Truly stellar craft brewing requires spotless sanitation
Zep provides more than just brewing sanitation products. We partner with you to ensure that your meticulous craft has pristine brewery cleaning procedures.
Our products work. Period. From removing beer stone to line lubrication, Zep Craft Brewing has your brewery cleaning covered – no need for boosters to enhance cleaning and sanitation.
We also provide an army of food and beverage safety consultants that can come to you for in-plant service visits, education on sanitation procedures, and maintenance services.
You pay attention to every detail. Don’t neglect this crucial one.
Stellar cleaning in the brewing process
Click a letter to learn what microbes can contaminate your line!
A. Mash Tun / Mash Kettle / Lauter Tun
- Spoilage Microbes Acetobactor & Gluconobacter
- Spoilage Characteristics: Acetified Product, Ropiness
B. Wort Kettle
- Spoilage Microbes: Acetomonads, Flavobacter, Pectinatus, Zymomonas
- Spoilage Characteristics: Acidic, Turbid/Ropiness, Greasy/Pellicle Rotten Apple Flavor
C. Hot Wort Tank
- Spoilage Microbes: Acetomonads, Bacillus, Leuconostoc Streptococci, Pediococcus
- Spoilage Characteristics: Buttery off flavor, Ropiness, Acidic off flavor
D. Plate Cooler
- Spoilage Microbes: Lactobacilli
- Spoilage Characteristics: Haze, Ropiness, Thinning
E. Fermenting Tank
- Spoilage Microbes: Bacillus, Leuconostoc, Pediococci, Streptococci, Wild Yeast
- Spoilage Characteristics: Sarcina sickness – off Flavor/Ropiness, Vinegary/Fruity and Yeast Haze
F. Resting Tank
- Spoilage Microbes: Acetomonads
- Spoilage Characteristics: Acidic off flavor
G. Filtration Unit
- Spoilage Microbes: Acetomonads, Enterobacter, Megasphaera, Pectinatus
- Spoilage Characteristics: Rotten egg odor, Turbidity and Buttery acids
Zep products remove bugs and deliver stellar sanitation
Here are three that make spoilage prevention easy:
- FS CIP Cleaner™ with no booster needed
- XT-2002™ Acid Cleaner
- Peroxy-Serve® 5 Sanitizer
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Visit us at Booth 4100 for a chance to win a Sanitation Product Bundle!
April 11-13, 2017
Washington D.C.
Keep it clean: Common keg cleaning questions answered
Answers to commonly asked questions about keg cleaning and sanitation.
“Zep has exceptional service. Their quality product has made our cleaning processes more efficient, and helped us put out a high quality product. Service has been excellent: from ordering, to inventory control, to help with unforeseen circumstances in the plant.”
Mark Hunger, Brewmaster, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
“Zep’s products and service is top notch. Our sales rep is great and always willing to help us when we have questions or need some advice on new processes or chemicals we’re looking to employ. Cheers, Zep!”
Mike Hutson, Head Brewer, Sudwerk Brewing Co., Davis, Cali.
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Zep craft brewing products 
When the plant is humming, you can whistle a tune. Ensure your brewery stays pristine and produces stellar craft brew with Zep’s full line of products created to keep your plant running at its best.
Spotless tanks make for better brew. We can help your tanks stay free from build-up.
No bacterial infection can skunk a carefully-prepared batch when you sanitize properly. Let us help you keep it pristine.
Scrub it down with the best cleaners available. We can help you keep it clean.
Well-maintained conveyor belts save time and money. Gleaming surfaces best show off your craftsmanship.
