To compete while producing a hand-crafted product that attracts premium pricing, craft breweries need to be efficient across all areas of operation while staying true to their roots.

With the market turning to local, artisanal products more and more, these businesses are in the box seat to capitalise; however, many challenges present when scaling.

Traditionally, malted barley and wheat are delivered to the brewhouse in large bagged quantities, causing multiple manual handling issues alongside safe storage and pest invasion considerations.

The key in this instance is to automate the process while utilising the latest in grain handling and brewing technology.

With revenue in the craft beer industry forecasted to increase over the near and medium terms, it becomes critical for small operators to maximise efficiency, in turn, locking in margins and making gains where possible.

Automated Malt Master brewing systems are designed to do just that.

Enabling optimal raw material processing – and with support through every step of grist production – our systems take care of your brewing process from start to finish, allowing your resources to be redeployed to provide added benefits.

From malt, grain and ingredient intake, through storage, internal transport, crushing, mashing and precise recipe control, an AFSystem can be designed to suit your infrastructure, desired output and budget.

Our solutions offer customisation for cleaning and classification, right through to preparation of malt/roasting, right up to the individual grinding of malt and other grain-based raw materials.

Tried and tested in multiple brewing facilities, our fully managed software integrates with mechanical components to deliver unrivalled efficiencies while making your environment a safer and cleaner one. Our Malt Masters systems are also capable of managing the finished beer, yeast and fermenting vessels.