Carels – Brew your own beers

PLUG & BREW

Brew your favourite beers in your own location

Brewmaster

You are the brewmaster, no experience needed, just follow the instructions on the display

Fresh

A broad variety of fresh quality beers straight from the tank into the glass

Efficient

Very energy effcient, no water waste, no smell, minimum handling.

High Margin

The cost price of a litre craft beer brewed with Carels is considerably lower compared to craft beer kegs procured from the wholesaler.

Theater

Guests will have a full brewing experience in your venue, increasing your turnover and margin.

Serve your own freshly brewed beers

What if it was possible to brew your own beers and serve them directly on draught in your own venue?

Without any brewing experience or skills
On a surface of only 10m² to 20m²
With a broad selection of beers to choose from
Brewing alcoholic, low-alcoholic beers, ciders and non-alcoholic malt beverages
Fresh from the serving tank into your guest’s glass
Cheaper than buying wholesale craft beers
Providing your guests a full brewing experience

Read about our secret

The secret

We do all the difficult and specialized work for you:

Selection: Selecting the malted barley
Milling: Crushing the malted barley to the required particle size
Mashing: Using hot water to convert starch into fermentable sugars
Lautering: Separating the solid particles from the liquid
Whirlpool: Separating malt & hop particles from the sugary liquid resulting into ‘wort’
And... concentrate the wort creating the Carels Brewbase

The Carels Brewbase is then packed into airtight 20kg bag-in-boxes ready for direct dispatch to your venue.

Experience the whole process

The brew process in two steps

1. The first part of the brew process done by Worldbrew Beverages

2. Finishing the brew process at your location with Carels

THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN …

Brewing System Technical information Natural Brewbase THE TOTAL COSTS

The Carels Brewing System

A Plug and brew stand-alone installation
Professional computer unit which controls the whole process including the cleaning of the tanks
2 or 4 fermenters with a capacity of 500 or 1000 litres each
Existing water supply, drainage and electricity facilities are sufficient to operate the Carels installation
Serving tanks for storage of the finished product to pour directly into the glass. These eye-catchers can be located in your bar area
Full brewing experience at the place of consumption
Both the equipment and the control unit are used in the professional beer brewing industry. Service and maintenance can be done by certified parties.

The specifications

The required floorspace varies from 10m² to 20m². The serving tanks can also be placed in the bar area.
The fermenter tanks have a height of 2,5 meters (500L) to 2.9 meters (1000L)
Power supply: 110/220/380V (16 Amp)
Cooling compressor and small air compressor
Local water supply
CO2 cylinders
Wi-Fi connection for remote support and updating recipes in the Carels control panel
Waterproof floor area with drainage facilities
Installation on location takes only 4 days

Multiple configurations are available depending on your wishes and available floor space.

Natural Brewbase

The Carels brew base is made according the German “Rheinheitsgebot” purity law. This means that it is brewed with only natural ingredients such as water, malted barley and hops. The different types of Brewbase in combination with the yeast and hops ensures that almost any variety of beer can be produced.

Dimensions of the Carels Brewbase
Box: 378 mm x 278 mm x 220 mm (L x W x H)
Bag: 20 litres

Pallet
Euro Pallet 1,200 mm x 800 mm
3 layers of 36 boxes per pallet

Transporting Brewbase takes far less volume then shipping bottles, cans or kegs because only the concentrate is shipped. One 20kg pack of Carels Brewbase equals the volume of 5 x 20 liter kegs that have to be filled, transported, returned and cleaned.

THE COSTS

The cost price of a litre craft beer brewed with Carels is considerably lower compared to craft beer in kegs procured from the wholesaler. The investment in a Carels installation is about 65% lower compared to an investment in a traditional microbrewery with a similar capacity. The Carels has an autocleaning system which saves valuable time. Existing microbreweries require considerable cleaning, even up to 70% of their available time in order to avoid microbiological contaminations within their brewing plants. A microbrewery may suffer up to a 20% loss of product during the complete brewing process. However, with the Carels the losses are less than 2%. Saving you a lot of beer! For a yearly production between 200 and 1,000 HL in your venue the Carels installation is the most efficient and cost effective system to produce craft beers.

KEY FEATURES

A Carels with 2 fermenters of 500 litres will brew up to 250 hectolitres per annum and an installation with 4 fermenters of 1,000 litres will even brew as much as 1,000 hectoliters.

Depending on the configuration the floorspace needed varies between 10m² and 20m². As the Carels is a stand-alone set up, it can be easily expanded or (re)moved if necessary.

The existing supply of water, electricity and drainage on location is in most cases sufficient to operate the whole installation.

Almost all types of beer can be brewed with the support of our experienced brewing team.

A full time brewing expert is not necessary. After a 2 days training programme any staff member can operate the Carels. Worldbrew Beverages also provides a full support service.

No more storage, lugging and changing of heavy kegs.

A full brewing experience at your venue makes it a real brewing hotspot.

The Carels Brewbase has a shelf life in the unopened original packaging of 180 days.

The beers will stay fresh up to 3 months in the serving tank.

Although the system is specifically designed to brew and consume the beers in your location, it is possible to add a bottling machine for kegs and/or bottles at a moderate scale.

The beers

Although there are countless types of beers on the market they can be separated into two types of fermentation.

Top fermentation

The yeast strains used for this type of fermentation are active at relatively higher temperatures ranging from 15 to 25 degrees Celsius. This process produces a higher amount of ‘esters’ which create more flavour and character than bottom-fermented beers. With the addition of special aroma hops and herbs the taste can be easily influenced. Fermenting at higher temperatures without rigorous control increases the chance of unwanted bacteria. This is why the Carels installation is fully temperature controlled. Most ‘craft’ or ‘artisanal’ beer brewers use the top fermentation process.

Bottom fermentation

The yeast strains used for this type of fermentation are active at lower temperatures ranging from 4 to 15 degrees. Towards the end of the fermentation process the yeast settles down on the base of the fermenter. Control of this type of fermentation needs to be significantly higher and produces the ‘easily drinkable’ beers such as Pilsners and Lagers. The Carels installation is equiped with a very precise temperature controlled process unit and therefore the Carels can produce both top & bottom fermented beers. With the use of many varieties of yeast and (aroma) hops the Carels installation can brew all the main types of beer.

Dutch Design

The Carels installation is developed with the focus on the hospitality industry.

The engineering of the Carels installation by Worldbrew Beverages can be seen as a new page in the long history of Dutch brewing excellence. Dutch brewers are renowned worldwide for their high quality beers and their constant innovation of brewing equipment. In contrast to many other countries, Dutch brewers are also responsible for the associated serving techniques in the hospitality sector. A lot of knowledge has been acquired over time and the standard of draft beers in The Netherlands is considered outstanding. Typical Dutch innovations such as serving tanks with airtight bags have been introduced across the globe. By using their extensive experience with both the technical and brewing elements of the process, the Worldbrew Beverages team is creating a new chapter in the beer industry by combining modern beerbrewing with the perfect serve on location to create a new exciting beer experience for your guests.

The team of Worldbrew Beverages has over 60 years of combined experience in the international beer industry. This knowledge has led to the creation of a new to market brewing system for the hospitality industry. The Carels installation is made from the best quality stainless steel, ensuring a durable life time of several decades. The CPU computer unit is easy to operate and meets the highest industry standards. With the creation of the Brewbase in combination with the automated Carels installation everyone can produce perfect beers time and time again.

The home of the first Carels installation is based in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, in a historical building. It is operating under the same roof as an almost 100-year old steam engine -called Carels- of formidable size. Our new brewing installation pays a tribute to the makers of this awesome machine a century ago. The Carels Brewing installation and steam engine can be visited on location.

Get in touch

We will give you all the information needed.

Almijstraat 18
5061 PA Oisterwijk

Roger ter Horst
+31 (0) 6 37 73 58 45

Marco Faber
‭+31 (0) 6 57 73 34 34‬