What is a pilot brewery?A pilot brewery is a smaller system, typically located within a main brewery. Therefore, a pilot brewery produces smaller batches of beer than a larger system. The size of a pilot system is often determined by the size of the main brewery.A pilot brewing system is a secondary

What vessels does the brewery need?In response to the initial question, we discussed how many brewing vessels were needed. A four-vessel brewing system would include a wort tun, a lauter tun, a brew kettle, and a whirlpool. A three-vessel brewing system offers a choice: a combined wort/lauter tun or

In craft beer, you have to push the limits to continue to engage customers. One way to do this is through new beers. But not every new beer is a winner; so breweries use smaller brewing system to test out new recipes. These pilot brewing systems are one of the ways they are able to drive new product