A family-run group with a presence throughout the Greater Region, we produce quality water and beers that combine tradition and innovation, and distribute beverages chosen with passion and expertise. Cohesion is at the heart of our commitment to building a pleasant and stimulating working environment for our employees. They are the active contributors to our success! Together, we are committed to creating moments of sharing and conviviality for you!
We are convinced that a focus on quality, employee responsibility, sustainable development, environmental protection, safety awareness and risk awareness are essential success factors for our customers, our company and our employees. That's why we've made it our corporate policy to focus on quality, environmental protection, energy and workplace safety.
2022 WATER TREATMENT PLANT
In our quest for ecological excellence, we have reduced our water consumption in our production processes by 50%, thanks to a water treatment plant inaugurated in 2022 in the presence of the mayor of Käerjeng, Mr Michel Wolter.
In 1980, the brewery used more than 12 litres of water per litre of beer brewed. Thanks to new installations installed in the early 2000s, it now only needs 5.5 litres of water for one litre of beer.
En 1980, la brasserie utilisait plus de 12 litres d'eau par litre de bière brassée, grâce à de nouvelles installations mises en place au début des années 2000, il ne nécessitait plus que 5,5 litres d'eau pour un litre de bière brassée, soit une réduction de plus de 50% des besoins en eau. Depuis la mise en fonction de la station d’épuration, nous avons encore réduit notre consommation en eau, passant de 5,5 l d’eau pour 1 l de bière à moins de 2,5 l d’eau pour 1 l de bière !
A new steam boiler was installed and inaugurated on 27 May 2020. Until spring 2020, the brewery used a boiler dating from 1988, which produced over 7 tonnes of steam per hour, with an output of 4,479 kW. With the new installation, it now produces just 4 tonnes of steam per hour, with an output of 2,700 kW, and is equipped with an economizer function that recovers energy from the hot exhaust gas. This saves 20% in gas energy, which corresponds to around 100,000 m3 of gas per year, or the equivalent of 100 4-person households.
2020 MODERNISATION OF THE BOTTLING HALL
In 2020, we also upgraded our filling hall with a new cylinder washer and a new bottling machine.
The bottle washer, with a capacity of 30,000 bottles per hour, offers more efficient rinsing, with less detergent in the soda, and it is possible to wash at lower temperatures. The bottling machine, with a capacity of 27,500 bottles an hour, can also pre-rinse the bottles.
In terms of reducing energy consumption, the new installations in the filling hall will save 1,500 m3 of water, 25,000 nm3 of gas and 55,000 kWh of electricity.
2019 LOCAL MALTING BARLEY
As part of the supply of certified organic barley malt, we have set up organic malting barley production with Luxembourg and Belgian farmers located in Hupperdange and Kalborn in the north of Luxembourg.
The aim of this project is to reduce transport and commercial impact, with only three parties involved: the Luxembourg farmers, the Belgian maltsters and the brewery in Luxembourg.
As a result, consumers have access to quality products that are transparent and whose origin is known. But above all, the short circuit limits the transport of raw materials and therefore CO2 emissions.
In 2019, we will be inaugurating two new tanks as part of the brewery's yeast cellar project.
The two tanks, one weighing 3 tonnes and the other 1.7 tonnes, will automate the yeast dosing process, as well as automatically cleaning the entire installation and recovering the cleaning products.
2012 STORAGE, FERMENTATION AND AGEING VATS
As part of an expansion project, we inaugurated a total of 16 new storage, fermentation and holding tanks on 6 November 2012: 5 storage tanks with a capacity of 700 hl, 8 storage tanks with a capacity of 1,400 hl, and 3 fermentation and holding tanks with a capacity of 1,400 hl were installed.
This project will enable the brewery to increase its maximum annual production capacity from 170,000 to 240,000 hl, with a 65% increase in additional storage capacity, from 29,200 to 48,250 hl.
The installation will enable nearly 5.5 tonnes of CO2 to be recovered each year.
The water management room, inaugurated on 21 October 2009, enables us to effectively manage the water we use. These installations enable us to ensure the entire water supply: brewing water, cold water, hot water, cleaning water, etc.
The hall is equipped with 6 stainless steel tanks of 80,000 litres each and 2 stainless steel tanks of 40,000 litres each. To bring the water to the brewery's strategic points, a network of water pipes totalling 2.7 km in length has been installed.
This water reserve saves up to 15% of the brewery's water requirements and 10% of its electricity needs, as well as reducing its thermal energy requirements by insulating all the tanks and producing hot water using heat recovery.
In 1980, the brewery used more than 12 litres of water for every litre of beer brewed, but thanks to the new installations installed since the early 2000s, it now only needs 5.5 litres of water for every litre of beer brewed, a reduction of more than 50% in water requirements.
Inaugurated on 13 October 2005, the new filling hall represented a record investment of 12 million euros.
The 2,000 m² facility features a complete bottling line, enabling bottles and kegs to be cleaned, filled, labelled and palletised under strict quality control. In terms of performance, the facility can fill 27,000 bottles per hour and 140 kegs per hour, with the possibility of increasing the rate by 50%.
On 27 April 2005, we inaugurated the new York refrigeration plant for the production of our cooling requirements. This system reduces the amount of refrigerant gas used by almost 95% compared with the brewery's old installations. Energy requirements have also been reduced by 30%.
The CIP (Cleaning In Place) process, inaugurated on 19 January 2000, is an automatic cleaning process for fermentation tanks that recovers cleaning products and reduces the need for rinsing water.
This installation consists of 5 tanks of 50 hl each with stainless steel pipes and a cleaning capacity of 200 hl/hour. Water consumption is reduced by up to 70% and cleaning products by 50% compared with conventional cleaning.
The Merlin installation, inaugurated on 23 November 2000 in the brewhouse, provides perfect control over the cooking of the wort, considerably reducing both the temperature and the cooking time (from 70 to 35 minutes).
The use of this brewing process contributes to a significant reduction in the brewery's energy requirements: a 40% reduction in the energy needed in the brewhouse, a reduction in the consumption of water and cleaning products, and a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions.
The quality of the beers is also enhanced, since this new cooking process perfectly preserves the nutrients (particularly proteins) and taste qualities of the wort, all of which also have beneficial effects on health.
