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Hop extract dosing unit MC 300

Consumption over 1200 kg / week. With the dosing unit MC 300, hop extracts (CO2 extract, ethanol extract, IKE) in drums are dosed. All drums offered are used.

The dosage rate is 3 to 6 kg per minute in a batch dosage or 2 to 20 kg per hour in a (continuous) flow-dependent dosage.

OPERATION / DOSING SEQUENCE

A drum is taken from the transport pallet with a drum trolley and pushed into the heated chamber. A removal or change of barrel lid or attachment of the barrel in the unit is not required.

Up to 10 drums can be put into the heated chamber. While a drum is in the emptying position, the other drums start to warm up.

When the product achieves fluidity, the drum is tilted and the content completely emptied into a buffer tank.

The agitator integrated in the buffer tank homogenises the product before each dosage.

The product is pumped via a mass flow meter directly into the wort kettle or wort cycle. The mass flow meter accurately registers the weight and passes on the value to the brewhouse control.

The brewhouse control monitors and controls the dosing process.

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

  • Heating chamber
    Size depending on number of drums to be put into the chamber.
  • Electrical heating with circulating air fan. Infinitely variable temperature control via thermostat and multi-thermometer. The heating control is installed in a stainless steel cabinet.
    Operating temperature 25 to 45°C depending on the extract.
    Maximum temperature setting: 60°C.
  • Buffer tank with agitator
    Capacity: up to 600 litres
  • Device for protection against oxidation during longer standstill periods
  • Drum tilting system
  • Dosing pump
  • Mass flow meter