Enzymes for separation & filtration

Improve wort separation and beer filtration

Enzymes for separation & filtration

Key parameters to optimize brewhouse capacity

Efficiency and time in wort separation and beer filtration are key brewing parameters to ensure capacity optimization. Brewhouse yield and quality depend on the efficiency of separating wort from the mash, and later on the efficiency of beer filtration.

Maximize brewhouse capacity

Novozymes' range of enzymes support consistent, fast and efficient wort separation and beer filtration. This enables the maximum number of brews per day, optimum yields and filtration cycles.

The problem with β-glucans and arabinoxylans 

The efficiency of separating wort from the mash is highly dependent on the large molecules dissolved in the liquid. The high-molecular-weight molecules are present in various cereal grains, but in different amounts and ratios. For example barley, oats and sorghum have more than twice as much β-glucan as xylans, while it is the opposite with wheat and rye. 

β-glucans and arabinoxylans create high wort viscosity, which dramatically reduces the speed of mash filtration. They stick to filter aids and filter membranes. They also stick to starch molecules, making them less available for enzymatic degradation. That can result in a lower brewhouse yield or cause haze.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

New flexibility

New flexibility

Novozymes brewing enzymes work effectively at a wide range of mashing temperatures. They make it easier to produce high gravity beers, achieve a higher extract yield, and keep investment as low as possible in brewhouse and beer filtration capacity.

Wide variety of solutions

Wide variety of solutions

Optimal wort separation is just one of the many solutions that Novozymes offers.

Breweries can use enzymes to optimize the use of raw materials, optimize cereal-cooking, and achieve new versatility in use of adjuncts, maximize attenuation of high strength and light beers and to control FAN and diacetyl.

Which solution is right for you?

Find the right solution for you in our global portfolio, shown below. To find out more about products available in your region, get in touch with your local Novozymes representative.

Faster wort separation
Increased brewhouse capacity
Faster beer filtration
Increase extract yield
Haze reduction in final beer
Ultraflo® Core
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Faster wort separation Yes
Increased brewhouse capacity Yes
Faster beer filtration No
Increase extract yield No
Haze reduction in final beer No
Ultraflo® Max
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Faster wort separation Yes
Increased brewhouse capacity Yes
Faster beer filtration Yes
Increase extract yield Yes
Haze reduction in final beer Yes
Ultraflo® XL
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Faster wort separation Yes
Increased brewhouse capacity Yes
Faster beer filtration No
Increase extract yield Yes
Haze reduction in final beer No
Faster wort separation
Increased brewhouse capacity
Faster beer filtration
Increase extract yield
Haze reduction in final beer

Get the highest performance with our best-in-class solutions

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What could this mean for your business?

What could this mean for your business?

Do you want to learn more about our solutions for separation and filtration? Book a no-obligation meeting with a Novozymes representative.

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