The origin of the "Braugemeinschaft Campusperle" (brewery work group) of
the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) dates back to the year 2003, when
17 process engineering students had a brilliant idea. They transferred their
theoretical knowledge into practice and brewed a quality beer which they called
"Campusperle". Today, several barrels of this beer are
produced per year.
Success story of "Campusperle"
The beer is
produced with a specifically designed brewing equipment, which is meanwhile
used as means of demonstration in process engineering courses. Today, 50 to 100
litres of "Campusperle" are brewed per month. Thanks to widespread media
attention, the bottom fermented beer and its history are known far beyond the
Hamburg region. The beer is served at TUHH events and adds flavour to the life
on and off the campus. This year, a baker in Hamburg has started to bake a
bread called "Campusperle beer bread" with the spent grains from the brewing
process. Beer brewing has even become part of the students' lessons: the first
studies on beer filtration are in progress and the beer brewing process is part
of a lecture for first-year students.
Support from GEA Brewery
Systems
GEA Brewery Systems is very impressed by the students'
commitment and how much they enjoy the practical application of theoretical
aspects of process engineering. As a company that always encourages and also
generates innovation, GEA Brewery Systems appreciates the students' enthusiasm
very much and therefore the company supported the new installation of pipes in
the brewing equipment late last year.
Great plans for the future
Thanks to the commitment of GEA Brewery Systems, the "Braugemeinschaft
Campusperle" can now work on further projects in the future. For example, the
design of an optimized heating system with improved heat transfer
characteristics and the optimization of the lautering process, the improvement
and further development of the recipe and the cultivation of yeast strains.
The picture shows Benjamin Bürgel, Markus Zeitler and Lorenz Zimmer (from
left to right)