1200L Craft Brewery Equipment

1200L Craft Brewery Equipment is one of Tiantai’s most popular models, ideal for medium-sized craft breweries, brewpubs, and restaurants. With a daily capacity of around 1200L per brew, it provides the perfect balance between flexibility, efficiency, and investment.
This brewing system includes two-vessel or three-vessel brewhouse, 10BBL or 20BBL fermentation tanks, brite tanks, glycol cooling system, CIP unit, and control cabinet. It is designed with a compact layout, high automation options, and durable stainless steel construction, ensuring stable performance and excellent beer quality.

Capacity / batch 1200L 1200L 1200L
Brewing batch / day 1 2 3
Brewhouse specification 2 vessels 3 vessels 4 vessels
Fermenters specification 1200L*4 2400L*6 2400L*8

Layout and Process

Tiantai designs the layout according to your site and conducts beer process design to improve site utilization and save energy for you.

Ingredients Storage System

Pallets *8-10 sets

Malt Milling System

Dry mills *1 unit

Brewhouse System
  • Mash tun *1 unit
  • Lauter tun *1 unit
  • Brew kettle *1 unit
  • Whirlpool tank *1 unit
  • Plate and frame heat exchanger *1 unit
  • Wort aeration system *1 set
  • Yeast pitching system *1 set
  • Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, operating platforms, etc.

Fermentation System
  • 20HL fermenter *12 units
  • 40HL fermenter *14 units
  • Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, operating platforms, etc.

Filtration System

– Kieselguhr adding tank *1 unit
– Front buffer tank *1 unit
– Kieselguhr mixing tank *1 unit
– Candle filter *1 unit
– Rear buffer tank *1 unit
– Bag trap *1 unit
– Other adding systems are equipped according to the process
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, operating platforms, etc.

Maturation and Conditioning

– 40HL bright beer tank *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, operating platforms, etc.

Pasteurization System

– Flash pasteurizer *1 unit
– Buffer tank *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, operating platforms, etc.

Control System

PLC cabinet *1 set

CIP System

– Hot alkali tank *1 unit
– Hot water tank (sterile water tank) *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, etc.

Hot Water Supply

– Hot liquor tank *1unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, etc.

Cold Water Supply

– Cold liquor tank *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, etc.

Brewing Water Supply

– Brewing water tank *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, etc.

Refrigeration System

– Chiller *1 unit
– Glycol water tank *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, etc.

Reverse Osmosis System

– Raw water tank *1 unit
– RO water treatment machine *1 unit
– Supporting pumps, valves, sanitary stainless steel pipes, various sensors, etc.

Steam Supply System

– Steam boiler *1 unit
– Distributor *several set
– Steam pipes, valves, etc

Compressed Air Supply System

– Oil-free air compressors *2 sets
– Air buffer tank *1 sets
– Air dryer *1 sets
– Several filters
– Supporting pumps, valves, etc.

Electricity Supply System

– Power cables
– Signal communication cables
– Cable bridge
– Bridge bracket
– Conduit

Filling System (bottle)

– Depalletizer *1 set
– Rinsing machine *1 unit
– Filling machine *1 unit
– Capper machine *1 unit
– Tunnel pasteurizer *1 unit
– Drying Machine *1 unit
– Labelling Machine *1 unit
– Inspection Machine *1 unit
– Packaging Line *1 set
– Palletizer *1 set

General specification for 1200L brewery equipment
No. Name Components Capacity Specification
1 Grain Milling Unit Rolling Miller 300~500kg/hr Double roller
Power:1.5Kw
Noise:45±3db
2 Brewhouse Unit Mash/Lauter tun 1200L (total 1500L) Side mounted grain outdoor with grain chute
Laser cutting V-wire False Bottom
Kettle/Whirlpool Tun 1200L (total1560L) Steam heating
Tangential whirlpool inlet
Sanitary leveling sight glass
Hot water tank 1200L (total1380L) Sanitary leveling sight glass
Yeast feeder 20L Tri clamp aeration port with ball valve
Heat exchanger 10M2(Effective area) Completely 304 SS Corrugated plates
Pump 3M3x2PCS ABB, Sanitary SUS304, VFD control
Pipe and fittings As design completely SS304, Work Platform is included
3 Fermentation unit Fermenter 2400L(total 3000L) Dimple cooling jacket on cone and bottom
Side manway
Tri clamp CIP ball
60 degree cone bottom
Perlick style full sanitary sampling valve
Carbonation port and level tube for special request
4 Filtration unit(optional) Kieselguhr Filter  500kg/hr Power: 1.2kw
Filter Area: 1.1M2
SUS304
5 Bright beer tank Bright beer tank 2500L(total 3000L) Dimple cooling jacket on cone and bottom
Level tube for checking
Tri clamp CIP ball
Side manway
Perlick style full sanitary sampling valve
Carbonation port with tri clmap carbonation stone
6 Glycol Chilling Unit Glycol Water Tank 2500L(total 2750L) Insulated conical top and sloped bottom
Chiller 5HPx2PCS Cooling Capacity:  11000Kcal/5HP
Installed Power:5.6kw
Refrigerant: Freon R404A ,R410A
Noise:70-80db
Coperland compressor
PVC pipe As designed Solenoid valves for glycol inlet to tanks are included
Glycol water pump 3M3 Sanitary SUS304, VFD control
7 Control unit Brewing and fermetation process Controlling Floor type PLC control with touch screen for special
PC or  mobile remote control for special request
8 CIP Caustic Tank 100L electric heating element inside, With bimetal thermometer
Sterilization Tank 100L H2O2
Pump 3M3 VFD control
9 Keg cleaning Double Station Keg Rinser 40-60kegs/hr Heating: Electric, Power: 15kw(steam  for optional)
10 Keg filling Single Station Keg Filler 30-40kegs/hr Input Power: 0.1 kw
11 Bottling line 8 heads 400-500 bottles/hr Manual
12 Others Option Can be Customized Auger System
Grain Case
Grist Hydrator
Piping flow panel for Brewhouse
Brewhouse Separate PLC Controller

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Why Choose Tiantai

Provided services and solutions to more than 2,800+ customers worldwide.

Tiantai designs and engineers complete breweries, covering all activities from malt handling to control, brewing to fermenting, filtering to bottling, and packaging.

As one of the oldest suppliers of brewing, distilling, fermenting and filling equipment in China, Tiantai is recognized not only for high-quality equipment, but also for our technical expertise, design services and superior customer service.  

Global Reach

We have solutions in use around the world, and an ever-expanding office network provides accessibility and responsive support. With an unwavering focus on innovation, quality and customer service, we employ highly skilled engineers, technicians and support staff, supported by our global network of agents and distributors.

Sustainability

The company is committed to continuous growth, maintaining a truly customer-focused team culture and being aware of our responsibility to the environment. We prioritize sustainable practices across all aspects of our and our customer’s operations, contributing to a more sustainable future for the industries and the planet.

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