Barrel-Aged Beer Production
Founders Brewing
About
Founders Brewing is renowned for its high-quality craft beers. They have invested significantly in automation, but automating the filling and extraction of their barrel aged beer was a challenge they had yet to solve.
Founders and Criterion collaborated to develop a solution, combining their areas of expertise. The automated system which Criterion provided has resulted in a significant reduction in labor and increase in beer per barrel production. It replaced a strenuous manual process with a fully automated system.
benefits
- Reduced operator labor and skill requirements
- Extracted additional 2-3 gallons per barrel
- More streamlined process
unique features
- Washdown-rated construction
- Tipping conveyor to extract extra liquid
- IR lights and vision to determine drilling locations
- Dual purpose system for filling and extracting liquid from barrels
- Two-up fixtures for multiple simultaneous operations
- Ability to run a CIP tank through system for cleaning
