Biological Acidification BIO CONT System BECA®

Your beer needs a dense, stable head and optimal flavor stability. You need a biological acidification process that offers you absolute operational reliability, independence, and a quick return on investment.

We have combined your requirements to your advantage in the patented BIO-CONT System BECA® biological acidification plant.

The patented process for the optimized, continuous production of bio-acid/lactic acid with a defined pH reduction ensures excellent growth and acid production. Defined, high-quality bio-acid is available at all times.

Proliferation and acid production occur under anaerobic conditions, while lactobacilli proliferation is possible under facultative anaerobic conditions.

This allows for smaller propagation tanks and the cost-effective single-tank process. CIP cleaning costs and capital expenditures are significantly reduced, ensuring optimal return on investment.

• Extremely rapid payback thanks to a patented single-tank process and layering method
• Easy optimization of propagation conditions, even during operation
• Completely sterile and reliable propagation and acid production
• Sampling of the acidic material with the lowest and defined pH value at any given time
• Compact modular design
• Independent and Flexible Plant Management
• Dead-space-free and loss-free inline CIP cleaning and sterilization
• Extremely simple, menu-driven operation with recipe storage
• Fully Automated Processes with Accounting
• Customization of the system design to meet customer needs

Purity in Composition:

• Optimal product quality and cost-effectiveness through the patented coating process
• Menu-driven operation with a Siemens control panel
• Fully automatic dosing, with optional pH measurement and pH dosing
• Fully Automated Dosage Calculation
• Fully automatic temperature control, as well as heating, cooling, and hold programs
• Just one tank (even for twelve batches a day). A multi-tank version is also available upon request.
• Independence from harvesting (no disruption to reproduction)
• Maximum cost-effectiveness through an optimized propagation process

Technical Specifications:

• Capacity upon request: For acidifying mash and wort, e.g., 12 batches per day at 650 hl AW each
• Material: Stainless steel, material number 1.4406/1.4571, AISI 316L
• Sealing materials selected for sterilization with peracetic acid
• Bus-compatible, programmable Siemens S7 controller (TiaPortal, WINCC, and others)
  with Siemens operator panel
• pH measurement range: 0–10 pH units (optional)