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Craft Brewery

control crush, increase safety and improve your
time and labor costs. Instead of shouldering bags
and risking physical injury, you push a button. Most
breweries now have a grist case as well. Then you
can start talking about bulk storage to cut costs
even more dramatically – sometimes in half – over
the use of bulk bags. Your return on investment
includes cutting physical labor, saving workers’
shoulders and the savings on buying at bulk prices.”

In terms of brewery installations, almost all of
their projects use either flex augers or chain discs
for conveyance. “Flex augers are the usual choice
for entry-level applications because they are the
low cost, reliable choices,” said Dubose. “Their
downside includes higher required maintenance,
meaning that they need to be oiled more often and connect silos, handle long runs, vertical climbs, bulk
will likely require routine elbow replacement after bag unloaders or specialty hoppers. The same chain
about six months, depending on use. We remind disc line can carry infeed to mill and then loop back
our clients that if they don’t schedule a little down- around and go from mill to mash. They are also
time to maintain their equipment, the equipment lower friction options, so that translates into lower
will schedule it for them. Chain discs are a popular wear in parts.”
go-to method for grain and malt conveying because
they’re versatile, run a little quicker, maneuver Dubose told Beverage Master Magazine that silos
tighter corners and are gentler on the product provide the most significant savings and return on
while moving it from place to place. Chain discs can investment when considering grain storage options.

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