When customers come to consult the beer brewing equipment first time, they always feel confused about the difference between the all-in-one brewing equipment or splitter brewing equipment and how to choose. Today we will introduce the difference between the two breifly and which equipment is more suitable for brewers.

Actually, it's clear that no matter what kind of equipment used, the brewing process is same. Beer brewing can't do without the two major processes of mashing and fermentation, and malt mashing process is also subdivided into four steps: mashing, lauatering, boiling of wort, and whirlpool.

As the name suggests, the all-in-one brewing equipment is an integrated brewing equipment, that is, malt mashing, lautering, boiling, whirlpool are all completed in a device, and the covers an area of small. This equipment is commonly known as all-in-one machine in beer brewing industry, also known as one-to-several (Here "several" is the number of fermentation tanks, common ones with three, one with four, one with six, etc.

Our all-in-one brewing equipment in the market is divided into upper and lower layers, the upper layer serves the functions of lautering and whirlpool, the lower layer serves the fuction of mashing and boiling. And the heating method is mainly electric heating, while we can also configure steam heating system according to customers' special requirments.

The fermenters is changed, without the large cone angle of 60 degrees, and each fermenter has a small refrigerator to replace the independent cold water tank and supporting refrigerant. Most of them are no longer equipped with plate heat exchangers. After the wort is completed, it will enter the fermenter and cooling.

The splitter brewing equipment is divided into two vessels brewhouse, three vessels brewhouse, four vessels brewhouseand and more, according to the steps of malt mashing system. The equipment can also be customized according to the different process needs of customers. 

The two vessels brewhouse can be designed as one pot for mashing and boiling of wort, and aother pot is divided into upper and lower layers, with the upper layer lautering and the lower layer whirlpooling.  And four vessels brewhous is splitter to four parts. Malt mashing in the mashing tank, lautering in the lauter tank, boiling in the boiling pot, and whirlpooling in the swirling tank. It usually equipped with plate heat exchangers and hot and cold water tanks to increase work efficiency. 

The refrigeration system is also centrally controlled, and the fermentation part of the split self-brewed beer equipment is controlled by a separate ice water system (separate cold water tank and industrial refrigeration unit). 

Brewing Efficiency

The all-in-one brewing equipment has a small amount of alcohol in a single shot, and mashing time is a 8-10 hours. While the split brewing equipment only need to takes 7-8 hours to complete the wort mashing in beer split tanks. In addition, the split tank can acheive secondary feeding, and many times brewing work can be completed every day.

Beer Capacity

Cause the equipment of the split equipment is relativey large, the capacity of beer that can be brewed is also relatively large at one time. Generally ranging from 100 liters, to 1 ton, 2 tons, or even 5 tons to 10 tons.
The beer all-in-one equipment, usually below 1,000 liters,  only brewed in a single time every day.

Cost

For the cost, the all-in-one beer brewing equipment saves a lot of equipment, accessories and tank material thickness, so it is lower than the split brewing equipment in terms of raw materials. In addition, the all-in-one beer equipment takes up little space, saving space costs. But the split brewing equipment occupies a large area, and the initial investment must high more.

To sum up, the customers who suitable the all-in-one brewing equipment and splitter brewing equipment can be well distinguished:
 
The all-in-one brewing equipment is suitable for home brewers and beginners, restaurants, microbrewery that focus on craft beer, and people who are tight on funds and venues. The splitter brewing equipment is more suitable for those who well-funded and with large production capacity , such as large brewery.