Blue Line Brewery, New York, USA - Microbrewery Energy Savings
Increased production by 30%, equating to $400 additional wholesale revenue per day.
Problem
Reducing heat loss and time to bring and maintain beer at a rolling boil.
Looking for a way to brew beer more sustainably
Solution
“The Boil Kettle insulated with Heat Shield™ EPX-H2O product saved energy and was able to boil faster than the uncoated kettle. I applied 4 coats of Heat Shield™ High Heat as a primer, and then added two coats of the Heat Shield™ EPX-H2O. The EPX-H2O coated Boil Kettle can get 85 gallons of wort/beer to a boil in about 45 minutes and keep it there consistently. The non - coated Boil Kettle can only get approximately 65 gallons to a boil, but it takes close to 2 hours to get it to boil ! In other words, the EPX-H2O coated kettle can get 20 more gallons of beer to boil in about half of the time compared to the uncoated kettle. For a small Nano Brewery like Blue Line, this is important as once we get the 2nd Boil Kettle coated with EPX-H2O, we are going to be able to produce approximately 40 more gallons (approximately 30% additional ) of additional beer in the same amount of time. That 40 gallons of beer represents approximately $400 in wholesale revenue!” -M.Gillis-Blue Line Brewery, NY
