Lesson 1 - Introduction to Wort Separation
This lesson is an introduction to the Wort Separation Unit. It offers you the opportunity to ensure that you have the necessary knowledge required to study the unit successfully. Also included is a brief overview of the topics that you will learn.
What You Should Know Before Starting this Unit
Whatever your background, when starting each unit, it is important that you feel comfortable with your current understanding of the basic brewing concepts. To help you do this, please review the table below and check that you have the knowledge required.
Table: What is covered in this unit and what you should already know
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What is covered in the lessons |
What you should already be able to do |
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Purpose of wort separation and common principles across different systems to achieve the objectives
Operational description of mash tun, lauter tun and mash filter (strong worts, sparge, run off rate, spent grain removal etc.) and principle differences between them |
Define wort separation
Briefly describe the wort separation process and its key process parameters |
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Turnaround time and extract efficiency measurement. Wort separator selection – factors for consideration when building a brewhouse |
Identify factors to consider when selecting a wort separation system |
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Measure how effectively the brewhouse converts the malt and adjunct into fermentable wort, compared to total extract available to the brewer |
Calculate the efficiency of a wort separation system. |
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Typical parameters for wort haze, suspended solids and associated downstream problems with high hazes |
Describe the main factors that affect wort quality
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Animal feed and biofuel opportunities. |
Discuss how spent grain can be used |