Food & Beverage Industry
Brewery
Singapore & Asia Country
All beers no matter what method is used for brewing them consist of more than 80 per cent water. This vital basic element is thus also a crucial ingredient for quality and taste. The cost for extracting the brewing water, especially for premium beers, is correspondingly high. Tertiary water, which dates back to the last ice age and is about 13,000 years old, is pumped. Because of its age and the great depth of the wells, this particularly soft brewing water is free of environmental influences and makes an important contribution to the excellent taste of the beers brewed with it. Only submersible-motor pumps of the Germany pump expert Eurobra are used in extracting it, which ensure the reliable supply of an annual production of over two million hectolitres.
High-quality pump technology for special brewing water
So that the quality of the pristine glacier water used as brewing water is not impaired, using high-quality materials in the conveying pumps is very important. That´s why brewers have counted on pumps of the “Eurobra-CE” and “Eurobra-CEM” series or their predecessors for almost 15 years. For 25 years, CE pumps have been used for brewing in Bavaria. The company Eurobra CEM started operating as a subsidiary of Eurobra in 2003 and merged with them in 2010.
Currently, nine “Eurobra – CE” submersible-motor pumps are in stock. Four of these are installed in deep wells in order to pump the tertiary water. Pumping is done from only one well until a predetermined amount of water is reached. Then the pump switches off and the next well is used. In this way, all four deep wells supply water at the same capacity. In total, the four pumps deliver 900,000 m³ of glacier water a year.
Long lifetimes for optimal supply security
Much is demanded of the pumps. But they are sturdy and durable. One pump, for example, that was manufactured in 1984 is still in service and has had to be repaired only once, in 2004. The regular maintenance of the pumps also contributes significantly to their reliability.
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