A Communtiy of passionate individuals The Craft Beer community is made up of a vast ever-changing network of people from brewers themselves, to distributors, bartenders, connoisseur’s, and much more people associated with this community. Often or not these people represent a different community and use the Craft beer community as a platform to project the […]
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Hidden Hive Meadery x XIMO USA
Check out this awesome meadery we’re teaming up with to bring the industry mead specific tanks! Social Links below http://www.hiddenhivemeadery.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HiddenHiveMeadery/ https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhivemeadery/
Cleaning In Place (CIP)
The (cleaning in place) CIP equipment sanitation process is vital to any brewery because not properly cleaning equipment can lead to uncontrollable flavors in the beer. The CIP can be portable or stationary, and can contain single, multi, and re-use tanks. The CIP process follows a general guideline when cleaning any piece of equipment which […]
Brew House Heating
Brewer’s and the craft brewing community in general enjoys the amount of control they can have over their system to provide the best beer possible. Controlling the key variables in a brewery is what creates successful beer. Therefore controlling the source of heat is a substantial manipulation a brewer can have in the process. […]
UL & CSA
UL and CSA stand for Underwriter Laboratory and Canadian Standards Association respectively. These are third party companies that specialize in product testing and certification services. UL and CSA are private companies not specific to any brand or industry and gives them independence or unbiased view on standardizing. Unlike Europe the North American continent does not […]
BASIC CIP CLEANING CYCLE
Heat water above 140 degrees but below 180 Controlling temperature is not as simple as heating your water to 140 and spraying down the area you want to clean. Drain all liquid in tank and rinse with hot water, remove Co2 with a vacuum system or you can use a 5 HP shop vac for 20 […]
Find out if you are buying quality equipment.
Checking Equipment Quality Generally, when comparing and contrasting each offer that a supplier provides, there are many points that should be taken into consideration in order to ensure that the best selection is made. These points can be divided into two categories: tangible (material quality, type of fittings, welding quality, etc.) and intangible (production skills, […]
All about the Food Grade 304, 18/8
XIMO USA brewing systems are made from the highest food grade virgin stainless steel, we use 304 18/8, what does it mean? 18/8: This is one of the most common grades of stainless steel used for food preparation and dining, also known as Type 304 (304 Grade) and are part of the 300 series. The first […]
How XIMO welds material
Our team is dedicated to quality welding using GTAW process. Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. TIG is an arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld. GTAW is most commonly used to weld thin sections of stainless steel and non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, magnesium, and copper alloys. This processes allowing […]
Brewing Made Easy – An Introduction to Commercial Brewing Equipment (PT 1/2)
You’ve been brewing some great beers for quite some time now. Your family loves them. Your friends love them. And now you think its the time to expand into something larger to start your own brewing business. Here at XIMO Brewing Equipment, we understand that making that jump to using commercial brewing equipment can be […]
