Creating A Stir
The ISO-MIX rotary jet mixer allows Carlsberg to dramatically cut fermentation time and increase capacity from 4.5 to 6.5 mhl without the need for additional vessels.
Following the ‘Creating a stir’ article in the International Brewer & Distiller magazine (Volume 7. Issue 10. October) Tank Cleaning Technologies are pleased to confirm their involvement and technical support of the novel ISO-MIX rotary jet mixing technology at Carlsberg Northampton. The ISO-MIX system has allowed the brewery to dramatically cut fermentation time and increase capacity.
Carlsberg UK made a plant wide investment in the ISO-MIX Rotary Jet mixing technology, installing the mixers across 27 FV and storage/maturation tanks.
The ISO-MIX rotary jet head with its four rotating nozzles is positioned under the liquid surface, supported on the feed pipe. An external pump recirculates the contents from the bottom of the tank through the mixer which rotates in two axes ensuring full coverage and mixing of the tank.
Using the Rotary Jet Mixer within the Fermenter influences three process phases; fermentation, diacetyl conversion and cooling. During fermentation, mixing can lead to a shorter lag phase by ensuring the pitched yeast is distributed evenly/homogeneously throughout the vessel. Equally the end of fermentation is reached sooner by avoiding the settling out of yeast and ensuring there is optimal contact between the yeast and fermentable sugars. Improved mixing is also found to have a positive effect on diacetyl breakdown allowing diacetyl acceptance to be reached much quicker than in vessels with no mixing. Crash cooling also benefits from the mixing, forced convection currents are proved to reduce cooling times by 23%. PHE Chiller’s within the recirculation loop can also be used to compliment or replace existing jackets on the vessel. Additional benefits from rotary jet mixing include more uniform and repeatable fermentation results allowing a greater degree of planning, higher yield in the form of improvements to the real degree of fermentation, offering substantial profit if dilution of high gravity beer undertaken. Also yeast viability is positively affected by distributing the yeast in vessel and avoiding sedimentation which also avoids hot spots and autolysis. Stabilisers and fining agents can also be easily mixed into the vessel volume by using the ISO-MIX rotary jet mixing head.
For further detail please see the attached ‘Creating a stir’ article
MM UltraPure Magnetic Mixer
Tank Cleaning Technologies are pleased to announce the launch of the new Alfa Laval MM UltraPure Magnetic Mixer.
MM UltraPure Magnetic Mixer's patented levitated impeller allows the mixer to be run dry and mix to the last drop; resulting in higher yields. No contact/zero friction between the bearing surfaces minimises wear, even when running dry.
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The hygienic design is achieved by using an open, levitated, fully drainable impeller. This makes it easy to clean and removes the risk of product accumulation.
The MM UltraPure Magnetic Mixer is designed for Aseptic applications such as those found in the Pharmaceutical, Food and Personal Care industry.
When used in conjunction with a Variable Speed Drive, the mixer is able to achieve highly efficient mixing and gentle product treatment at slow speeds, or high intensity vortex creating mixing at higher speeds.
All of the components are designed to meet the strict documentation requirements and come complete with the Alfa Laval Q-doc package, including: 3.1 Material certificates, USP Class VI certificates, FDA Declaration of conformity, USDA-H1 conformity statement and TSE/ADI declaration as standard.
Please contact Ryan for further information or to arrange a technical presentation on the new MM UltraPure Magnetic Mixer range.
