The craft beer market is booming, and consumer tastes are fragmenting faster than ever. Breweries are under pressure to respond quickly to “small-batch, multi-variety” demands, while still building the large-scale, high-efficiency production that keeps them competitive. That’s a real, complex challenge for any brewery investor.
Drawing on the successful delivery of multiple 50hl craft brewery turnkey projects, Meto has engineered a solution that combines flexible processes, modular equipment, and intelligent control software. We are proud to introduce the standard 50hl commercial craft beer brewing equipment – a complete turnkey offering. This isn’t just a collection of tanks; it’s an end-to-end, true turnkey solution that covers every piece of equipment and technology your craft brewery needs, helping you move from blueprint to beer in one seamless step.
Product Features at a Glance
- Truly Turnkey: All the equipment and technology required for a craft brewery are included. Simply follow the steps to receive and jump straight into production.
- Multi-Style Compatibility: Reliably produce mainstream craft styles such as Lager, IPA, and Ale with confidence.
- Flexible & Efficient: Purpose-built for the flexible, small-batch, multi-variety nature of craft brewing, while still enabling large-scale, high-efficiency production when you need it.
- Customizable & Intelligent: Equipment is customized to your requirements and paired with highly automated intelligent brewing controls, fundamentally guaranteeing flavor consistency and quality stability from batch to batch.
Intelligent Brewing Software: The Brewer’s “Super Assistant”
At the heart of the plant sits Maituo’s intelligent brewing software. In daily production, operators simply follow the system’s prompts to consistently brew high-quality beers.
- Pre-loaded Recipes, Easy Start: Mature recipes for multiple styles are pre-written into the software, keeping the barrier to entry low while ensuring quality.
- Open for Innovation: The system is completely open to the brewer, supporting unrestricted experimentation with new products and processes.
- Remote Brewing from Anywhere: Even when off-site, brewers can customize recipes and guide production through the remote functionality.
- Visual Management: Remote video monitoring of recipe operations provides real-time insight into the production process, making quality management and remote decision-making effortless.
Standard Configuration & Optional Services
Standard Configuration:
- Raw material handling system
- Sudhaus
- Cold block
- Fermentation tanks and bright beer tanks
- Filtration system
- CIP station
- Fully automatic keg washing and filling line
Optional Utilities:
- Boiler, air compressor, refrigeration, water treatment, wastewater treatment, and more.
Automation Core:
- Intelligent brewing software that achieves fully automatic control of recipe-based production and brewing processes, with capabilities for remote maintenance, off-site operation, and video-monitored remote brewing.
Scope of Supply & Process Services:
- Engineering design: P&ID, equipment list, layout drawings, foundation load drawings, valve/pump/heat exchanger/pipe fitting lists, spare parts lists, etc.
- Process services: Equipment commissioning, recipe provision, production of qualified beer, as well as training for operators, automation engineers, and maintenance staff, plus complete operating procedures.
Flexible Expansion: Invest at Your Own Pace
We understand that investment happens in phases. That’s why the standard 50hl (5000L) brewery equipment is designed with scalability in mind, allowing you to flexibly adapt to market growth:
- Brewhouse: Start with a 3-vessel configuration (mash tun + lauter tun + kettle/whirlpool). As output grows, expand to a 4-vessel or 5-vessel system.
- Fermentation Capacity: Install only the essential fermentation tanks initially and add more whenever demand calls for it.
- Filtration System: Can be deferred in the first phase and added later when production volume increases.
- Connections: Begin with economical hose connections. In the future, to reduce labor and move towards a lights-out factory, you can progressively upgrade to panel connections or a fully automatic valve manifold. The entry barrier is low, but the upgrade path is clear and well-defined.
Automated CIP: Intelligent Management, Zero Hazards
The CIP system features intelligent program management that automatically logs the usage time for every vessel. When a production cycle demands cleaning, the program triggers the cleaning sequence and enforces a safety lockout that prevents unclean equipment from being used in production. This not only guarantees hygiene and safety but also dramatically reduces the risk of human error.
High Automation: Headed for the “Lights-Out Factory”
This turnkey solution is positioned to become a “lights-out factory” – achieving unattended or minimal-staff operation. The system integrates central and remote control capabilities using an “Internet + Manufacturing” architecture:
- From home or the office, you can remotely customize recipes via an app, using the powerful recipe management system to create beers that define your own brand.
- You can monitor recipe operations via live video, stay informed about production in real time, and even experience the satisfaction of hands-on brewing remotely.
Choosing Meto’s standard 50hl craft brewery means choosing a proven, mature path that takes you from flexibility to scale, and from an economical start to a fully intelligent upgrade.
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