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TradiTionally pioneers since 1845
Dear Readers,
More than ever the successful breweries will require
reliable equipment that will contribute to produce the
best beers as well as to keep production costs at the
lowest level.
Manufacturing such equipment has been the aim of MEURA
for 165 years!
Through this 14 th issue of our Meur@News I take the opportunity
to introduce you to our latest breakthrough in mash filtration
technology: the MEURA 2001 Hybrid mash filter.
It will be a pleasure for us to meet you on our stand in BRAU and
to explain you in details the technological advantages of this latest
development.
And as usual, of course, you’ll be greeted with a selection of our
best Belgian beers.
I wish you all a pleasant reading
and look forward to seeing you
in Nuremberg.
Sincerely yours,
CONTENT
Meura 2001 Hybrid
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Hall 7, StandS 432-434-531
come and visiT us !
Christian De Brackeleire
Chief Executive Officer
Palm Breweries
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Frankfurter Brauhaus
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NEWS
N°14
nov. 2010
Current News
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Brewhouse suppliers are continuously challenged
to develop technologies that improve the extract
yields, the productivity, the wort quality and
increase the HGB.
The Meura 2001 is recognized worldwide as the leading
technology in the field of mash filtration.
In 2006, with a wealth of experience in mash filtration
(280 Meura 2001 mash filters installed all over the
world), Meura decided to rethink the Meura 2001 technology
and modify the design of the filter chambers.
The main objective was to further reduce the sparging
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water ratio, and this could only be done by improving
the flow pattern inside the filter chambers.
In 2007, a first prototype hybrid plate was installed
in our pilot filter at Meura Technologies. The initial
results were very promising and test plates were
subsequently installed in an industrial filter, which
confirmed and even exceeded the pilot results.
At the end of 2008, the hybrid plates were ready for
industrialization and the first Meura 2001 Hybrid
(for the hybrid design of the filter plates) was installed
in Palm Breweries (see article on page 4).

The major improvement with the
Meura 2001 Hybrid lies in a conceptual
change in its filter plate
design. Previous internal research
showed an irregularity in the
sparging efficiency of the filter
bed cakes. The reason was a different
filling pattern from one cake to
another (see drawing).
A solution was found by keeping only
the filter bed in the direction of the
best sparging efficiency. The Meura
2001 Hybrid was born, which has
filter plates of one single identical
design. The plate is now called the
“hybrid plate” and no longer a “filter
plate” or a “membrane plate”. Each
hybrid plate is equipped with one
cloth AND one membrane (compared
to the Meura 2001 which had plates
equipped with two membranes OR
two cloths). See drawings.
This leads to a wide range
of advantages:
Filtration chambers are filled with
an improved regularity, thus with an
optimal homogeneity of the cake.
Shear forces during filling
are reduced
The wort quality is improved
thanks to a reduced sparging
ratio (below 2.2 l/kg while maintaining
100% of extraction yield)
Thanks to the improved flow
pattern the filters can now be
equipped with up to 160 plates
(15.5 tons) compared to the previous
filter equipped with maximum
65 chambers (12 tons).
Reduced sparging time and
thus shorter occupation time
MeurA 2001 – (previous version)
Note: with the Meura 2001 a filter chamber was defined as having two filter beds formed on two cloths
including two membranes. One chamber could have a load of 175kg of malt or malt equivalent.
MeurA 2001 Hybrid
Note: with the Meura 2001 Hybrid, one plate has one cloth and one membrane and thus contains
one filter bed. One plate is designed for a nominal capacity of 90kg malt or malt equivalent.
All these advantages currently make the new MeurA 2001
HyBrid the best and most efficient mash filter in the world!
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PALM Breweries occupies
a unique position in the
brewing industry as it is
the only brewery group
in the world brewing
authentic Belgian beers
by using four traditional
fermentation methods
(bottom fermentation,
top fermentation,
mixed fermentation and
spontaneous fermentation)
in three historical sites in
Belgium: PALM Brewery,
rOdeNBACH Brewery
(see our Meuranews n° 1)
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and BOON Brewery
(50/50 joint venture
with the Boon family).
PAlM BrewerIes:
Once again a first mover!
The independent Belgian family brew-
ery group PALM Breweries has a total
production capacity of 1 million hl
and a headcount of roughly 250.
At the end of the 1980s, when Palm’s
exports to The Netherlands sharply
increased, a modernization of the
brewhouse was needed. At that time
the Meura 2001 mash filter was still
under development with the first
industrial prototype installed at the
Jupiler brewery in Belgium.
In 1989, when the commercialization
of the Meura 2001 was launched, Palm
Breweries became the first brewery to
invest in this pioneer technology. This
filter was equipped with 38 chambers
for a loading in malt of 7 tons.
In 2009, after three years of intensive
research, the Meura 2001 Hybrid was
developed and a partner was sought
for the first industrialization.
Palm Breweries was contacted and,
after having thoroughly studied the
new development, the group decided
once again to become the first mover
for this new Meura breakthrough.
Thanks to an improved flow pattern
during filtration and sparging, the
following advantages are obtained:
Plates are filled with an improved
regularity, thus with an optimal
homogeneity of the cake.
Reduced shear forces during filling
The wort quality is improved
thanks to a reduced sparging ratio
(below 2.2 l/kg while maintaining
100% of extraction yield)
Reduced sparging time and thus
shorter occupation time
Meura guaranteed Palm Breweries a
minimum gain in extract yield after
sparging of 1%.
In the end, an average increase of 1.51%
in the extraction yield was observed.
And for some brands using high gravity
the yield increase is even up to 3%!
The only minor complaint comes from
the cattle, who seem to prefer the oldstyle
spent grains to the new…
Meura once again thanks Palm Brewery
for having been the first mover to trust
in its new developments in the field of
mash filtration.
“ Palm Breweries had the opportunity to test the new Meura 2001 Hybrid mash filter in
premiere on industrial scale. Both cooperation with the Meura Team as the brewing
results are a fantastic experience. Compared to the previous situation our brewhouse
yield increased by 1,5% for pilsner type beers, and even more for our speciality beers.”
Alex desmet, PALM BreWerieS – Director of Production, Head brewer

A successful
Indian
Partnership!
in 2006, Praj industries Limited and Meura signed
a strategic partnership for the indian market.
Praj is by far the leading brewery equipment
manufacturer and turnkey supplier in india.
The partnership provides a perfect solution for Indian brewers
that not only need to keep pace with the increasing beer
consumption, but also must focus on extract savings, water
consumption, wort quality and energy efficiency.
After a four-year collaboration, the general assessment
is very positive for both companies. In fact, six Greenfield
projects have originated with the following companies:
Blossom Industries Limited, Daman
Balaji Breweries, Tamilnadu
Jagatjit Industries Limited, Punjab (Malt extract plant)
Apollo Distilleries Limited, Tamilnadu (Empee Group)
United Breweries Limited, Andhra Pradesh, (UB group)
UBIO Chemicals Limited, Uttar Pradesh
In addition to the mash filters supplied previously, the total
number of Meura mash filters operational in India today
comes to 13! (eleven Meura2001 and two classical filters).
For all these projects, Meura supplied the hammer mills as
well as the Meura 2001 filters, while Praj Industries integrated
this technology into their brewhouses and organized
the electrical and automation works. Since the beginning of
this partnership the teamwork has been very successful and
the market forecasts continue to be very promising.
Both companies are very determined to intensify their
business relationships with the Indian brewers, since contributing
to the ever-renewed pleasure of high-quality beer
on the Indian sub-continent is the daily challenge, indeed
the passion of Meura and Praj.
*PRAJ INDUSTRIES LTD:
PRAJ INDUSTRIES LTD, is a Pune based Indian
company supplying total solutions for setting up
turnkey Ethanol, Brewery and Bio-Diesel plant.
Praj has a presence of over 15 years in the India beer
industry and is a market leader with 60% market
share. Praj offers its customer a total solution from
“Concept to Commissioning” giving its customer
the highest “Value for Money” invested.
For more information
visit www.praj.net
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Frankfurter Brauhaus
Knows the best
mash filter supplier
Frankfurter Brauhaus (previously called Oderland Brauerei) is located in Frankfurt
an der Oder, Germany, on the Polish border.
The brewery is known for its excellent beers like Frankfurter export, Frankfurter Pilsner
and Weizen Bier, and is one of europe’s biggest players on the private label market.
Quality and cost efficiency are this brewery’s main requirements.
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In the mid-1990s the brewery decided to modernize the
brewhouse with the installation of a mash filter. Supplied
by one of Meura’s competitors, this filter was originally
equipped with a membrane technology. But the concept
failed and the supplier had to retrofit the filter to a conventional
mash filter. This mash filter was never able to meet
the brewer’s requirements and showed low yield, high wort
turbidity, CIP required every 15 brews, etc.
In 2009 the brewery needed to increase its brewhouse capacity
and, because of their bad experience with the mash filter,
a new lauter tun was the first option. But their need to be
the most cost efficient brewer finally made them decide in
favour of the only filter combining the highest quality and
the highest cost efficiency: the Meura 2001 mash filter.
The order was signed on 13 September 2009, at our booth
at the Drinktec fair in Munich.
CHALLeNGe
Less than two months after the signing of the contract, the
installation started on 2 November 2009. On 4 January 2010
(less than four months after the contract was signed), the first
brew was performed. The time period was thus very short but
nevertheless all performance guarantees were fulfilled.
The Meura technology installed in Frankfurter Brauhaus
consist of:
a Classicmill (CLM4 of 13.2 tons malt per hour)
a Mechamasher (60 tons malt grist per hour)
a sparging water tank
a double Meura 2001 mash filter, each equipped with
43 chambers extendable to 53 chambers and producing
brews of 770 hl cold wort.
This double mash filter is equipped with the new ilobox
technology, which enables it to perform continuously with
an optimized parameter setting.
For the mechanical and electrical installation, Meura collaborated
with the Polish subsidiary of Boccard Enterprises,
Meura’s parent company, called Boccard Polska.
Feed-BACk
Today the brewery is extremely satisfied with its new stateof-the-art
equipment. The performance of the Meura 2001
are incomparable to the previously installed mash filter
and even exceed by far the expectations of the brewery.
The project was thus a complete success for both Frankfurter
Brauhaus and Meura. Meura wishes great and continued
success to the brewery and thanks them for their outstanding
collaboration during the project.
Brewhouse Lay-out
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Current news
iBd, Gold Coast
From 14 to 19 March 2010
Jeroen Vandenbussche,
Meura Sales and Marketing
Manager, took part in the
IBD Congress organized in
Australia Gold Coast. We
made use of the opportunity
to show our latest developments,
which led to some
promising discussions.
Craft Brewers Conference,
Chicago (uSA)
From 7 to 10 April, Meura, together with
Centec USA, took part in the Craft Brewers
Conference organized in Chicago, USA. We
took the opportunity to present them our
Monsville concept, which encountered
marked success among the craft brewers.
MBAA Caribbean Convention
(Trinidad and Tobago)
On 21-24 April, Raul Martinez Gonzalez,
Meura Area Sales Manager, attended the
MBAA Caribbean Convention in Trinidad and
Meura’s projects
The most recent orders:
1. Chimay Brewery, Belgium: A whirlpool
and a wort cooler will be installed.
2. SOLiBrA, ivory Coast: In addition to the
revamping of the Meura 2001 mash filter
the brewery has ordered a Mechamasher,
a wort kettle and a wort preheater.
3. Brakina Brewery, Burkina Faso: Meura will
make the revamping of the brewhouse and
supply a Classicmill, a Mechamasher, a wort
kettle and a Meura 2001 Hybrid mash filter.
4. Beer Lao Brewery, Laos: Meura will carry out
the revamping of the Meura 2001 mash filter.
5. uBiO Chemicals Limited, india: ordered a Meura
2001 Hybrid mash filter and a Classicmill.
6. Brasserie du Congo (Pointe Noire), Congo
Brazzaville: Meura will supply a complete
brewhouse and the malt handling plant.
7. Waitemata Brewery, New Zealand:
A Mechamasher, a Classicmill and a Meura 2001
Hybrid mash filter will be installed.
8. Tanzanian Breweries Limited, Tanzania:
Meura will supply a Mechamasher.
Major projects being carried out:
1. APB Guangzhou, China: a Meura 2001 Carbo+
mash filter and a Classicmill are being erected.
Tobago where he was able to develop numerous
interesting contacts.
Brewing Summit,
rhode island (uSA)
In June (14-21), Jeroen
Vandenbussche,
Meura Sales and
Marketing Manager,
participated in the
Brewing Summit in Rhode Island, USA,
organized by the ASBC and the MBAA. This
summit was really successful for Meura.
China Brew and Beverage
2010 and VLB Beijing (China)
China Brew and
Beverage 2010
was organized
from 7 to 10
September. Meura
had a small booth
where a number
of interesting
discussions occurred. Simultaneously,
Meura participated in the VLB Congress, also
organized in Beijing. Noah Zhai, Sales and
2. BGi (Hawassa), ethiopia: a complete
brewhouse as well as a malt handling
plant are being installed.
3. Cambrew, Cambodia: Meura is erecting
a double Meura 2001 Hybrid mash filter.
4. Full Sail Brewing, uSA: A Meura 2001 Hybrid
mash filter and a Classicmill are under erection.
5. international Breweries Plc. (ilesha), Nigeria:
Meura is installing a new milling line with a
Classicmill and grist bin.
6. Les Brasseries du Cameroun (koumassi),
Cameroon: A cereal cooker and a mash tun
are being erected.
Major projects recently commissioned:
1. international Breweries Plc. (ilesha), Nigeria:
Revamping of the Meura 2001 mash filter.
2. Consolidated Breweries, Nigeria: A mash tun,
a Meura 2001 Carbo+ mash filter, an internal
boiler and the automation.
3. Ogba Brewery, Nigeria: A Mechamasher and a
capacity extension of the Meura 2001 mash filter.
4. Harboes Brewery, denmark: An Ilobox (PSLA)
has been integrated in the existing Meura
2001 mash filter.
5. Balaji Breweries, india: A Classicmill and a
Meura 2001 Carbo+ mash filter integrated
into the brewhouse delivered by Praj
Industries Ltd.
Marketing Manager of Boccard Shanghai,
a sister company of Meura, gave a lecture
on the Meurabrew entitled “Why Develop
a Continuous Brewhouse?” which generated
significant interest among the participants.
iBC Manchester, uk
Last October, from the 18 th
to the 20 th, David Clifford,
Manager of Meura UK, and
Jeroen Vandenbussche,
Meura Sales and Marketing
Manager, exhibited at the IBC
Manchester, UK. Meura was
pleased to welcome many interesting
visitors to its booth.
VLB Moscow (russia)
Meura is on the move all over the world.
Here is a quick overview of Meura’s current projects:
At the end of October,
from the 25 th to the 28 th,
Alexander Tronnikov,
Manager of Meura Moscow,
attended the VLB Seminar
organized in Moscow,
Russia. He took this opportunity
to make a presentation
on “Continuous Wort Production: Myth or
Reality?” which was a great success for Meura.
6. Nocal Brewery, Angola: A Clarisaver
and a CIP Unit .
7. Chongqing Brewery, China: A Meura 2001
Carbo+ mash filter and a Meuraclean .
8. Gauteng Brewery, South Africa: A Classicmill,
a Mechamasher and a Meura 2001 Carbo+
mash filter.
9. kolwezi Brewery, democratic republic
of the Congo: Brewhouse revamping.
10. Chimay Brewery, Belgium: Steam energy
recovery and external boiler.
11. Frankfurter Brauhaus, Germany:
A Classicmill, a Mechamasher and a double
Meura 2001 mash filter with an Ilobox .
12. united Breweries Andrah-Pradesh, india:
A Classicmill and a Meura 2001 Carbo+
mash filter integrated into the greenfield
brewery supplied by Praj Industries Ltd.
13. SOBeBrA Brewery (Cotonou), Benin:
Integration of a second-hand Meura 2001 mash
filter, a new Classicmill and a Mechamasher.
Modernisation of the milling line.
14. Cuca Brewery, Angola: A mash tun
and a mash kettle.
15. Les Brasseries du Cameroun (koumassi),
Cameroon: A Classicmill, two Mechamashers
(one for malt and one for adjuncts)
and a second-hand Meura 2001 mash filter.
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