Brewery, Winery and Beverage Plant Cleaning, Sanitizing and Process Aid Products
Birko manufactures a complete line of specialty cleaning and processing aids for brewery, winery and beverage production. Our products are non-caustic, faster and more effective than traditional hot caustic cleaning. And most importantly, they don’t affect the flavor of the beer!
Don’t Let Your Brand Take On An Unwanted Flavor Profile!
Soil and scale buildup in mash/lautertuns, brewkettles, heat exchangers, fermentation vessels, kegs, fillers, columns and saccharification tanks can cause a reduced ability to transfer heat, infections, off-flavors, equipment failure and costly downtime.
In response, Birko’s chemists have formulated products that remove beerstones, provide yeast washing, aid in brewery keg cleaning with both acid and detergent, and reduce biofilms in the brewery. Our cleaning protocols can reduce the amount of expensive antibiotics used to control bacteria while maximizing yield. Many of Birko’s formulas are based on food-grade acid and include chlorine dioxide, nitric/phosphoric, iodophor, peracetic acid (PAA) and quaternary ammonium.
Birko also provides backset treatments, anti-foaming agents (both silicone and non-silicone) and chemical dispensing equipment.
Many Birko Customers are Consistent Winners at the Great American Beer Festival
Take a look at Birko’s 2011 medal winning customers list. Birko congratulates these fine breweries on their awards:
AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
AleSmith IPA (American-Style Strong Pale Ale)
Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
Confluence (American-Style Brett Ale)
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, Chandler, AZ
Pumpkin Ale (Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer)
Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS
Capital City Kolsch (German-Style Kolsch)
Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
Boulevard Collaboration #2 (American-Belgo Style Ale)
Boulevard Pale Ale (International-Style Pale Ale)
Dry Dock Brewing Co., Aurora, CO
Coffee Milk Stout (Coffee Beer)
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
Midas Touch (Specialty Honey Beer)
Chateau Jiahu (Specialty Beer)
Durango Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Durango Dark (American-Style Dark Lager)
Ghost River Brewing, Memphis, TN
Copperhead Red (Irish-Style Red Ale)
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO
Dunkel Lager (European-Style Dunkel)
Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co., Midvale, UT
Stein Knocker (German-Style Marzen)
Kettlehouse Brewing Co., Missoula, MT
Seeley Axe White (Gluten-Free Beer)
Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA
Jamaica Red Ale (American-Stle Amber/Red Ale)
New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Le Terroir (American-Style Sour Ale)
Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO
Deviant Dale’s (American-Style India Pale Ale)
SanTan Brewing Co., Chandler, AZ
Mr. Pineapple Wheat (Fruit Wheat Beer)
Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth, NH
Wheat Wine Ale (Other Strong Beer)
Strange Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Gluten-Free Lemon Pale (Gluten-Free Beer)
Upslope Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Upslope Pumpkin Ale (Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer)
Complete lists of past GABF winners by year are available at the GABF website.
Birko customers also win top awards at The World Beer Cup
The Great American Beer Festival℠ is a Service Mark of the Brewers Association; Boulder, CO 80302
