How GEA Brewhouse Works
At the core of the GEA Brewhouse is a fully integrated system that covers every stage of the hot process area:
- Milling: Using the MILLSTAR® Milling System, malt is processed with optimal husk preservation and minimal oxygen uptake, ensuring high extract yields and superior wort quality.
- Mashing: The MASHSTAR® Mashing System offers precision control for a homogenous and gentle mixing of mash, suiting different mashing profiles. Heating source options include satured steam, superheated water, heatpump water, combined heat and power plant water or also water from wort kettle or from wort cooler.
- Lautering: The LAUTERSTAR® Lautering System delivers up to 98.7% extract efficiency with reduced
lautering times (as low as 70 minutes), thanks to advanced raking technology and optimized wort flow geometry. - Wort Boiling: Choice of classic JETSTAR® (as the two-phase boiling system with its multilevel wort spreader for a gentler wort heating and more sustainable brewing) or the brand-new QBOIL® unit (which combines a fed-batch process, fractional boiling, and direct heat recovery to cut energy consumption by 35%).
- Wort Treatment: The WORTSTAR® Whirl system effectively removes up to 99% of hot trub for a clearer, smoother finish, while the WORTSTAR® Air unit gently aerates the wort, preparing it for fermentation at optimal oxygen levels.
- Automation: GEA Codex® is a scalable automation platform. It ensures safe operation, consistent product quality, and optimized performance—while simplifying data management and enabling global support for your control systems.
Benefits at a Glance
- High throughput: Up to 14 brews per day with batch sizes starting at 120 hl.
- Efficiency: Lautering extract yields up to 98.7% and reduced energy consumption.
- Sustainability: Low evaporation rates and highly effective energy recovery systems.
- Automation: Fully automated brewing with intelligent software for process optimization and raw material compensation.
Technical Highlights
- Speed up the lautering process and boost throughput by up to 20% when combined with GEA MILLSTAR®.
- Maximize extract efficiency through cutting-edge lautering technology LAUTERSTAR®.
- Save on energy costs using GEA wort boiling options (GEA JETSTAR® for two-phase boiling or GEA QBOIL® for fed-batch rectification).
- GEA Codex® automation ensures consistent production and offers remote support.
- GEA MLM and GEA IWM software upgrades provide precise control over processes.
- Backed by technological performance guarantees.
- Constructed from stainless steel for durability, hygiene and great visual appearance.
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