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CRAFT BREW INNOVATION MARCH 2021 Yee-Haw Brewing Co. uses the Miura LX 200 SG gasfired industrial steam boiler for various aspects of its brewing process, from heating the hot liquor tanks to boiling the wort to sanitizing the kegs. Photo courtesy of Miura.
Brewing Up Efficiency Yee-Haw Brewing Co. uses its water tube boiler to reap the benefits of fuel and water savings as well as quality control in its manufacturing process.
By Maya Norris, Former Managing Editor, ProFood World
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s a small but growing craft brewery, Yee-Haw Brewing Co. needs versatile yet efficient equipment that can meet a multitude of demands in its manufacturing process. The Johnson City, Tenn.-based company says it found just that with a water tube boiler that does a lot more than just heat water. Yee-Haw credits its boiler for bringing efficiency to its operations and giving it precise quality control over the production of its craft beers. Yee-Haw has been using the Miura LX 200 SG gasfired industrial steam boiler since the company opened its manufacturing plant in 2015. The water tube boiler plays an integral role in Yee-Haw’s manufacturing process, helping the company produce about 18,000 barrels of beer a year. That includes five core beers available year-round; three seasonal beers; and its High Gravity series of beers, which each have an alcohol by volume of 8.5% or higher. Yee-Haw distributes its beers to grocery stores, restaurants, and bars in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as its four taprooms in South Carolina and Tennessee.
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An operator adjusts the Miura LX 200 SG, which runs four days a week for 20 hours a day to produce about 360 barrels of beer per week at Yee-Haw Brewing Co. Photo courtesy of Miura.
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