Filtration-Audit

Create transparency. Reduce losses. Ensure quality.

Optimize your beer filtration – with a tailored audit by M&L

Beer filtration is a key factor in ensuring product quality, process stability, and economic efficiency. Yet even well-established processes can lead to hidden losses, tie up unnecessary resources, or fail to meet the requirements of different beer styles.

Our filtration audit brings clarity:

M&L conducts a comprehensive, brand-independent, and objective analysis of your entire filtration process. This enables us to identify specific areas for improvement and recommend practical, results-oriented optimization measures.

Objectives of our filtration audit:

• Ensure beer quality through stable filtration and consistent sensory characteristics
• Identify sources of loss such as extract waste or poor retention efficiency
• Reduce operating costs by lowering the use of filter aids, energy, and water
• Extend filter run times and reduce cleaning cycles
• Avoid quality risks such as turbidity, off-flavors, or microbiological contamination
• Provide tailored recommendations for different beer styles and production volumes

Your added value:

• Independent, expert evaluation of your system
• Identification of technical and economic optimization potential
• Improved efficiency, sustainability, and beer yield across all product types

How the M&L filtration audit works

1. Analysis of the existing process

• Recording the current filtration chain: pre-filtration, main filtration, and stabilization (if applicable)
• Documentation of all relevant process parameters
• Visual inspection, operator interviews, and data analysis

2. Technological evaluation

• Assessment of the filtration methods used (e.g. kieselguhr, crossflow, sheet, membrane filtration)
• Evaluation of filter media and filter aids in use
• Review of automation level, sensor technology, and control systems

3. Quality & loss analysis

• Measurement of turbidity, particle load, and yeast content before/after filtration
• Assessment of microbiological safety
• Analysis of extract losses and residual volumes in tanks, pipes, and filter housings

4. Identification of optimization potential

• Comparison of actual vs. target filtration performance
• Recommendations for reducing filter aid consumption and cleaning cycles
• Filtration strategy adjustments tailored to specific beer types (e.g. lager, wheat beer, IPA, specialties)

5. Action Plan & Final Report

• Clear, actionable recommendations for process optimization
• Technical suggestions to improve filtration performance
• Optional: staff training for sustainable implementation

Your measurable and tangible benefits

• Clear roadmap for improved efficiency and product quality
• Fast implementation using existing system infrastructure
• Long-term cost savings through optimized processes
• Solid foundation for technical upgrades like retrofits or system transitions (e.g. to MLFISTA)