Water Filtration in Brewing & Distillation

Historically, many breweries in the UK were built over boreholes to ensure a steady supply of water for brewing. Joseph Holt Ltd, Derby Brewery is typical in this respect, being located over a borehole in the heart of Manchester.

In 2002, having contended with the inconsistent town’s water supply for long enough, Head Brewer, Keith Sheard approached EWS (UK) Ltd with a view to returning to the existing borehole water supply. His idea, to ensure a consistent quality of water for use in brewing. Keith was also able to demonstrate a considerable financial benefit to reverting back to the borehole supply.

Having assessed water analyses available for the existing borehole supply EWS (UK) Ltd recommended the following treatment stages:-

	Iron removal filtration.
	Activated carbon filtration.
	Antiscalent dosing.
	Reverse osmosis (RO) plant.
	UV light sterilisation.