A detailed look at the main steps in creating craft beer

1. Craft Beer
Behind the Process

2. The Making of Craft Beer
Microbrewers focus
mainly on quality
and variety, like
“Cadejo Brewing
Company”. Here’s a
small explanation of
the major steps in craft brewing.

3. About Cadejo Brewing
Company
● Started producing craft beer two years ago
● Craft beer is a new
concept in El Salvador
● Focuses on quality
and variety

4. Overview Diagram
This diagram shows all the steps to brewing.
We will only be detailing the steps highlighted in red.

5. Step 1
● Malted Barley and other grains are crushed
in a mill
● They are crushed to help extract sugar

6. Step 2
● Crushed grains fall into mash tun
● Boiling water extracts the sugars
● Mix with grains is separated with lauter tun
● Leftover grain sold
Mash/Lauter Tun
Diagram
Lauter Tun
Diagram
Often both tuns are
combined into one
machine as seen
here

7. Step 3
● Mix is moved to brew kettles
● Sugar levels are measured
● Yeast and hops are added to
the boiling water
● Hops are removed
Brew Kettles
Brew kettle diagramed
as the kettle to the far
right (Boil Kettle)

8. Step 4
● Clear mix goes through heat exchanger
● Travel to fermentation vessels
Heat
Exchanger
Fermentation
Vessel

9. Step 5
● Beer is packed!
● Shelf life of
6 months

10. Types of Cadejo’s Beer
● La Mera Belga
o Belgian White Ale
o 4.8% alcohol
● La Negra
o Irish Stout
o 4.8% alcohol
● W.A.P.A
o Wheat American Pale Ale
o 4.6% alcohol
● Roja
o Red Ale
o 5.3% alcohol
● Hija de Pooh
o Honey Blonde Ale
o 5.3% alcohol