Question about Brewery Size

[MDegraff]

Could someone please tell me what a 10 Hectoliter brewery could include? I am specifically wondering how this statement of volume translates into the actual size of the individual components. Does a 10 HL brewery have a 1,000L kettle? Also, what is a typical number for maximum batches per day that a brewery can produce? Maybe that’s not an easy question but I am trying to estimate a maximum yearly output for a given size.

Thanks,

Mike

[tarmadilo]

Usually, the 10 hectoliter figure refers to the amount of beer you end up with after the brewing and fermenting process. Your kettle and fermenters will have a larger volume (you don't fill any of them to the very top in production!).

As for maximum number of batches a day using the typical kettle/mash tun setup, if you have enough fermenters I believe you could theoretically brew four batches a day. I know that we were brewing three a day (from 6am until after midnight) four days a week at one of the microbreweries I worked for, while we were building a much larger facility. We did that for a full year! Pretty nerve-wracking whenever there was a problem (fortunately there were few!), but very, very profitable!

Cheers, Tim

[FrankM]

Try to read this:

http://probrewer.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3963

[MDegraff]

Thanks for your help, it is appreciated!

Mike