The Centralised Sampling System facilitates sample taking from beer tanks. It is a modular system equipped for taking out samples from up to 12 tanks. Because of the position of the sampling valve on vertical fermenters or bright beer tanks, access to sampling point often requires platforms. The system allows for placing the sample valve at the optimal point for sampling: on the middle of the cylindrical part of the vessel, independent of whether there is easy access to this point or not
The Centralised Sampling System
The sampling process consists of two main methods depending on the testing purpose. For sterile sampling (used for microbiological analysis), the pipeline is sterilized with steam and blown dry with sterile air or CO2 before sampling; once completed, the system is flushed with water, steam-sterilized, and blown dry again. Conversely, non-sterile sampling (used for non-microbiological analysis) bypasses the initial sterilization step to take the sample immediately, but still follows the same post-sampling flush and cleaning procedure. Additionally, the entire valve and pipeline system is automatically cleaned (CIP) in sync with the vessel, initiated either by a push button or an external signal from the PLC.
File: SCANDI BREW® Centralised Sampling System
