Brewing - water

Benefits of water auditing

• Some simple savings typically reduce water usage by 20 - 50%.
• Final figure: water consumption per unit volume of product i.e. hl / hl
• a good and achievable figure is less than 4 hl / hl (at least for larger breweries)
• Similarly, the techniques will tend to reduce total contaminant emissions also.
• Both purchase and disposal costs of water will continue to rise faster than the rate of inflation.
• Reduction in pumping,maintenance and capital equipment costs. Reduction in pre- and post- treatment costs
• Reductions in chemical costs
• Avoidance of possible water “bottlenecks” as site alters or expands Improved public relations
• These savings must be used to justify a water savings programme
• From senior management to operators
• Procedures for reporting of ideas, faults and benefits