Presented by: Steve Gray Mark Hansen Justin lee

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Presented bySteve GrayMark HansenJustin lee
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Production Flow Chart

• Water (5 gallon tanks)
  Grain
• Purifiers
  Malt Mill
• Filters out impurities
  Cracks open Grain
• Mash Tun
• Cracked grain is mixed with hot
  water to
• convert the starches
  in grain into sugar
• ( 1
  ½ hour )

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• Lauter Tun
• The sugary wort will be extracted from the
  grain
• (2 hours)
• Kettle
• Boils the wort ----hops
  are later added
• Hop Strainer
• Strains the leftover hops out of the wort
• Whirlpool
• The wort is then allowed to sit in a tub

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• Heat Exchanger
• Cools wort to fermentable Temp.
• Fermenters
• Yeast is added and allowed to ferment for 4-5
  days
• Filters
• Beer is sent through a series of filters

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• Conditioning tanks
• Beer is naturally carbonated with yeast and
  fermented sugar
• Bottling or Racking
• The beer is stored for 10-14 days before it is
• Completely ready to drink

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Meeting Demand

• Demand is 3 times supply for Sierra Nevada Pale
  Ale.
• More Kennels and Fermentation tanks to increase
  production on the line.
• Sierra Nevada wants to keep production at the
  same level to better manage quality.

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Quality

• Beer is tested 70-100 times before it is
  packaged.
• yeast cell count
• oxygen content in the head space
• sensory test

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The Brewery and JIT

• Similarities with JIT
• Preventative Maintenance on Sunday
• Everyone responsible for quality
• Commitment to quality from top management
• Impeccable work environment

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The Brewery and JIT

• Differences
• Suppliers arent located in a close physical
  proximity.
• Supplies arent delivered in small quantities,
  when needed.
• They store inventory in a cylo
• They do inspections instead of quality at the
  source

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Setup Time

• Introducing 24 oz bottles
• This introduces setup time because currently all
  beers use the same bottle with a different label.

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Core Competency

• Harvesting crops for harvest ale.
• Hops currently arrive a few days after harvest
• Sierra Nevada wants them fresh
• Brewing and harvesting.
• Can Sierra Nevada Harvest?