Lesson 2 - Wort Clarification Technology and Process Control
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This lesson compares the design and operation of different wort clarification systems. It provides you with the information to help you justify why you would choose one method over another.
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This lesson dealt with the principles of wort clarification, its technology and process control.
The intended learning outcomes were as follows:
- Identify the objectives of wort clarification.
- Describe hot break removal and Stokes’ law.
- Understand and describe the advantages and disadvantages of different systems, designs and typical operational parameters for the following:
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- Whirlpool.
- Hop back.
- Hop strainer.
- Coolship and sedimentation tanks.
- Hot wort centrifuge.
- Kettle whirlpool.
A self-assessment lesson now follows, which will allow you to determine the level to which you have attained the above outcomes.