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Brewery wastewater compliance when combined with domestic wastewater

The Issue: An existing brewery must start pretreating wastewater, typically for pH, solids, and temperature to achieve discharge compliance. The Problem: Process wastewater pipes combine with domestic wastewater from restrooms, kitchen, etc., under the slab. No one wants to dig…

JohnSeptember 12, 2023

Capacity General reading Mechanical Tanks

EQ Tank

An equalization tank can be a great solution for a medium sized brewery- or even large ones. This type of tank offers a lot of options at a low cost. This page describes EQ tank operation. See this page for information…

JohnNovember 8, 2019

Mechanical Piping

Brewery wastewater pipe diameter

You're building a brewery, you're designing your drainage system and you want to know what size brewery wastewater pipe diameter to use. Do not use pipe smaller than 4", even for a small brewpub. ABS and PVC pipe is generally…

JohnAugust 12, 2015

Capacity Mechanical Treatment Water

Brewery wastewater reuse

More and more around the world, you are hearing of various wastewater reuse schemes. It's happening more often than you think in more ways than you'd imagine- there have been beer festivals featuring only reused water. From a technical standpoint,…

JohnMay 11, 2016

Confined Space Mechanical Piping Pumps Tanks

Tank risers?

When I design a system, I don't include risers on top of my tanks. What's a riser? The green things in the image above. You can see the concrete tanks are buried, and where the surface of the ground will…

JohnFebruary 14, 2017

Drains Mechanical Piping

Floor drains

There are a lot of options to consider with floor drains in a brewery. Floor drains, trench drains, equipment drains- they all have their place. Since these will be set in concrete, they are a permanent part of your infrastructure…

JohnFebruary 24, 2014

Mechanical Piping

Ductile iron in a brewery

Folks, don't let this happen to you. A few weeks ago I stopped by a brewery in a nearby town for lunch. It turned out they were closed. Construction crews were inside tearing out the concrete slab, replacing the ductile…

JohnMay 14, 2015

Mechanical Piping Pumps Tanks

Brewery spills…

Life happens. Mistakes and accidents happen. Brewery spills happen. As with most things in the brewery wastewater world, depending on where you're at, they can be no big deal at all or they can be a major issue. In the…

JohnOctober 22, 2014

Mechanical Piping Uncategorized

Unistrut

Short post this week, I broke my right hand working in my pasture (I tripped). My hand is in a cast and typing is a wee bit difficult. A quick little idea when your having pipes mounted on the wall, you'll…

JohnOctober 8, 2014

Mechanical Sensors

Level detection

Level detection for brewery wastewater applications can be a lot of things. It can be as simple as a sight glass. It can also involve lasers, radar, and ultrasonic waves. Your tank can be underground or above. For the most…

JohnFebruary 16, 2014

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