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Innovation

The Future of Fire at World Brewing Congress 2024

We presented "The Future of Fire" at the 2024 World Brewing Congress in Minneapolis. Check out some of our congress highlights and download our poster for free.

September 6, 2024

A small lab-scale bioreactor being used to grow yeast cells during a fed-batch experiment

Engineering

Bioreactors: From Beer to Biogas

Bioreactor Basics When you hear the term “bioreactor,” most picture a scene straight out of a sci-fi movie, complete with bubbling vats and mysterious liquids. However, bioreactors are not just the stuff of futuristic fantasies—these containers of goo are the…

July 12, 2024

News

Reinventing Fire

We were invited to speak at the James B. Beam Institute's 5th Industry conference at the University of Kentucky. Check out this YouTube recording of our founder presenting it live.

July 9, 2024

A 3D CAD drawing of a fully automated mash filter brew house for brewing beer and making whiskey wash designed and engineered by The Engine Room

Engineering

The Squeeze on the Mash Filter Press

When it comes to brewing beer and distilling spirits, most people think of hops, barley, brewing kettles, and copper stills. While this is all well and good, there's an unsung hero in both industries quietly revolutionizing the process: the filter press.

June 2, 2024

an illustration of two humpback whales on the lawn in front of a normal looking house to describe the amount of waste put out by a distillery - generated by The Engine Room

Distilling

Don’t Let Stillage Be a Whale of a Problem

This isn’t a 101 on stillage - it’s the warning that hopefully is printed on the inside cover before you even start that book. Waste disposal is perhaps the #1 overlooked part of distillery design - don't let it be a whale of a problem.

May 4, 2024