Hot Liquor Tank Considerations
- Oct 18, 2021
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- tiantai
Among brewhouses, there is usually HLT to be equipped with.But why use a hot liquor tank(HLT)?
There are two major advantages of utilizing a Hot Liquor Tank (HLT)
1) It is important to have the option to treat all your water if necessary, prior to Mash-In, achieving the perfect water profile for the beer you are brewing.
Incorporating a Hot Liquor Tank with your brewhouse gives you the most control over your water profile. This full control is not possible with a Hot Water on Demand System.
Hot With Hot Water on Demand systems, you are also limited to pre-filtering your water with a charcoal type filtration system, instead of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system. If utilizing a Hot Liquor Tank, you have the best of both worlds, have the benefit of being able to utilize a RO filtration system, and then be able to adjust your water profile right for each brew in the Hot Liquor Tank.
2) The ability to recapture water from the Heat Exchanger.
As it’s said in the Brewing Business, you can’t have too much hot water. It’s a huge benefit to be able to re-capture the water from the Heat Exchanger, instead of sending it down the drain. It’s better to make it just slightly oversized so that you have enough hot water for your brew, and enough left over for cleaning.
Considerations -What type of heating system do you need for your HLT, if any?
Your HLT can be heated by the same or different method than your Brew Kettle, or have no heat source at all.
-Should I double size the Hot Liquor Tank?
Double sizing your HLT would benefit the brewer if planning or forecasting having double brew days. If so, your HLT will require Steam / Indirect Fire or Multiple Electric Immersion Elements for heating. You do re-capture hot water from the heat exchanger from the first brew, but this is not enough hot water for the second brew. Being able to heat water in your HLT is important on a double sized HLT. If you had a Hot Water on Demand system that was adequate to supply you with the remaining water for a second brew, then a single sized HLT would be sufficient.
-Brewery Floor Space Considerations: Do I have room for the Hot Liquor Tank on the brew floor? What about a double sized HLT?
Many times breweries opt to use Hot Water on Demand if there is real scarcity on space. Just ask us for dimensions, and a brewhouse footprint. We are also able to provide a drawing of your brewery floor plan, so you can see to scale just how much room you will be occupying with the equipment.
Please contact Tiantai Beer Equipment for further inquiries!
There are two major advantages of utilizing a Hot Liquor Tank (HLT)
1) It is important to have the option to treat all your water if necessary, prior to Mash-In, achieving the perfect water profile for the beer you are brewing.
Incorporating a Hot Liquor Tank with your brewhouse gives you the most control over your water profile. This full control is not possible with a Hot Water on Demand System.
Hot With Hot Water on Demand systems, you are also limited to pre-filtering your water with a charcoal type filtration system, instead of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system. If utilizing a Hot Liquor Tank, you have the best of both worlds, have the benefit of being able to utilize a RO filtration system, and then be able to adjust your water profile right for each brew in the Hot Liquor Tank.
2) The ability to recapture water from the Heat Exchanger.
As it’s said in the Brewing Business, you can’t have too much hot water. It’s a huge benefit to be able to re-capture the water from the Heat Exchanger, instead of sending it down the drain. It’s better to make it just slightly oversized so that you have enough hot water for your brew, and enough left over for cleaning.
Considerations -What type of heating system do you need for your HLT, if any?
Your HLT can be heated by the same or different method than your Brew Kettle, or have no heat source at all.
-Should I double size the Hot Liquor Tank?
Double sizing your HLT would benefit the brewer if planning or forecasting having double brew days. If so, your HLT will require Steam / Indirect Fire or Multiple Electric Immersion Elements for heating. You do re-capture hot water from the heat exchanger from the first brew, but this is not enough hot water for the second brew. Being able to heat water in your HLT is important on a double sized HLT. If you had a Hot Water on Demand system that was adequate to supply you with the remaining water for a second brew, then a single sized HLT would be sufficient.
-Brewery Floor Space Considerations: Do I have room for the Hot Liquor Tank on the brew floor? What about a double sized HLT?
Many times breweries opt to use Hot Water on Demand if there is real scarcity on space. Just ask us for dimensions, and a brewhouse footprint. We are also able to provide a drawing of your brewery floor plan, so you can see to scale just how much room you will be occupying with the equipment.
Please contact Tiantai Beer Equipment for further inquiries!
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