GEA Process Engineering

CRAFT-STAR™:The GEA craft brewing solution for artisan craft brewers.

In addition to the established COMPACT-STAR™ brewhouse line for mid-sized breweries, a new Huppmann brewhouse for artisan craft breweries is now available – the CRAFT-STAR™.

Flexible and versatile

CRAFT-STAR™ is a skid-mounted brew system, designed for a flexible batch size from 25 to 40 hl (20 to 35 U.S. bbl) hot wort.

The 2-vessel configuration with mash/lauter tun and Whirlpool/wort kettle is ready for single-step infusion mashing and the efficient solution for ale breweries.

The 3-vessel configuration with mash tun, lauter tun and Whirlpool/wort kettle is ready for all infusion and decoction mashing regimes and thus allowing to brew a wide range of international beer styles.

The CRAFT-STAR™ allows for a performance of up to five brews within a 24 hour time frame, making it the right choice for a successful growing microbrewery.

Optimized and off-the-shelf

The CRAFT-STAR™ is designed as an off-the-shelf system, to ensure the lowest possible engineering costs for the customers. It respects as many possible impacts from the very beginning, e. g. for increased wort gravities of typical U.S. brewing recipes, being prepared for earthquake zone locations, or for ASME design conformity.

The brewhouse is pre-piped and pre-wired to a ready-to-install unit and tested in our workshops prior to shipping. That guarantees minimized installation periods, commissioning times and related costs on site.

German engineering, materials and construction ensure that the user is getting the same quality that goes into the larger systems, for which GEA has become world renowned.

The idea behind the CRAFT-STAR™ was to provide a cost-efficient alternative to standard brewing systems, without cutting back on quality related technological features. The result is an efficient, high-quality brewing system offering everything you need.

engineering for a better world

GEA Process Engineering

GEA Brewery Systems GmbH Huppmann Tuchenhagen

Locations:

Heinrich-Huppmann-Str. 1, 97318 Kitzingen, Germany Phone +49 9321 303-0, Fax +49 9321 303-603

Am Industriepark 2–10, 21514 Büchen, Germany Phone +49 4155 49-0, Fax +49 4155 49-2770

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CRAFT-STAR™The new Huppmann brewhouse for artisan craft breweries

Vessels at a glance

Mash tun with GEA pre-masher, GEA mash agitator and high-performance heating zones.

Mash/lauter tun with GEA pre-masher, LAUTERSTAR™ technology, height adjustable raking machine and differential-pressure lautering.

Lauter tun with LAUTERSTAR™ technology, height adjustable raking machine and differential-pressure lautering.

Whirlpool/wort kettle with external wort heater and circulation loop for whirlpooling.

CRAFT-STAR™ vessels are delivered insulated with a fully welded and polished outside cladding for perfect visual appearance.

The base frame of the CRAFT-STAR™ holds all related pumps, valves and components as well as the power cabinets. Manual valves are conveniently operated from the front side. The frame functions also as operator platform.

Durable and connective

Stainless steel material in suitable grade for durability and hygienic conditions: base frame AISI 304, brewing vessels AISI 304L and special grades for heated zones.

A central interface for hot/cold water, steam/condensate and finished hot wort allows for an easy connection of the CRAFT-STAR™ to media supplies and the wort cooler/aeration skid.

Reliable and intelligently automated

The semi-automatic GEARBOXX™ controls the quality-relevant processes (mashing, lautering, wort boiling, whirlpooling, mash and sparge water mixing and tempering, CIP program) and covers more than 80 % of the entire brewing process. Including visualization on a touch panel PC, recipe editor and database, switch of manual and automatic mode, process parameter monitoring, curve visualization and a brew report.