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MADE IN THE UK
WASH UP TO
60
SAVE TIME
QUALITY BUILT
CASKS PER HOUR
& MONEY
The Cask Washer for the Brewery Trade The Commando® Cask Force has revolutionised the cask cleaning process. It consistently cleans up to 60 casks an hour to a very high standard. This gives you the peace of mind of knowing that once a cask has been through the cycle it is clean. It saves time and money and is simple to install and operate.
• Simple to operate • Control panel with status LED’s • Powerful initial rinse • Hot caustic wash • Thorough final rinse with steam sterilisation as an option • Washes 18’s, 9’s and pins • Electric or steam heated
• Robust cask guide to prevent head damage • Stainless steel base frame and tilting bed • Stainless steel precision spray heads • Water heater and dry run protector • Two holding tanks with level control
• Digital temperature controller • Integrated control panel • Tray filters on both tanks • Stainless steel pump • Air actuated valves • Pump intake filters • Twin, triple or quad cask models • Pneumatic control gear
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CASE STUDY:
Commando Cask Force
Humpty Dumpty Brewery Church Road, Reedham, Norfolk NR13 3TZ Date: March 2010 The Humpty Dumpty Brewery was opened in Reedham, Norfolk in 1998. The brewery started in outbuildings at the Railway Tavern and moved to its present site in 2001. Humpty Dumpty Ales can be found in a wide range of pubs across East Anglia and they also have a shop at the brewery. The brewery won a Bronze Medal in 2009 at the Great British Beer Festival with Little Sharpie and have recently won Champion Beer of Norfolk 2010 with Broadland Sunrise. As the brewery has developed and increased it’s yield they needed to have a more efficient way of cleaning the casks. After talking to a number of companies they decided on the Commando Cask
Specification
Force due to its unique design. Craig the head brewer and one of the partners was cleaning the casks by hand using just a pressure washers and chemicals. This process was very time consuming with 40 barrels taking upwards of 9 hours!!! The cask washer can complete the task in around 2 hours saving over 450% in time and labour and the quality of the end result is first class. Contamination of casks was always a potential problem but this has now been eradicated. Craig decided to invest in the Commando cask washer and was glad he did as the labour saving alone has recouped its costs within the first year in operation.
Power consumption (electric heated)
200 Series
300 Series
3 phase / 6kw
400 Series
3 phase / 9kw
3 phase / 12kw
Power consumption (steam heated)
240 volt Single Phase or 415 volt three phase
Steam supply (steam heated units)
Max 110 deg c / 5.0 bar
Compressed air supply Water supply
8 bar max 2 bar max / 60lt min
Water consumption
2 bar max / 90lt min
2 bar max / 120lt min
approx. 15 litres per cask
Pump pressure
3.5 bar max
Compressed air supply
8 bar max
200
300
400
SERIES
SERIES
SERIES
For more information on the Cask Force series and how we can help you improve the cask cleaning process please call us on 01603 603810 and ask for Keith Trenton. Alternatively email sales@caskwasher.co.uk
Hugh Crane (Cleaning Equipment) Ltd South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich NR13 3ES Telephone: 0800 157 7198 Fax: 01493 751854 Lesley, Fraser and Craig with the Commando Cask Force
www.caskwasher.com