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The HRS cooker and thermaliser are an integral part of Bundaberg’ s Ginger Beer fermentation process.
Heat exchangers expand ginger beer production
Brewed for three days, Bundaberg Ginger Beer is an iconic drink not just in Australia, but around the world. When manufacturer Bundaberg Brewed Drinks outgrew its production facility, ensuring the equipment in its new Master Brewery maintained the quality of its famous product, but also ran smoothly was a key priority. A new cooker and thermaliser from HRS Heat Exchangers not only met this brief, but also ensured the processes were as energy efficient as possible.
By Ella Taghavi, Sales Engineering Manager at HRS Heat Exchangers
Background Established by the Fleming family in Bundaberg, Queensland, in 1968, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks has grown throughout its history as demand for its premium non-alcoholic craft-brewed soft drinks has expanded. Evolving from a local supplier to an international brewed beverage manufacturer, the brands iconic Bundaberg Ginger Beer has now become instantly recognisable on an international scale, with its distinctive glass stubby bottle and rip cap lid. Continued increased demand in recent years meant that Bundaberg’ s previous manufacturing facility was no longer large enough, and so it invested in a new green field project that would provide the company with the necessary space to accommodate future growth. Delivery of the new production equipment was entrusted to long-term Bundaberg collaborator M. E. Engineering, an established process engineering company and systems integrator with particular experience in the food and beverage and distilling sectors.
Brewing process and equipment The ginger beer brewing process includes several key stages, including grinding the dried ginger root, making the wort, fermenting with yeast, maturing and then mixing into the final recipe, before being www. heat-exchanger-world. com Heat Exchanger World June 2025
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