Latrobe
Brewing
The Brewhouse in Latrobe is the kitchen of the brewery, which cooks the grains and hops, according to recipe, to produce a sweet fermentable liquid called wort which, after undergoing fermentation, will become beer. This Brewhouse is capable of producing 8 brews per day with an average brew size of 525 barrels. Our brewhouse can do all malt or adjunct brews using 95DE or corn syrup, and is capable of utilizing 2 row, 6 row and other specialty malts. The overall brewhouse efficiency runs on average of 98% to 99%.
- 16,690 bbl of horizontal fermenter capacity
- 45,600 bbl of vertical fermenter capacity
- Jacketed and coiled tanks for automatic temperature control
- Fassing cooler for moving beer from fermenter to storage
- Capability of dry hopping
- 14,520 bbl storage capacity in horizontal tanks
- 45,600 bbl of storage capacity in vertical tanks
- High speed centrifuge for yeast/protein removal
- 150-300 bbl/hr output
- US1000 DE Filter
- 375 bbl/hr output
- Pinpoint carbonation
Blending
At Latrobe, our state-of-the-art, computerized batching/blending room is capable of batching and blending alcoholic, non-alcoholic, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. Our batch size is 1.100 barrel batches with pinpoint carbonation capacity.
- 2 Batching loops
- 1000-1100 barrel batches
- RO/DCW water available
- Inline blending of sugars
- Cooling capability
- Capable of flavored malt beverages, teas, and energy drinks
- Pinpoint carbonation
Packaging
The Latrobe Packaging Center has the capability to package a multitude of glass and aluminum can configurations and kegs. The center consists of three glass bottling lines and three aluminum can lines with a total capacity to package over 20 million cases.
Glass Packaging
- Bulk glass depalletizers
- H&K bottle fillers
- Carbonated or non-carbonated filling capability
- Tunnel warming and/or pasteurization
- Cold Glue Labelers with back labeling capability
Crown and Closure Capabilities
- Twist-off or Pry-off 26mm crowns on 12 oz. bottles
Glass Package Configurations
- 12 ounce long neck bottles with paper labels or prelabeled
- 24 bottles per case in 6-pack basket carriers
- 2/12-pack cartons in a tray
Can Packaging
- Bulk can depalletizers
- Crown, Cork & Seal fillers with Angelus Seamers
- Carbonated or non-carbonated filling capability
- Cold fill capability
- Nitrogen injection systems
- Tunnel warming and/or pasteurization for various products, including beverages containing natural juices
- 211 diameter cans with 202 ends industry standard
- 300 diameter cans with 209 ends
12 oz. Package Configurations
- 4/6/8/12/15/18/24 cube/30 cube cartons
- 4-pack/6-pack/ Hi-Cone in a case of 24
- 24 cans loose in a shrink wrapped tray
16 oz. Package Configurations
- 4/6/8/12/15/18 cartons
- 4-pack/6-pack/ Hi-Cone in a case of 24
- 24 cans loose in a shrink wrapped tray
24 oz. Package Configurations
- 12-pack and 24-pack in a tray, shrink wrapped
Kegging
Quality
Quality Assurance is achieved through integration of quality control, auditing, measurement method validation, and data validation. In our Production/Quality Assurance Program, quality checks by Production and QA occur at key receiving, blending, filling and finished goods locations. A state-of-the-art laboratory backs up the staff with chemical, physical and microbiological testing capabilities.
- Anton Paar Alcolyzer and DMA 4500 density meter for beverage analysis
- BRIX and Refractive Index
- Genesys 10S UV-Vis spectrometer
- Haze meter
- Mettler Toledo T50 autotitrator
- Package fills; Air and CO2
- Secure Seal Test
- CMC-Kuhnke equipment for double seam full teardowns and evaluation
- Pasteurization Units monitoring
- Anton Paar Alcolyzer and DMA 4500 density meter for beverage analysis
- Hygiena and Firefly ATP luminometers to monitor microbial contamination
- pH meter
- Total plate count
- Yeast and mold count
- Water plating
- CIP Validation / Sanitation monitoring
- Yeast Management
- Sensory Evaluation
- Retain Sample Library
- Analytical and Packaging Data Reporting
- GMP / HACCP, Food Safety, Plant audits
- Sanitation Program Management
- GMP and HACCP program Management
Warehousing & Logistics
Our warehouse, distribution and logistics experience is extensive. Careful handling and inspection at our warehouse ensures product leaves in excellent condition. Proper loading by our experienced personnel provides damage-free shipping for both domestic and international shipments.
Warehousing & Logistics at Latrobe
- 300,000 case storage capacity
- Highjump software bar code tracking installed
- Off-site warehouse options available