Improve Craft Brewery Profits Through Efficient Process Equipment

Being a successful, and profitable, craft brewery is more than just offering good beer and a fun experience. As we all know, having the right people and business plan matter a bunch. But have you spent enough time considering how critically important maximizing efficiencies is in the key processes that are involved in making your beer? Today we’re going to have a dialogue around a few ways that craft breweries of all sizes can make improve their bottom line with process equipment that drives efficiency and productivity without sacrificing quality. We will focus on three technology areas, discuss how they work, and share how some of the most advanced versions of this equipment can deliver high value when implemented. These technologies are: Next-level tank cleaning that can dramatically reduce usage of water and chemicals as well as the time required to clean a tank Utilizing flash pasteurization to improve quality, shelf stability, and sometimes your brand Finally, how modern centrifuge technology can deliver not only more yield and quality but also higher levels of product consistency and improve reliability of production scheduling In this discussion we will have Alfa Laval industry and Product experts sharing their experience and knowledge with the attendees as well as taking questions to help the audience improve their efficiency and profits. Sheldon Young and Vince Polino work with Alfa Laval’s Food and Water Division in the US. Vince has 10 years with the organization solving brewery challenges and Sheldon has spent over 15 years working in a number of areas of the organization with his current role supporting customers on their sustainability journeys. Alfa Laval is one of the world’s largest suppliers of heat transfer, separations, and fluid handling equipment. They support breweries of all size around the globe in making the highest quality beer in the most efficient way possible. Stay up to date with CBP: http://update.craftbeerprofessionals.org Join us in-person for CBP Connects Half workshop, half networking Charlotte, NC | June 9-11, 2025 Register now: https://cbpconnects.com/