THE SPARK 500 The Spark 500 features exceptional materials, fabrication and digital control in a brewer-focussed design. Modular and expandable, a compact installation can easily grow into a large scale production brewery. Precise and repeatable high quality craft brewing is made easy and enjoyable by the automated clean in place systems and integrated brewhouse and fermentation digital control system. SYSTEM FEATURES Touch screen digital control for precision and repeatability Recirculation step mash heating Whirlpool hopping temperature control Automatic brew record keeping for incremental beer improvement Australian compliance to electrical and pressure vessel safety standards Ample cold and hot liquor volumes to allow continuous brewing Pharmaceutical grade fabrication from sanitary 304 steel Mirror polish surface finish to allow meticulous sanitation All tri-clamp fittings and butterfly valves - high end hardware for robust operation Installation with 3 phase plug in power and glycol chiller cooling system Insulated vessels for thermal efficiency, stable mash temperatures, comfortable brewery air temperatures and safe vessel surface temperatures
SPARK 500 FEATURES CONTROL SYSTEM 12 inch touch screen interface Integrated control of both brewhouse operation and fermentation cellar Allows control of inexpensive additional fermenters Variable power kettle heating for boil control and adjustable evaporation rate Mash temperature profile control Whirlpool hopping temperature control Fermentation temperature profile control Automated brew record keeping Total Volume: 700 Litres Operating Volume: 500 Litres Direct electric heating low power density element for gentle heating Tangential whirlpool inlet Central base outlet Offset base outlet to rack clear wort away from drub pile CIP ball Vent flue for kettle vapour extract Inspection and hopping hatch Sight glass removable with blanking caps provided MASH LAUTER TUN Volume: 500 Litres Polyurethane jacketed vessel insulation Double ended ferrule for sparge arm and mash recirculation False bottom fast run off, removeable Grain door Wort outlet CIP ball - slotted, rotating
HOT LIQUOR TUN Volume: 750 L Insulated Direct electric heating Sight glass HERMS coil for recirculating mash heating COLD LIQUOR TUN Volume: 750 L Insulated glycol cooling jacket Sight gauge BREW DECK Non slip steel surface Ergonomic height for mashing and dry hopping Safety rail surrounding work platform Heat exchanger and pumps mounted HEAT EXCHANGER Allows single pass chilling to lager ferment temperatures Easy to backflush and caustic clean Serviceable - seals and spare plates available GRAIN MILL Stainless steel Adjustable gap high surface hardness rollers Hopper and stand above grist bucket 280kg per hour milling rate mill a 500L batch in 20 mins
PUMPS Centrifugal Sanitary easy clean impeller design Rated for high temperature 80C 3 phase 0.75 kw Transfer 500L in 10 minutes CIP UNIT 200 litre heated caustic tank 200 litre sanitiser tank Pump Fittings Stainless steel trolley with caster for easy independent cellar operations KEG WASHER Two head pneumatic operation Automatic cleaning cycle: empty-rinse-hot caustic wash-rinse-sanitise-co2 purge JACKETED CYLINDROCONICAL FERMENTER Pressure vessel tested to 0.25MPa Pressure release valve Adjustable pressure spunding valve to allow accurate natural carbonation Shadowless hatch CIP ball Pressure gauge Carbonation stone assembly for fast forced carbonation Zwickel - sample port Racking arm to transfer bright beer away from yeast sediment Thermowell for digital temp control and fermentation profile recording
WEEKLY BREWING OPERATIONS AND BREWS PER WEEK 2 4 6 8 10 BREWER HOURS 8 16 24 32 40 BATCH VOLUME 500 500 500 500 500 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 (LITRES) (KEGS) 20 40 60 80 100 WHOLESALE RETAIL (1) $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 (2) $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 BEER COST (3) $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 BREWER PAYROLL (4) $320 $640 $960 $1,280 $1,600 COST (WHOLESALE SALES) (RETAIL SALES) $2,680 $5,360 $8,040 $10,720 $13,400 $17,680 $35,360 $53,040 $70,720 $88,400 ANNUAL BREWING OPERATIONS AND BATCHES PER YEAR 96 (2) 192 (4) 288 (6) 384 (8) 480 (10) (WEEK) BREWER HOURS 384 768 1,152 1,536 1,920 BATCH VOLUME 500 500 500 500 500 48,000 96,000 144,000 192,000 240,000 (LITRES) (KEGS) 960 1,920 2,880 3,840 4,800 WHOLESALE RETAIL (1) $240,000 $480,000 $720,000 $960,000 $1,200,000 (2) $960,000 $1,920,000 $2,880,000 $3,840,000 $4,800,000 BEER COST (3) $96,000 $192,000 $288,000 $384,000 $480,000 BREWER PAYROLL COST (4) $15,360 $30,720 $46,080 $61,440 $76,800 (WHOLESALE SALES) (RETAIL SALES) $128,640 $257,280 $385,920 $514,560 $643,200 $848,640 $1,697,280 $2,545,920 $3,394,560 $4,243,200 (1) Beer sold at wholesale price of $5 per litre to licenced venue. (2) Beer sold at retail price of $20 per litre, on site, over the bar. (3) Cost of $2 per litre includes: excise, ingredients for a 30 IBU late hopped, 5.5% ale - packaged in keg ready to serve. (4) Cost of professional brewer at $40 per hour.
SPARK FLOOR PLANS VESSEL SIZES LINEAR BREWERY HLT HOT LIQUOR TUN 1400 H 1100ø 15.3m 2 1800 MLT MASH LAUTER TUN 1750 H 800ø HLT BREW DECK 800 W 1950 H 1100ø MLT CONTROLS 800 X 300 BREW DECK CLT COLD LIQUOR TUN 1200 H 1200ø 500L 2100 H 1100ø 1000L 2800 H 1300ø 8.5m COMPACT BREWERY CLT 12m 2 4000 CLT 500L 1000L 3000 HLT MLT BREW DECK
CONTACT US Consistency and quality in small batch brewing is only possible with the best tools available. We bring our engineering experience in large brewery design to bear on small systems to empower Australian craft brewers. We are passionate about beer and here to assist you to realise your brewing ambition. Get in touch, we d love to help. julian@sparkbrew.com +61 (0)468 363 405 neil@sparkbrew.com +61 (0)401 420 776 For the love of good beer and more of it. Neil & Julian