DME is your partner in realizing your brewing dreams. Whether you are purchasing your first brewhouse, expanding or upgrading we are ready to customize your brewing solution.

FLEXIBILITY

• Design and customize equipment to meet individual customer’s site and capacity requirements.
• Range of brewing options including half or double batches, high gravity beers, infusion, temperature profile and decoction brewing.
• Kettle heating options including electric, direct fire or steam, depending on site and local utility costs.
• Ability to use either whole hops or pellet hops for formulation and beer style feasibility.
• Top or side manways (with hop dosing port) on cellar tanks.

EFFICIENCY

• Dimple jackets are standard on insulated vessels, providing greater cooling efficiency and added vessel integrity.
• All fermentation vessels feature jackets on the cone for greater cooling efficiency.
• Closed grant system improves runoff performance.
• Fermentation vessels have half batch capabilities.
• Variable speed drives on pumps, motors and agitators.

DURABILITY

• 12 gauge stainless steel on smaller systems, and 11 gauge on larger systems for enhanced vessel strength.
• High-quality selection of peripheral equipment for improved long-term system performance and low maintenance costs.
• Industry-leading 5 year warranty on all fabricated vessels for long-term hassle-free operation.
• Stainless steel work platform for integrity, no rusting and long life.
• Tanks are tested prior to shipment to avoid on-site repairs, guarantee uninterrupted startup and assured vessel performance.
• Stainless steel pump motors.

MAINTENANCE

• All sanitary piping designed for quick breakdown and minimum reassembly time.
• All piping and valving easy to access for simple and efficient cleaning and maintenance.
• All pumps include wash down motors suitable for easy use in a “wet” environment. 

SAFETY

• All tank fabrication procedures follow a strict quality control program.
• Control panels are UL Approved and NEMA 4 for “wet” environment use.
• Control panel lockout switches for brewer safety standard item on systems with rakes.
• Brewhouse vessel orientation designed to prevent boil over danger to brewer.
• Overflow tube on all hot and cold liquor tanks.

AESTHETICS

• Finished and polished TIG welds versus MIG welds provide a clean, finished appearance.
• Optional copper cladding or banding available to provide a unique and distinguished look to the brewery.
• #4 finish on all stainless steel cladding for maximum sanitary use and visual appearance.
• Brewhouse vessels are aligned for maximum visual appearance.

EASY TO USE

• DME systems are designed by brewers and engineers providing a simple design that’s easy to use, safe and highly efficient.
• Sample ports are standard on all serving tanks to facilitate beer sampling.
• Sample port in brewhouse piping for fast and accurate wort samples.
• Mixing valve assembly for sparge water and runoff control for improved accuracy.

SANITARY

• All systems and vessels are CIP designed for ease of cleaning.
• Check valve and air filter for wort aeration system to prevent wort seepage into CO2 tube.
• All stainless steel piping is purge welded.
• Suggested cleaning chemicals and procedures provided prior to system start up.

EASE OF INSTALLATION

• Fast installation due to precision pre-fitted piping at factory and quick on-site reassembly time.
• Lugs on vessels for lifting and easy installation placement.
• Adjustable legs on vessels for ease of levelling and final placement.
• Proper cradles for maximum vessel protection.

PERFORMANCE/CONTROL STANDARDS

• Flowmeter and in line thermometers for consistency of sparge water controls.
• Systems sized for better whirlpooling efficiency and maximum coagulant removal.
• Net brew length volume at serving or bright beer tank for maximum dollar return.
• Kettle outlet water chase assembly for minimal wort loss and more dollars from finished product.

HEATING

We have a range of kettle heating options including electric, direct fire or steam, depending on site and local utility costs and the scope of your project.