so I could clean and not worry as much about the mess! I'm a bit smaller scale with 1/2 barrel fermenters, but the info is great! Cheers!

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

😂 for sure, floor drains are the best!!

@matthiasliew7059 Жыл бұрын

Loving the videos bro! Thanks for showing details, will be using the video as a guide/SOP in my small Craft Soda manufacturing company because we use similar tanks.

@adammakesbeer Жыл бұрын

Good to hear! I would suggest talking to your chemical provider about chemicals/temps/and concentrations that may be specific to the type of beverage you are producing. Thanks for your support!

@danhain5452 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Greyline T man. Thanks the solid videos.

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! That place will always be special to me! Thank you!

@igors.787 2 жыл бұрын

Loved 😍 to watch, being home brewer. 🍻

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

2 ай бұрын

Hey Adam! Thanks for providing these videos! How long do you have to rinse after the caustic CIP?

@adammakesbeer Ай бұрын

Until the rinse water exiting the tank returns to the ph of the source water.

@A8nobodybusiness Ай бұрын

🍻🍻🍻

@stuker69 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Adam! How do you store your clean fermentation tank while waiting for it to be filled next? Like if you cleaned it today but going to be filling it up next week….. or do you sanitize again prior to filling day? 😊

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Great question. I leave the man way door cracked upon, and typically I put plastic caps on the rest of the tank ports. That way when we are splashing about in between uses, soil isn’t getting into those ports. Then day of filling the tank we re-rinse the tank and then sanitize it.

@stuker69 2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer thanks adam!

@yannlemaire1105 2 жыл бұрын

After the rinse are you running the same CIP cycle for sanitization? If yes are you using an acid, I've heard some brewers use steam. Great video, thanks for sharing your experience.

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I use an acid based no rinse sanitizer that is then completely evacuated from the tank. Steam is a great sanitizer. I think most folks in breweries the size I work in use chemical tho. Steam sanitizing in kegs is more common for us tho.

@jayspies9860 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, if you CIP soon after the prior batch is out, do you do anything specific to get the CO2 out, or do you just rely on the hot water rinse to do that? I know CO2 can neutralize caustic to a degree. Jasper over on Brewery Life uses a shop vac to suck out the CO2 from the bottom port. Thoughts? Awesome video, as always!

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Great question. I have done that in the past. Currently I am getting the tank door open as soon as I can as I am breaking down the tank. I do relatively aggressive HLT pump driven rinses as I heat the tank for cleaning, and that seems to do the trick quite nicely. However, your mileage may vary.

@-Scraps- 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video! How long does it typically take you to properly clean out a fermenter?

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

With good planning and nothing else to slow you down about two hours.

@-Scraps- 2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer Oh man! Each?! I guess that makes sense. I feel like prospective brewers looking to start a brewery can easily under estimate both the importance, and the amount of time it takes to clean and sanitize something of that size, along with all of the extraneous parts that come with jumping up to that scale of brewing. And i'm sure there's always something that comes up that will slow you down... like a beer!😂

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

@@-Scraps- Also, it’s the prep and tear down from cleaning as well. We usually multi task so it can totally take that long in a setting like ours.

@ludmilasalvagno6275 Жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, I have a daily production of 1250L with tanks dimensioned for it. What should be the capacity of my CIP system?

@adammakesbeer Жыл бұрын

You would probably just be fine running a pump like i am and not need a seperate cip skid.

@axislaser1 Ай бұрын

I've not seen the curved pipe in the fermenter. (5:40 mark) How does it work for you?

@suryakant1112 Ай бұрын

Maybe it's a racking arm used for beer transfer, without disturbing yeast

@housleycory Жыл бұрын

How do you clean the out side of one?

@matthewsharp961 2 жыл бұрын

Adam do you keep the valves closed that you’re not running chemicals through during cip

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Great question. I usually like to keep an elbow facing up on one of the ports, so that the tank is technically not closed during the cycle. The elbow prevents chemical from coming out, but let’s the tank “breathe” with temp differences. Does that explanation make sense?

@matthewsharp961 2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer it does. Thanks for the response!

@litoquayle283 2 жыл бұрын

Do you use same time in all ports with cleaning product?

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but what may not be shown is that I also hit them with a brush manually.

@cabinvibesebaystore8956 2 жыл бұрын

New sub! Liked 🙏👍🧨🐟

@adammakesbeer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@patrickglaser1560 2 ай бұрын

Math is the same as I use for starsan calculations.

@CartersBrewing 16 күн бұрын

Seems like youre breaking down and reassembling the tank prior to cleaning instead of cleaning the Tank, soaking the parts and then reassembling with sanitary methods. seems kinda extra steps and backwards to me.