A highly efficient and versatile brew system for craft brewers
GEA COMPACT-STAR® Brewhouse
For medium-sized and larger craft breweries with a cast-out quantity of 40–115 hl (35–100 US bbl)
Favored by innovative craft brewers, the GEA COMPACT-STAR® is a versatile, fully scalable brewhouse solution that can be customized to fit any brewhouse layout. Its compact, modular design allows for easy shipping and fast on-site installation.
How COMPACT-STAR® works
COMPACT-STAR® is a brewhouse with standalone, pre-assembled vessels that can be configured to fit your own floorplan. Suitable for batch sizes between 50hl to 120hl, GEA’s step-by-step expansion model means you can also add extra brewhouse vessels to increase plant capacity up to 350,000hl/a .
Pick the number of brewhouse vessels you need (between 2-5), or custom configure your own combination with a choice of options including:
From vessel upgrades to new builds, a wide range of customized brewhouse configurations is available. Furthermore, with its smart expansion concept and ability to deliver a 2-hour brewing cycle, the COMPACT-STAR® is fully adaptable for future growth.
Key benefits of the COMPACT-STAR® brewhouse
- Pre-assembled modules offer fast installation and set-up
- Easy to expand with adding additional vessels for high throughput processing
- Eco-friendly wort production with low evaporation rates
- Highly efficient: up to 98% extract yield in the lauter tun
- Up to 12 brews within 24 hours means highest throughputs, even in a one-shift operation
- Compatible with infusion and decoction mashing regimes
Designed for success
The small footprint of the COMPACT-STAR® means it’s easy to ship and the vessel modules can be freely positioned for a fully flexible brewhouse design. Plus, optional GEA MILLSTAR® wet milling technology offers faster lautering and higher throughputs, and the internal calandria with a multi-level wort spreader and GEA JETSTAR® two-phase boiling technology provides eco-friendly wort production. Fitted with a GEA-designed grist hydrator and mash agitator, additional specifications include the following:
- GEA lauter technologies provide differential pressure monitoring and complete control
- Fully automated GEARBOXX® ensures repeatable production, process visualization and remote support
- Compliance with stringent safety standards
- Kettle/whirlpool available for optimized throughputs with fewer vessels
- Vessels and support constructed from stainless steel (polished or matte finish)
Added extras
A wide range of add-ons is available, including a weak wort tank, a vapor condenser, an energy storage system, a water supply plant, hop and additions dosing, spent grain handling, trub handling, wort cooling and aeration, steam and condensate handling, and clean-in-place (CIP).
- Choice of 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-vessel brewhouse configuration as well as customized vessel combinations
- Toolbox includes Mash Tun Kettle, Adjuct Cooker, Lauter Tun, Mash/Lauter Tun, Pre-Run Vessel, Wort Kettle, Whirlpool and Kettle/Whirlpool.
Downloads
Enhance your brewhouse setup with some of our most popular add-ons :
- GEA MILLSTAR® wet milling
- Extract recovery from weak wort and trub
- Hop and additions dosing
- Energy saving technologies
- Wort cooling and aeration
- CIP and water supply plants
COMPACT-STAR® benefits at a glance
Versatile – available for hot wort batch sizes between 50hl to 120hl making this ideal for a range of larger craft breweries.
Customizable – create your own brewhouse configuration with our step-by-step expansion model, choose from our basic five-brew throughput or optimize production with our five-vessel brewhouse for up to 12 brews per day.
Agile business growth – custom configuration and easy installation supports dynamic growth for capacity up to 350,000hl/a.
Easy installation – compact, pre-assembled modular brewhouse design for quick installation and start-up.
High yield – COMPACT-STAR® gets the most out of raw materials to achieve the highest yields in its class.
Improved efficiency and sustainability – speed up processes and cut energy costs by up to 60% with advanced GEA technology.
Automated for consistency – easy to use, fully automated brewhouse system for consistent quality and optimum efficiency.
COMPACT-STAR is registered as a trademark in several countries worldwide. Technical highlights
رؤى GEA
GEA opens new technology center, strengthening its position in the growing pharmaceutical applications market
Together with Mona Neubaur, Minister of Economic Affairs of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, GEA CEO Stefan Klebert has opened a new technology center for pharmaceutical freeze-drying systems in Elsdorf, Germany. GEA employs approximately 260 people at the facility, which combines research and development with production and service under one roof.
