BrauKon News

Visit from Brasserie de la Senne

From Brussels to Seeon

January 2019

From Brussels to Seeon - We are pleased to welcome our customers Yvan, Maxime and Antranik from the Brasserie de la Senne this week. Together with our project manager André they will discuss the further…

Never-ending happiness

The Brew Society – Heule, Belgien

January 2019

“I am Björn from Belgium. I am here with my wife Kim and we run a 50 hl brewery in Heule, near by Kortrijk, and I have to say, I am really happy with my BrauKon system!” The owner of The Brew Society…

Pulling out all the stops

Fat Heads Brewery – Middleburg, Ohio, USA

January 2019

Brewing tradition is right at home at Fat Head’s. Those who call the tune know the importance of an excellent instrument. Brilliant beers are most likely to develop when brewed with a Stradivarius of the brewing world, a BrauKon…

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What gets copied?

Only what is iconic. Only the best.

January 2019

Whoever buys a copy can definitely assume it is of low quality. The use of replicas brings serious disadvantages to the user. Whoever buys a copy can definitely assume it is of low quality. Copycats have never …

Two times two, it’s huge

Brewstillery Shevet – Pardes Hanna-Karkur

December 2018

The New Yorker Neil Wasserman, a distiller, spirits expert and collector, spent his vacation in Carmel Mountain National Park south of Haifa. There was a brewery in the area that was open to visitors. The master brewer, Lior Balmas…

BrauKon Milestones

Special success stories pave our way

December 2018

Tröegs Brewing Company in Harrisburg placed the first ever order with BrauKon, a 30 hl brewhouse; Unertl – the namesake; extension of the tegernseer brewery; a 210 hl brewhouse was built for the Lyskovo Brewery in the Nizhny…

BrauKon BrauMill

The flexible, operator-friendly grist mill

December 2018

BrauMill is another core component for a highly flexible, efficient brewhouse that comes from one source. The casing of the grist mill is manufactured entirely out of stainless steel. It is available as a two or four roller version and…

Vocational training at BrauKon

Diverse, challenging, fun

December 2018

Outstanding vocational training Since 2011, BrauKon has been a certified instructor for the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. As a result, there are many applicants. The company has built up a reputation for taking young…

BrauBeviale 2018

Trade Show Review

November 2018

In 2018, BrauKon was once again represented at BrauBeviale. This year, for the first time with an exhibition stand accessible from all four sides and three new innovations in the fields of hop technology, trub recovery and malt handling.…

BrauKon HopSep

Hop separator for effective trub removal

November 2018

The HopSep is directly connected to the whirlpool and continually separates the trub from the wort during the casting and wort cooling period. When doing so, the HopSep draws the trub from the whirlpool from a central…

The yeast whisperer

Devil’s Peak Brewing Company

November 2018

Some people talk to their roses, others watch fish swim in their fish tank, but JC Steyn loves everything that ferments. He was already fascinated with yeasts during his time as a cellar master in Stellenbosch. Even then, he was…

BrauKon HopSteiner

Effective hop separation during dry hopping

November 2018

The HopSteiner can be flexibly used during dry hopping to gently separate the hop sludge sediment from the beer without absorbing oxygen. During the process, the hop trub is separated with a high dry matter content…

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What gets copied?

Only what is iconic. Only the best.

January 2019

Two times two, it’s huge

Brewstillery Shevet – Pardes Hanna-Karkur

December 2018

BrauKon Milestones

Special success stories pave our way

December 2018

BrauKon BrauMill

The flexible, operator-friendly grist mill

December 2018

Vocational training at BrauKon

Diverse, challenging, fun

December 2018

BrauBeviale 2018

Trade Show Review

November 2018

BrauKon HopSep

Hop separator for effective trub removal

November 2018

The yeast whisperer

Devil’s Peak Brewing Company

November 2018

BrauKon HopSteiner

Effective hop separation during dry hopping

November 2018

15-year anniversary

From 0 to 100 – in 15 years

November 2018

Markus Lohner was the master brewer at Hofbräuhaus Newport, one of the most successful restaurant breweries in the USA, when he came up with the very bold idea of manufacturing brewery systems…

European Beer Star 2018

BrauKon congratulates its customers

November 2018

Many of our customers won multiple prizes for their beers at the European Beer Star 2018. We are thrilled at the success of our customers. We consider our share in their success small, but not insignificant, as all these beers were brewed…

Upper Bavaira’s best trainees

Daniel Buchner - best graduate plant mechanic

October 2018

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce honored 115 graduates, who completed their apprenticeship as the best one in their respective professions und with a grade of “very good”. Daniel Buchner has also been honored for…

BrauKon Family Days

30th September - 3rd October 2018

October 2018

A full programm and the last nice autumn days - the Family Days were a complete success.The Family Days started with a welcome beer at the Camba Beer Experience World on the 30th of September and ended with a traditional…

Company day out 2018

BrauKon and Camba in Munich

September 2018

This year our company day out led us to the Bavarian capital city Munich. We started with a tour, which revealed the Allianz Arena as normally only seen by the teams and VIPs. We learnt more about the upper tier, the…

Finalist of the Year 2018

Großer Preis des Mittelstandes

September 2018

In June BrauKon has been awarded for reaching the next step “Jurystufe” in the competition “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes”. Now we made it! As first company from the Chiemgau we are awarded as “Finalist of the Year 2018”…

Y. Market Brewing Company

From Nagoya, Japan to Seeon, Germany

July 2018

We are pleased to welcome our customer Y.MARKET BREWING from Japan. The ambitious brewery will be brewing their hundreds of beer types with a BrauKon system in the future. It is of great importance…

Certified OEM Partner

ProLeiT awarded BrauKon

July 2018

ProLeiT is an important and reliable business partner to us. They proudly awarded us as Certified OEM Partner. Our BrauKon BrauControl PRO control systems are generated based on their Plant iT and brewmaxx process…

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Großer Preis des Mittelstandes

BrauKon has been awarded

July 2018

The competition „Großer Preis des Mittelstandes“ is annually organized by the Oskar-Patzelt Foundation since 1994. BrauKon has been nominated andand even has been awarded for reaching the next step “Jurystufe”…

Customer visit from Rabieta

From Argentina to Seeon

July 2018

We were pleased to welcome our customer Ruben Diciero, owner of the brewery Rabieta, and our partner and consultant Guido Mühr this week. They came across to visit the ordered BrauKon plant in our production hall. The…

BrauKon Family US trip

The first Group trip - a great success

June 2018

The first BrauKon Family trip was a great success! The first proactively organized group tour for our customers led to particularly impressive craft beer brewers in the US. In addition to the numerous brewery tours …

Brewing delegation of Chile

Visit to BrauKon

June 2018

Last Tuesday, numerous representatives of the Chilean brewing industry travelled to Seeon to gather new insights into brewing processes and raw materials. During the visit, the foundation for the cooperation between the micro-breweries …

Customer visit from Holgate

From Australia to Seeon

June 2018

We are pleased to welcome our customers Chris and Alex from Down Under this week. Together with our master brewers Martin and Christoph, brews are brewed on our 10 hl plant in Truchtlaching and on our 40 hl plant in Seeon.…

Road show – School and Work

Visit at BrauKon and Camba

May 2018

Last Thursday, students of Franz-von-Kohlbrenner high school in Traunstein visited Camba Bavaria and BrauKon to get an idea of the qualified jobs offered in Seeon together with the office for economic development…

World Beer Cup 2018

BrauKon congratulates its customers

May 2018

Many of our customers won multiple prizes for their beers at the World Beer Cup 2018. We are thrilled at the success of our customers. We consider our share in their success small, but not insignificant, as…

Donation for Irmengard-Hof

BrauKon and Camba Bavaria: 2500 Euro

April 2018

2500 Euros were donated to Irmengard Hof by BrauKon and Camba Bavaria and handed over to Gerhard Foitzik, representing the “Björn Schulz Foundation”. The amount was collected during the anniversary weekend of BrauKon…

More than 3000 visitors

BrauKon & Camba anniversary weekend

April 2018

More than 3000 visitors at BrauKon and Camba anniversary weekend. Warm temperatures and plenty of blue skies for Camba and BrauKon birthday weekend. The birthday celebrations kicked…

Anniversary Celebration

10 years Camba – 15 years BrauKon

March 2018

We want to celebrate Camba’s 10th and BrauKon’s 15th anniversary with you on Saturday, 7th of April (brewery party) and Sunday, 8th of April (Open House). Guided tours, tastings, informaton about training…

Top 50 Brewing Companies

BrauKon congratulates its customers

March 2018

The Brewers Association released its annual lists of the top 50 producing craft brewing companies and overall brewing companies in the US, based on beer sales volume. We congratulate our customers listed in the Top 50…

Visit of Brew Society

Training at BrauKon BrauTechnikum

March 2018

Last week we were very pleased about the visit of our customer from Belgium – The Brew Society. The team, headed by Björn Desmadryl (CEO and Co-Founder), received automation training, so that they are well prepared for…

Visit of brewery Brouwersnös

From Groenlo to Seeon

February 2018

We are very pleased to welcome our customer – Brouwersnös – from Groenlo, the Netherlands this week. The team of Brouwersnös is coming over to check the current stand of their brewing plant in our production hall…

US trip 2018

BrauKon Family program

January 2018

As a special treat of our BrauKon Family program, our new proactively organized network, we will be organizing unique group trips to our customers in selected beer regions all around the world…

BrauKon Family

The somewhat different social network

December 2017

Totally authentic, in the here and now, on a personal level, for real people and obviously including beer. This is a good description of the key features of our new “BrauKon Family” scheme. Meeting people, exchanging ideas…

Visit of Vilniaus Alus

Training at BrauKon BrauTechnikum

December 2017

We are very pleased to welcome our customer Vilniaus Alus from Lithuania this week. In November 2016 they sent us an order for a fully automated 4-vessel brewhouse with an outcast of 50 hl…

Table football tournament

BrauKon & Camba „come together“

November 2017

On Friday, 10th of November 2017 we held a table football tournament in our company. The idea of making a tournament arised from our birthday present, we gave to Markus Lohner, General Manager of BrauKon and Camba.…

Chiemgauer Panther

BrauKon wins special award

November 2017

The business award Chiemgauer Panther is awarded for outstanding activities and services. The companies stand for future-oriented training and innovative support of junior staff in the district of Traunstein. BrauKon won…

Taula

On the other side of the globe

November 2017

The BrauKon brewery production plant in Samoa holds the record for the furthest Location. It is practically on the other side of the globe – 16,000 km as the crow files. The story begins in January 2014 with a meeting between…

Made in Germany

A good choice

November 2017

The statement “own production, made in Germany” still has a very good, almost magical ring to it, especially in the field of technology. Your brewery or brewing plant is now constructed and made ready for start-up by…

White Frontier

You test your own boundaries

November 2017

The name of the brewery White Frontier already reveals a lot about the brewers’ concept. They are inspired by all the extreme athletes who hang out at their brewery in the famous ski area of Valais. You test your own boundaries…

BRLO

Successful story from Berlin / Germany

October 2017

BRLO started with beginner brewers and evolved into an epic, ultra-modern brewery in less than three years. It sounds similar to the legendary success stories of American craft breweries. Except that this story comes out…

Turnkey breweries

From brewers for brewers

October 2017

What do we mean by “turnkey”? Clearly defined interfaces which can be customized to clients’ needs. Project coordination of third-party systems, on-site services and more. The scope of a turnkey project not only includes classic…

Company day out 2017

Pub crawl in Seeon

October 2017

As we - BrauKon and Camba - relocated to our new company site in Seeon at the end of last year, we decided to hold our annual company trip exactly here, at our new home. Instead of taking the bus, we set off for a nice and…

Clandestina

Hobby brewer became a professional brewer

October 2017

Salvador Villacreces Arnedo started brewing beer in 2008. At first solely for his own enjoyment. Later on, he supplied the cold beer for family gatherings. A hobby brewer can become a professional brewer after all, those…

Great American Beer Festival

BrauKon congratulates its customers

October 2017

293 professional medals were awarded to 266 breweries at the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®) 2017. Many of our customers won multiple prizes for their beers. This festival was presented by the Brewers Association and is…

BrauKon House Party

Journey behind the scenes in Seeon

September 2017

Because our company is so close to drinktec in Munich, Germany, we took the chance to celebrate a BrauKon House Party in Seeon on Thursday evening (14th of September 2017). Many customers and interested parties from…

European Beer Star 2017

BrauKon congratulates its customers

September 2017

Many of our customers won multiple prizes for their beers at the World Beer Cup 2017. We are thrilled at the success of our customers. We consider our share in their success small, but not insignificant, as all these beers were brewed…

Visit of Fat Head’s

From the US to Seeon

August 2017

In December 2016 Fat Head's Brewery sent us an order for a whole brewery with a 4-vessel brewhouse with an outcast of 65 bbl. To get the most out of receiving a BrauKon brewing plant, the crew around Matt Cole…

Flo Vialan – Brewer of the Year

Close to our customers

August 2017

Not only the brewery Purity Brewing (customer of BrauKon) in Warwickshire, UK, has been awarded with several prizes. Flo Vialan, Director of Brewing at Purity has been named Brewer of the Year at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer…

Visit of the party Die Grünen

Behind the scenes

July 2017

We were pleased to welcome Mrs. Gisela Sengl and Mr. Martin Häusling of the party DIE GRÜNEN in Seeon on Thursday 27th of July. They had a guided tour through the new halls of BrauKon and Camba. After that they…

Visit of Real Ale Brewing

Close to our customers

June 2017

The team of Real Ale Brewing came abroad to take part on the training, that BrauKon offers for our customers, at the BrauKon Technikum in Seeon. They will be trained in the matter of technic, technology…

Charity Raffle

Behind the scenes

May 2017

A charity raffle on our opening weekend brought 2000 Euros. Half of the money was given to the local community in Seeon to renovate the playground and the other half was given to AKB…

BrauKon nomination

Behind the scenes

April 2017

The award “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes” is awarded by the Oskar-Patzelt-foundation and it is the only business award of Germany. This year 4923 companies are nominated. One of these companies is BrauKon…

Official Opening

Fairs and events

April 2017

What a weekend. In a three-day ceremony from Thursday until Sunday BrauKon and Camba Bavaria celebrated the opening of their new premises in Seeon. With more than 6000 guests, the events exceeded all expectations…

Open House

Fairs and events

March 2017

The doors of BrauKon and Camba will be open in Seeon, Gewerbering 3, on Sunday the 2nd of April from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to take a peek behind the scenes. Beginning with plant construction to brewing…

World Championship

Fairs and events

March 2017

Once again, BrauKon is one of sponsors of the World Championship of Beer Sommeliers 2017. Organizer of this event is the Doemens Academy and it is supported by several sponsors, all recognized representatives of the brewing and…

RedRock Brewing

Close to our customers

January 2017

Think big, play loud! – this is what Red Rock Brewing from South Africa is all about. The new craft brewery located a few kilometers north of Johannesburg is the latest rising star in the (African) craft-beer sky…

Complete control

Plant engineering

December 2016

To meet the continually increasing applications and customer demands, BrauKon has expanded its control portfolio. BrauKon offers the optimal control system concept with easy handling and operation for every level of automation and…

BrauKon VitaProp Pro

Plant engineering

December 2016

With the BrauKon VitaProp Pro, an extremely rapid yeast cell reproduction occurs in a remarkably short time. This is due to the absence of complicated installations in the piping system and a systematic focus on the…

Vocational training

Behind the scenes

December 2016

As certified instructors by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce since 2011, BrauKon’s training is as challenging as it is informative. Various branches provide for constant interdisciplinary points of contact. The…

BrauKon HopBack Pellet

Plant engineering

December 2016

Since most breweries prefer to work with hop pellets as opposed to hop cones, BrauKon has developed the HopBack for pellets. This is the first system for hop pellets that can be integrated between the whirlpool and the wort cooler.…

European Beer Star 2016

Fairs and events

November 2016

Many of our customers won multiple prizes for their beers at the World Beer Cup 2016. We are thrilled at the success of our customers. We consider our share in their success small, but not insignificant, as all these beers were brewed…

Relocation BrauKon

Behind the scenes

November 2016

The gradual relocation of employees into the state-of-the-art, energy efficient building began in October 2016. The building combines both the production facilities and a modern brewery under one roof…

Honoring the best examinees

Behind the scenes

October 2016

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce honors the best examinees of their final exam every year. Our former trainee, Josef Wimmer, was honored for his excellent graduation and he was awarded with...…

Works Outing 2016

Behind the scenes

October 2016

One bus full of people, 3 destinations, a route of 280 kilometers and meals on board: the works outing of BrauKon and Camba leads us to Banke Process Solutions, Slyrs and Wildbräu in Bavaria…

Outstanding trainees

Behind the scenes

August 2016

The state prize honors outstanding students, which graduate the vocational school with a grade point average of 1,5 or better. BrauKon trainees were awarded with this prize, too. We are proud of our trainees and wish…

BrauKon – Bayerns Best 50

Behind the scenes

July 2016

BrauKon has been awarded as one of the top companies of Bavaria – Bayerns Best 50. This award honors the mid-sized Bavarian companies, which have increased its turnover and number of employees above average…

New BrauKon Website online

Behind the scenes

June 2016

We proudly present ourselves in a new digital robe. A website with character for beer with character. We are very pleased to present our high-quality BrauKon products in an appropriate scope…

World Beer Cup 2016

Fairs and events

May 2016

Many of our customers won multiple prizes for their beers at the World Beer Cup 2014. We are thrilled at the success of our customers. We consider our share in their success small, but not insignificant, …

Sustainable Manufacturer

Close to our customers

April 2016

The Purity Brewing Company, customer of BrauKon, won the Award “Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year” in July 2015. The brewery won against four other regional winners at the Made in the UK Awards in Liverpool…

SpeedKon lauter system

Plant engineering

April 2016

SpeedKon combines advantages such as excellent wort quality, flexibility, high extract yields and easy automation. The robust mechanics ensure low maintenance costs and a long service life.…

Turnkey breweries

Plant engineering

October 2015

The process of the entire project lies with our competent and experienced master brewers and engineers in one hand. BrauKon industrial breweries are adjusted to the individual needs of each brewery and its beer…

New construction in Seeon

Behind the scenes

October 2015

The expandable 40 hl brewhouse with the connected fermentation and storage cellar forms the center of the new building. Used as production facility for Camba Bavaria and as showroom for BrauKon it combines …

Company outings in 2015

Behind the scenes

September 2015

The annual company outing on the river Alz has already become tradition at BrauKon. Besides the float trip we also visited the hops farm of Stefan Eisenrieder in Wolnzach in the Hallertau to see the hops harvest.…

Al’s of Hampden

Close to our customers

August 2015

The success story of the brewery began with a family-run pizzeria in Enola, Pennsylvania in the US. About 10 years ago, Albert Kominski started there with a huge selection of fresh pizzas with homemade dough and sauces. …

Innovations for creative beers

Plant engineering

August 2015

Meanwhile, many craft brewers refine their beers with exotic spices, herbs and other natural aromatic ingredients. BrauKon has taken up this issue in close collaboration with craft brewers and has developed solutions …

World Cup

Fairs and events

July 2015

The Beer Sommelier World Cup is supported by several sponsors, all recognized representatives of the brewing and beverage industry. This year, BrauKon is one of the sponsors of the World Cup with 53 beer sommeliers and …

BrauKon premieres

Plant engineering

July 2015

There is a first for everything: BrauKon received two orders from France; one from a whisky distillery, Distillery du Vercours to manufacture a lauter tun and one from the French metropolis, Paris. To a good cooperation…

BrauKon Technikum

Behind the scenes

May 2015

In our pilot plant, the Technikum, we perfect our products to industrial ripe and test new practices and procedures. Thus, we can test and optimize special brewing methods, adjustments dedicated to changed raw material qualities …

New markets

Plant engineering

October 2014

BrauKon plants can be found across the globe. In recent months, BrauKon tapped into new markets. So we expect new and exciting projects in further countries such as Spain, Poland and Bolivia ...…

Second brewery

Close to our customers

October 2014

It's not about boastful behavior, but important contributions to the beer culture. Small breweries for specialty beers make you want to test new styles and brew special beers. Not only Tröegs has discovered this trend …

New service department

Behind the scenes

August 2014

Dominik Wiedenbauer is the head of the new specialized department. Everything that needs service is handled from there. Thus, the growing variety of projects can be efficiently managed in all areas, from plant design to…

Twelve brews per day

Close to our customers

July 2014

In the small Russian town of Lyskovo, nestled along the beautiful river Volga, the largest BrauKon brewhouse was recently established. The 5-vessel brewhouse has a production volume of 210 hl of wort. …

Wildbräu Grafing

Close to our customers

June 2014

Saving energy does not mean loss of quality. BrauKon demonstrated this in the planning and establishment of the brewing equipment in Grafing: 55.7 % power reduction, 95 % heat savings and the Golden DLG Award…

New Partner at BrauKon

Behind the scenes

May 2014

Christian Kull, certified Brewing Technician and Brewmaster has reinforced the BrauKon partners since May 2014. Since July 2007 he has been employed at BrauKon. As Head of Technology he is responsible for the areas of project …

Svaneke Bryghus

Close to our customers

April 2014

Svaneke Bryghus is located on the Danish holiday island Bornholm. This was the first project in Scandinavia and at that tim, in 2007, with a 4-vessel brewhouse with a production volume of 50 hl also the largest order …

World Beer Cup 2014

Fairs and events

April 2014

BrauKon SmartBoil

Plant engineering

February 2014

Beer consists of "living" raw materials - they vary from year to year depending on their origin. With SmartBoil BrauKon provides a boiling system that allows brewers maximum flexibility in terms of wort boiling.…

3D installation planning

Behind the scenes

January 2014

BrauKon has been working with 3D installation planning since 2012 and has now decided to force it. With immediate effect the following can be generated in 3D: layout design, detailed construction and piping design…

Craft Brewing Industry idols

Close to our customers

October 2013

Everyone is talking about the Craft Beer Revolution causing considerable turmoil in the beer world of the United States for years. BrauKon presents a small selection from the “Reference List of BrauKon - Ten years…