Wedge Wire Screen Brewery False Bottom Screen
In the beer production process, grounding malted barley grains mixed with hot water to activate enzymes, when the starches convert into sugar, the solution will be transferred into a large vessel which base has a milled plates false bottom.
The solution drains out through the slots and leave the solid residues inside the vessel. The milled plates false bottom is usually consisted by a stainless steel perforated plate or wedge wire screen that acts as a filter.
The common filtering plate for a mash tun floors is perforated metal plate, but having problems emptying the vessel, and the run off was not very clear. Brewery mash tun floors installing the wedge wire screen floor, the run off was quicker and clearer with less husk.
Benefits Of Using Wedge Wire Screen
Wedge wire beer brewing screen mash/lauter tun screen false bottom sieve plate consist of shape profile wire and the longitudinal support rods. Each intersecting point the V shape section plane can avoid blockage, and make sure of the unimpeded water.
The milled area of wedge wire mash tun screen are more continuous open area and precise slots, it can guarantee correct filtration. Correct filtration is extremely important in order to prevent the husks from passing through to the subsequent boiling phase, so that prevent bitter substances to be released into the beer.
Normal Name | lauter tun screen, mash tun screen, false bottom screen |
Diameter Range | 200mm to 2500mm. diameter customized |
Normal Diameter | 29”, 30”, 35”, 37”, 40”, 45”, 47”, 59”, 63”, 74”, customized |
Normal Slot Opening | 0.1mm, 0.2mm,0.3mm, 0.5mm, 0.7mm, , 0.8mm, 1.0mm, customized |
Normal Thickness | 8.5mm, 20mm. 25mm, 30mm, 40mm, 50mm, customized. |
Sections & shape | 1 cycle, 2 pcs, 3 pcs, 4 pcs, 6 pcs, 8 pcs. customized |
Wedge wire | 2x3mm wedge wire, 3x5mm wedge wire |
Support Rod | 3x5mm v shaped support rod, 3x5mm square support rod |
Strengthen Rod | thickness and height according to the diameter and screen thickness |
Note | usually customized. |