Traditional Industrial Malting System

When we speak of traditional malting systems, let us set aside the most primitive floor malting,a process that demands an immense amount of manual labor and is certainly not the type of system most maltsters are looking for. Instead, our discussion here focuses on traditional industrial malting systems.

Traditional Industrial Malting System Description

A traditional industrial malting system is a large scale conventional process used to convert raw barley grain into malt through controlled steeping, germination, and kilning. Unlike small floor malting, traditional industrial malting system uses dedicated steeping tanks, germination chambers or boxes, conveyors, fans, pumps, and mechanical grain malt turning equipment. The Malting process control can be partly automated and certain stages require manual intervention.

Features

Malting Equipment for mechanized Barley steeping, germination, and Kilning

Key process parameters monitored via instrumentation

Partial automatic control, some equipment require manual start/stop and operation

Offers greater operational flexibility and simple maintenance

For malting companies, when investing in a new malting system, it is essential to make a consideration, choosing between a semi-automated malting system, a malting system featuring modular automation design, and a fully automated malting system by comprehensively evaluating a range of factors. These include production scale, investment budget, initial capital expenditure, product quality requirements, equipment configuration, labor costs, energy consumption, the projected payback period, and future plans for capacity expansion.