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The critical charged installation is operating with 205kg of NH3 refrigerant and was pre-manufactured on a galvanised frame .
NEW DEVIL ’ S PEAK BREWERY CHILLER INCREASES PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Edited by Eamonn Ryan with technical input from Jacques Mouton of Coldfact
Devil ’ s Peak Brewery recently upgraded its production capacity and therefore needed to upgrade the current chiller from 300kW at -5 ° C leaving water to 530kW at -5 ° C leaving water .
In recent years , Devil ' s Peak Brewery has emerged as a prominent player in the South African craft beer scene , experiencing rapid growth and garnering attention both locally and internationally .
Launched in April 2012 , Devil ' s Peak Brewing Company has experienced phenomenal growth , thanks largely to growing consumer demand for greater variety of beer in terms of taste and style . The company began as a three-man start-up in Somerset West , moving a while later to larger premises in the historic Cape Town suburb of Salt River , with a beautifully renovated warehouse brewery and brass-hued brew-pub facility , initially offering a brewing capacity in excess of 40 000l .
More recently , Devil ’ s Peak Brewery upgraded its production capacity , and therefore needed to upgrade the current chiller from 300kW at -5 ° C leaving water to 530kW at -5 ° C leaving water . The current Climavineta chiller was operating with R410a refrigerant , but the final request was to upgrade to natural refrigerant and therefore the ammonia ( NH 3
) option was
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