A fast-growing craft brewery that was acquired by a major brewing company required technical and engineering services to plan and execute an expansion. First Key assisted the client in devising the plan for expanding capacity at the craft brewery and provided AutoCAD drawings for future tank additions. The project involved the study of the operational capacity of an existing cooling system to meet the brewery’s expansion needs, as well which technologies/equipment that could be employed to increase process yields in the short term, maximizing volume throughput in the current operations. First Key calculated all process loads to verify utility capacities, advised on brewhouse modifications to increase number of brews per day, and delivered an expansion plan consisting of capacity calculations, drawings, and costs estimates.
