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Refrigeration & Glycol System Optimisation

Tuning fermentation and conditioning cooling — setpoints, glycol loop design and free cooling — for the cellar's round-the-clock load.

10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead


The refrigeration and cooling demand lesson showed that fermentation and conditioning are the brewery's biggest electrical load. This lesson looks at three ways to run that plant harder for less — none of which require touching a single food-safety limit.