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
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
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
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
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. Again, it…
JohnOctober 22, 2014
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
A brewery wastewater system can be pretty simple. It can also be really complex, but let's hope that only happens to the big guys. Components of a brewery wastewater pretreatment system could be as simple as a good wastewater sample…
JohnSeptember 2, 2014